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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tabares (ranked 24498 p4p, 24271 weight class) and Kamaru Simon (ranked 671 p4p, 694 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simon's choice of entrance music: Nightmare. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Tabares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamaru Simon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon shoots in for a double leg but Tabares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tabares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tabares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tabares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Kamaru Simon has been cut.
Tabares scores with a hook to the body. Simon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tabares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tabares lands an overhand right.
Tabares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tabares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tabares drops Simon with a beautiful combination! Simon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tabares is looking for the KO!
 Simon is rocked!
Tabares cracks Simon with a left hook right on the temple and Simon goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tabares lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Simon is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Tabares!
In defeat, Kamaru Simon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for you support, I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 4290 p4p, 23930 weight class) and Haroldinho Lewisinho (ranked 480 p4p, 618 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haroldinho Lewisinho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lewisinho! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Lewisinho is rocked!
It looks like Haroldinho Lewisinho has been cut.
Lewisinho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lewisinho is still in real trouble! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewisinho is retaining full guard.
Lewisinho seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewisinho wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling him.
Lewisinho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marsh won't allow Lewisinho to get back to his feet.
Lewisinho keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Marsh won't allow Lewisinho to sweep him here.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewisinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewisinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewisinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewisinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewisinho wants to stand and escape but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh slips nicely into half guard.
Marsh working the head and body with strikes.
Marsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marsh is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lewisinho is hurt! He's hurt bad - Marsh fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lewisinho from any more punishment! Congratulations to Marsh! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Marsh!
Stan Marsh really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Byrne (ranked 4253 p4p, 4759 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 539 p4p, 569 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Byrne's head backwards.
 It looks like Ronan Byrne has been cut.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson lands a big right hand that sends Byrne crashing to the mat! Wilson stays standing though and waves Byrne back to his feet!
 Byrne is rocked!
Byrne is holding his hands too far apart here. Wilson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Byrne is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blade Wilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Ryan (ranked 5375 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 550 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Wang.
It looks like Craig Ryan has been cut.
Good shot there by Wang.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wang as he avoids it easily.
Wang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Ryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Wang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wang.
Wang blocks a body shot from Ryan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wang after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wang smiles and moves away.
Ryan with a poor takedown
and Wang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wang pushes Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan can't get the takedown.
Wang is pushing Ryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan is trying to drag Wang to the mat but Wang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wang smiles and moves away.
Wang moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Wang holds him up against the cage and eventually Ryan drops back down to his feet.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wang walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan wants to clinch.
Wang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.
Wang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wang with a jab.
Jab by Wang.
Ryan is rocked!
Craig Ryan's cut is getting worse.
Wang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Wang is stalking Ryan. Ryan circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Wang, and it's lights out! Ryan really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Long Wang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraint Jones (ranked 6295 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 576 p4p, 324 weight class). Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geraint Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simunic.
Simunic misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Simunic throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Simunic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simunic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Simunic scores with a shot to the body.
Simunic cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Simunic.
Simunic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Simunic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Simunic manages to avoid it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simunic throws out the jab.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Simunic manages to circle out of the way.
Jones throws a hook but Simunic blocks it.
Simunic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simunic sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Simunic is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Simunic throws a body shot but no joy.
Simunic cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Simunic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simunic misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Simunic.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Simunic tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Simunic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simunic lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simunic looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Simunic connects with a body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Simunic sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Simunic is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Geraint Jones has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Simunic engages and cracks Jones with a massive lead left hook - Jones tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Simunic is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antun Simunic!
Antun Simunic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 3525 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Kill Switch (ranked 433 p4p, 442 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
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, Kill Switch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switch misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Gunnarsson.
It looks like Kill Switch has been cut.
Switch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Switch is defended easily by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Switch manages to avoid it.
Switch looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Switch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Switch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switch throws a big elbow that misses.
Switch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gunnarsson dives on top into guard.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Switch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Switch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunnarsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Switch is pulling down on Gunnarsson's head to control his posture.
Switch tries to strike from the bottom.
Gunnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Switch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Switch trying to keep a closed guard but Gunnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Switch looking for a guillotine here but Gunnarsson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Switch is retaining full guard.
Gunnarsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gunnarsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Switch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Switch holds on and takes a little breather.
Switch looking to control but Gunnarsson passes into half guard.
Switch is holding on to half guard well.
Gunnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Switch's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch trying to hold on to Gunnarsson's head to control him but Gunnarsson postures up.
Switch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Switch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Switch holds on and takes a little breather.
Gunnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Switch is keeping the position for now.
Switch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Switch is pulling down on Gunnarsson's head to control his posture.
Switch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Switch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Switch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Switch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Switch working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Switch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Switch looking to control.
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 Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kill Switch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Switch throws the kick towards the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Switch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Switch throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Switch.
Gunnarsson looks for the body kick but Switch saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Switch.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Switch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Switch misses with a low kick as Gunnarsson jumps back.
Switch avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switch throws a push kick but Gunnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Switch tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Switch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gunnarsson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Switch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Switch taking a break here but Gunnarsson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gunnarsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kill Switch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Switch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Switch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Switch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Switch sits in half guard.
Switch is trying to work for a kimura but Gunnarsson is defending well.
Nice strikes from Switch there.
Switch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gunnarsson wants to control the action here but instead Switch manages to pass to full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Switch working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Gunnarsson tries to lock up and control but Switch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Switch is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gunnarsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gunnarsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Switch on the ground.
Switch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch controlling from mount.
Gunnarsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Switch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gunnarsson wants to control but Switch is having none of it.
Switch is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gunnarsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gunnarsson shrugs it off.
Switch tries to control but Gunnarsson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Switch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Switch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Switch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Switch landing shots from mount.
Switch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Switch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Switch loads up with a big shot that hurts Gunnarsson! He's pulled Switch in close but Switch has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Gunnarsson survive? More strikes from Switch and Gunnarsson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kill Switch!
An intense looking Kill Switch took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Broken necks, splattered patellas, severed arteries: These are the things from which dreams are made of.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerrold Orosco (ranked 2829 p4p, 3644 weight class) and Michael Chandler (ranked 360 p4p, 430 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerrold Orosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler tried to score with a low kick but Orosco checks it.
Orosco rushes Chandler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler blocks an elbow strike from Orosco.
Chandler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orosco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orosco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chandler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orosco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Michael Chandler has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orosco misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chandler.
Orosco lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Orosco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chandler wants to break free but Orosco has control.
Orosco lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orosco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chandler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orosco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orosco scores with a shoulder strike.
Orosco lands an elbow inside.
Orosco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orosco.
Orosco has Chandler pressed against the cage.
Orosco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chandler up against the cage.
Orosco just leaning against Chandler, taking a breather.
Chandler has picked Orosco up - he's going for a ride! Chandler dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Orosco kicks off Chandler and gets to his feet.
That's two 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!
Orosco moves into the clinch.
Orosco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orosco lands a knee to the body.
Chandler avoids the elbow strike from Orosco, against the cage.
Orosco lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Orosco.
That has opened up Michael Chandler's cut even more.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Orosco lands an uppercut.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Orosco throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Orosco lands a nice elbow.
Chandler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Orosco regains guard.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Orosco has wrist control.
Chandler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orosco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.
Chandler landing some decent shots from guard.
Chandler passes Orosco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orosco manages to get to full guard.
Orosco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orosco 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chandler stands and throws Orosco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chandler has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Orosco!
Chandler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Orosco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orosco is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orosco blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orosco defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chandler.
A nice elbow there by Chandler.
Chandler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orosco wants to hold on but Chandler pushes him away.
Oooh a big shot lands for Chandler! Orosco is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Chandler!
Michael Chandler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between First Wife (ranked 2452 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Terry Bricard (ranked 297 p4p, 380 weight class). The key to victory for First Wife has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Bricard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricard shoots in for a takedown but Wife shows good takedown defense.
Wife appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bricard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wife to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Terry Bricard has been cut.
Bricard dives in for a single leg takedown but Wife sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick from Bricard is predictable there
and Wife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bricard misses with a hook
and Bricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wife plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bricard swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bricard face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). First Wife!
First Wife was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Terry Bricard spoke after the fight, saying 'congratulations. He was the better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bony Searchinson (ranked 2379 p4p, 1653 weight class) and Aung Siang (ranked 301 p4p, 223 weight class). The key to victory for Bony Searchinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bony Searchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Searchinson.
Searchinson connects with a crisp jab.
Searchinson gets tackled into the cage by Siang. Siang maintains the clinch.
Siang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siang misses with some punches.
Siang misses with some punches.
Searchinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang working aggressively here.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Searchinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
Siang misses with the head strike.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
Searchinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Searchinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Siang can turn it around.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siang.
Searchinson blocks an uppercut.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Searchinson.
Siang misses with some punches.
Siang misses with some punches.
Searchinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Siang.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
Siang misses with the head strike.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Searchinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siang misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Searchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Searchinson can't find room to land a body shot as Siang controls the action.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siang.
Searchinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Searchinson misses with a body punch.
Siang misses with the head strike.
Searchinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siang's elbow.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Siang blocking some punches.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
Siang misses with a punch on the inside.
Siang throws a head punch that misses.
Searchinson lands with a right to the head.
Siang blocks a body shot from Searchinson.
Siang scores with a shoulder strike.
Searchinson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Searchinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siang.
Siang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Searchinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siang backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Searchinson has a couple of punches blocked by Siang.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Siang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson misses with a punch to the body.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siang misses with some punches.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aung Siang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Searchinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Searchinson cracks Siang with an open hand slap.
Searchinson works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Searchinson as he connects with a hook.
Siang darts in and clinches Searchinson up against the cage.
Siang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siang prevents a body shot from Searchinson.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Aung Siang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siang misses with some punches.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siang.
Searchinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siang is defending well for now.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siang throws a head punch that misses.
Searchinson lands a body shot.
Siang throws a head punch that misses.
Searchinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siang's elbow.
Searchinson blocks an uppercut.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
Searchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
Searchinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siang backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
Siang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Searchinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siang throws a head punch that misses.
Searchinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siang.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
Searchinson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siang.
Searchinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siang's elbow.
Searchinson has a couple of punches blocked by Siang.
Siang working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
Siang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Siang 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.
Siang avoiding damage as Searchinson throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siang.
Siang misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson misses with the head strike.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Searchinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
Searchinson tries a body shot but Siang blocks it.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siang misses with a punch on the inside.
Searchinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Searchinson misses with a punch to the body.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
A hook to the body from Searchinson.
Siang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
Searchinson trying to land knees to the body.
Searchinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Siang fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siang misses with some punches.
Siang avoiding damage as Searchinson throws knees to the body.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
Siang misses with the head strike.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siang prevents a body shot from Searchinson.
A short uppercut from Searchinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Searchinson blocks an uppercut.
Siang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siang misses with some punches.
Siang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Searchinson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Searchinson.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aung Siang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Searchinson throws a shot to the body.
Searchinson throws a series of punches but Siang moves out of range.
Siang tries to close the distance and clinch but Searchinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Searchinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Searchinson throws a series of punches but Siang moves out of range.
Siang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Searchinson's head coaches at Aloha MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Searchinson connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Searchinson.
Searchinson throws a lazy right hand but Siang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Searchinson with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Searchinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siang's hands.
Siang is rocked!
Siang moves in looking to clinch but Searchinson pushes him off.
Searchinson with a jab.
Siang is still on wobbly legs! Can Searchinson finish him?
Siang forces Searchinson back against the cage and clinches.
Siang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siang.
Siang seems to have recovered his senses.
Siang misses with a punch on the inside.
Siang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siang swings wildly with an uppercut but Searchinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siang misses with a punch on the inside.
Siang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Searchinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Searchinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Searchinson misses with a punch to the body.
Siang working aggressively here.
Siang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Siang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Searchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siang throws a punch but it's blocked by Searchinson.
Siang has a couple of punches blocked by Searchinson.
Aung Siang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson tries to throw a body punch but Siang avoids it by throwing Searchinson back against the cage.
Searchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Searchinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Searchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Searchinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siang working aggressively here.
Siang misses with some punches.
Searchinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bony Searchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Searchinson misses with a punch to the body.
Searchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siang blocking some punches.
Searchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siang prevents a body shot from Searchinson.
Searchinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Searchinson missing with knees to the body.
Searchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Siang working aggressively here.
Searchinson blocking some punches.
Searchinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Siang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Searchinson misses with the head strike.
Searchinson tries to work over Siang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siang prevents a body shot from Searchinson.
Searchinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Siang controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Searchinson.
Searchinson can't find room to land a body shot as Siang controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bony Searchinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siang 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aung Siang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aung Siang made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 934 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Henry Ford (ranked 135 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Ford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widenose instigates a clinch.
Widenose breaks the clinch.
Ford throws a body punch but Widenose moves out of range.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
so Widenose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Widenose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Widenose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Widenose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Widenose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Widenose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ford managing to control the position.
Widenose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Widenose content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is looking to work some ground and pound but Ford has wrist control.
Widenose lands a couple of elbows.
Widenose throwing strikes but missing.
Widenose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Widenose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Widenose distracts Ford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Widenose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ford's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widenose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Widenose postures up.
Widenose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Widenose is working Ford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Widenose content to stall in guard here.
Widenose sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ford's guard.
Widenose prevents Ford from improving his position.
Ford is staying active underneath Widenose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to control but Widenose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Widenose is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Widenose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ford is looking to improve his position.
Ford is not content to let Widenose control the position.
Widenose 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.
Ford gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Widenose throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widenose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Widenose landing some decent shots from guard.
Ford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Widenose controls the pace.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bofur Widenose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ford leaves Widenose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Widenose's half guard.
Widenose actively working from the bottom here.
Widenose is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Widenose is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Widenose.
Widenose 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.
Ford drops back, looking for a kneebar! Widenose looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Widenose looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Widenose!
Widenose wants to control but Ford is keeping him busy.
Widenose lands a few punches from side control.
Ford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ford takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ford stops Widenose from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ford wants to control but Widenose postures up.
Ford sneaks back into half guard.
Widenose controlling the pace.
Ford wants to control but Widenose is keeping busy.
Widenose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Widenose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Widenose winds up and cracks Ford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Widenose there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ford trying to control here.
Widenose passes into side control, despite Ford's attempt to control the position.
Widenose lands some shots froms side control.
Widenose connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ford some visible discomfort.
Ford can't do much from the bottom here.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
Widenose lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose staying calm.
Widenose scoring with punches and elbows.
Widenose trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
Widenose has hold of Ford's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ford seems comfortable defending it but Widenose has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ford is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ford is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Widenose couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bofur Widenose!
A victorious Bofur Widenose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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