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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sanchez (ranked 25234 p4p, 6177 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 715 p4p, 651 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with El Chapo blaring out of the sound system. Raja Khanna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Khanna from controlling successfully.
Khanna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khanna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanna stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khanna trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khanna tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Khanna works to advance to full mount. Sanchez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Khanna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khanna controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Khanna's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sanchez is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Khanna controlling the positon.
Sanchez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Khanna.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez staying busy and making it hard for Khanna to control.
Khanna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Khanna.
Khanna is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Khanna the control monster continue. Boring.
That's eight 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.
Sanchez staying busy and making it hard for Khanna to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Khanna controlling the positon.
Khanna is looking to control Sanchez but Sanchez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanna to score with a decent uppercut.
Khanna connects with a jab.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Khanna avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Khanna.
Felix Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Khanna lands with a right hand.
Khanna scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanna connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Khanna moves out of range easily.
Khanna defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Khanna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez 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.
Khanna looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khanna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khanna looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez slips a jab from Khanna.
Khanna cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Felix Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Khanna moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna connects with a crisp jab.
 Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez is aggressively charging in as Khanna backs up avoiding any damage. Khanna tosses out a jab and Sanchez runs right into it face first! Sanchez is out cold! Khanna dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanchez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raja Khanna!
In defeat, Felix Sanchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just want a drug test done on that kid asap...there's no way that kind of a wham donny is legit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Schneider (ranked 6349 p4p, 6410 weight class) and Jordie Jordan (ranked 666 p4p, 673 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordie Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider misses with a straight left.
Jordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jordan clinches.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Schneider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schneider lands a right hook to the body.
Schneider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Schneider tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Schneider lands.
Schneider throws a shot to the body.
Jordan throws a lazy right hand but Schneider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schneider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan works the jab nicely.
Schneider works the jab nicely.
Schneider lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jordan at a distance.
Schneider misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schneider thinking.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schneider.
Jordan instigates a clinch.
Schneider working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider is trying to force a seperation but Jordan has the dominant position.
Schneider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schneider takes a shot to the head.
Jordan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schneider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan walks into a straight right hand from Schneider.
Jordan instigates a clinch.
Schneider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schneider.
Schneider working hard to break the clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Schneider in a clinch.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head.
Schneider looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schneider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schneider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schneider throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schneider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordan.
Schneider misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jordan.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Schneider gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schneider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schneider working aggressively here.
Schneider can't break the clinch.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schneider backwards.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Schneider connects with a looping right hand.
Schneider catches Jordan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jordan walks into a jab.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Schneider.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larry Schneider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schneider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the ropes.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schneider tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schneider misses with a looping right.
Jordan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schneider stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schneider scores with a shot to the body.
Jordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Jordan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan forces Schneider back against the ropes and clinches.
Schneider wants to break free but Jordan has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schneider.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schneider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan clinches up against the ropes.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike.
Schneider is rocked!
Jordan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Schneider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schneider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schneider seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jordan can turn it around.
Schneider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schneider seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schneider is breathing heavily.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Schneider against the ropes.
Jordan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schneider! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Jordan is unloading with more strikes now! Schneider drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordie Jordan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Mason (ranked 6208 p4p, 6557 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 657 p4p, 678 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 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley misses the shot to the body.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quigley as he jumps to the side.
Quigley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quigley gets slowly back to his feet.
Quigley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mason.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason tries to sprawl but Quigley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quigley is thwarting Mason's attempts to control the position.
Quigley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mason knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason gets full guard.
Quigley won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Mason is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quigley wants to control but Mason passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason looks up at the clock and then as Quigley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mason smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Quigley struggling a bit here.
Quigley is looking to reverse the position.
Mason trying to control the position but Quigley is working away.
Mason works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mason advances to full mount.
Quigley can't escape the position.
Mason lands a big elbow.
Mason wants to control the pace but Quigley is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mason fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mason landing strikes from the mount and Quigley is in trouble!
Mason 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.
Quigley is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Mason connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Quigley is working to get back to half guard.
Quigley tries to lock up and control but Mason gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quigley is squirming around, avoiding Mason's attempts to control the action.
Mason looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
 Quigley is rocked!
Mason landing strikes from the mount.
Quigley is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Mason with good strikes from the mount here!
Quigley seems to have recovered his senses.
Quigley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mason trying to control but Quigley is having none of it.
Mason with shots to the head and body - Quigley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mason lands a couple of good shots and Quigley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mason is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Quigley is taking damage to the body and head.
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!
Mason controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason cracks Quigley with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quigley from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Quigley tries to escape the position.
Quigley is taking damage to the body and head.
Quigley tries to escape but Mason has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Quigley covers up after that shot from Mason.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mason. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Quigley tries to break free.
Mason lands a shot to the head.
Mason throwing damaging strikes from the back! Quigley could be in trouble here!
Quigley trying to control but not successfully.
Mason throwing damaging strikes from the back! Quigley could be in trouble here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quigley prevents Mason from getting a body triangle.
Mason is landing with strikes. Quigley can't take much more of this.
Quigley rolls, trying to escape but Mason keeps control of the position.
Mason is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Quigley right now.
Mason is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Quigley. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I would not like to be Quigley right now.
I really don't envy Quigley right now.
Mason is landing with strikes from the back.
Mason scores with punches from the back.
Quigley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Quigley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quigley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mason.
Mason lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quigley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quigley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mason cracks Quigley with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quigley from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason punches Quigley on the ear.
Mason lands punches and elbows.
Quigley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mason lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mason.
Mason scores with punches and elbows.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Quigley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mason throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Quigley!
Mason slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mason scores with punches to the body.
Mason controlling well, preventing Quigley from escaping the position.
Mason lands a shot to the head.
Mason is working the ground and pound. Can Quigley escape?
I really don't envy Quigley right now.
Mason lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Quigley.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mason is punishing Quigley with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mason controlling the positon.
Can Quigley hold on?! Mason is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Can Quigley hold on?! Mason is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Quigley trying to control the position but Mason manages to sink in the hooks.
Mason lands punches and elbows.
Mason scores with punches and elbows.
Mason keeps control of the position as Quigley tries to break free.
Mason is loading up with his shots from the back and Quigley is in big trouble! Quigley taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Walter Mason!
A very excited looking Walter Mason made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Titus Wilder (ranked 5564 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Happy Chukwudu (ranked 620 p4p, 504 weight class). Chukwudu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tinariwen. Titus Wilder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Titus Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Happy Chukwudu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwudu scores with a takedown into Wilder's guard.
Chukwudu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chukwudu advances to half guard.
Wilder won't allow Chukwudu to pass to mount.
Chukwudu trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwudu prevents Wilder from standing back up.
Chukwudu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chukwudu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilder's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwudu trying to control the pace.
Chukwudu passes to full mount!
Wilder is trying to escape the mount.
Chukwudu works his way to his opponent's back.
Chukwudu has his arm under Wilder's chin here. Game over son! Chukwudu squeezes tightly and Wilder is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Happy Chukwudu!
A victorious Happy Chukwudu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 3978 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Macka Briggs (ranked 527 p4p, 558 weight class). Briggs has chosen Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nero Hardy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Macka Briggs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hardy misses.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Briggs lands a jab to the head.
Briggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the ropes.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Briggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Hardy wants to clinch but Briggs slips to the side
enabling Briggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Briggs misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Briggs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Briggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Briggs smiles and moves away.
Oooooh!!! Briggs has knocked Hardy down with a huge combo! Briggs steps away and waves a wobbly Hardy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Nero Hardy has been cut.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to counter the offense by Briggs and move into the clinch.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Briggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Briggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Briggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy prevents Briggs from breaking the clinch.
Hardy pulls guard effortlessly.
Briggs wants to stand but Hardy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Briggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Briggs is sitting in close to Hardy's body. Hardy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Briggs is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Briggs is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hardy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nero Hardy!
Our winner, Nero Hardy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hick Diaz (ranked 4388 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Chiharu Shiba (ranked 556 p4p, 553 weight class). Shiba has chosen Sick Puppies - Survive as his entrance music. Chiharu Shiba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiharu Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Shiba being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shiba looking to control.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is thwarting Shiba's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Diaz is thwarting Shiba's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shiba is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Shiba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shiba has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shiba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiba, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shiba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Shiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba misses with a low kick.
Shiba with the inside leg kick.
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shiba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shiba is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Shiba is continuing to stall.
Diaz drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Diaz as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Shiba screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Diaz! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hick Diaz!
A victorious Hick Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 5210 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 612 p4p, 486 weight class). Tim Horton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Killer Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mike misses with a straight right.
Mike throws a hook but Horton avoids it easily.
Horton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mike throws a body punch but Horton moves out of range.
Mike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike cracks Horton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mike ducks right into an uppercut from Horton.
Horton digs a good body shot into Mike's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mike under the eye.
Mike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike misses with a leg kick
and Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Mike.
Mike misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Horton to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mike stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killer Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike throws a body shot but no joy.
Horton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mike.
A shot to the body from Mike misses
and Horton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horton closes the distance and pushes Mike back into the ropes.
Mike working aggressively here.
Horton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Horton.
Horton lands a hook that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Horton lands an uppercut.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton lands with a short shot to the head.
Horton lands with a left to the head.
Mike working aggressively here.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Horton gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horton scores with a shot to the side of Mike's head.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike prevents a body shot from Horton.
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horton lands a left hand.
Horton digs a right hand into Mike's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mike's gas tank.
Horton lands a left hand.
Horton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mike seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Horton can turn it around.
Mike blocks a body shot from Horton.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mike.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton tries to work over Mike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocking some punches.
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton digs a right hand into Mike's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mike's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Horton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Mike avoids it by throwing Horton back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Horton.
Mike working aggressively here.
Mike misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horton.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Horton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Horton.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Horton is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Horton.
Good body shot from Horton.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
Horton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horton lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mike misses with a body punch.
A short left from Horton.
Horton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Horton.
Horton stalling the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Horton is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mike.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Horton.
Horton lands a shot to the body.
Horton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Horton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horton lands a nice shot to the body.
Horton gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horton lands a shot to the body.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.
Horton lands a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a shot to the body.
Horton gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horton scores with a shoulder strike.
Horton lands a nice shot to the body.
Horton lands an uppercut.
Horton lands a nice shot to the body.
Horton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Horton lands a body punch.
Horton pushes Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Horton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mike or not.
Horton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horton has Mike pressed against the ropes.
Horton scores with a hook to the body.
Horton lands a hook that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Horton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horton lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Horton.
Horton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Mike is rocked!
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Horton on the inside.
Oh Mike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horton.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocks a body shot from Horton.
Horton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
A hook to the body from Horton.
Horton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horton.
Horton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horton lands a hook that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Horton is working Mike over against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Horton.
Horton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horton connects with a body shot that sends Mike's belly button to the back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Horton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mike with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horton to score with a decent uppercut.
Horton jabs Mike to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horton connects with a body shot.
Horton sends Mike crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Horton is motioning to the referee to let Mike up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton flashes Mike a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mike's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mike crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Horton punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Horton!
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