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BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 4150 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 521 p4p, 429 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ariitaia's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ariitaia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ariitaia, as that shot connected.
Ariitaia scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia slips a straight right by Pierre.
Ariitaia stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ariitaia punishes Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ariitaia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierre takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ariitaia moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ariitaia slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ariitaia, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Ariitaia against the cage but Ariitaia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ariitaia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Ariitaia.
Ariitaia slips under a jab.
It seemed like Ariitaia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ariitaia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia walks into a straight right hand from Pierre.
A big left from Ariitaia misses.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ariitaia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ariitaia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Ariitaia is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre postures up in Ariitaia's guard and throws a big left but Ariitaia blocks it.
Ariitaia wants to sweep but no luck.
Ariitaia keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariitaia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia has his hands on Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre stands up over Ariitaia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Ariitaia keeps moving.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Ariitaia is keeping the position.
Pierre is fighting to break Ariitaia's control of his arms but Ariitaia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ariitaia wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Ariitaia managing to control the position.
Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Ariitaia blocks nicely.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Ariitaia blocks nicely.
Ariitaia wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ariitaia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pierre trying to control but Ariitaia is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ariitaia looking for a sweep. Not yet Ariitaia, not yet.
Ariitaia keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Ariitaia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ariitaia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ariitaia is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ariitaia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ariitaia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Ariitaia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ariitaia throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Ariitaia. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre throws a body punch but Ariitaia moves out of range.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ariitaia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ariitaia throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Ariitaia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ariitaia lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ariitaia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ariitaia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierre on the side of the head.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Ariitaia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Ariitaia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Ariitaia throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gordon Ariitaia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ariitaia cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ariitaia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ariitaia cracks a nice hook into Pierre's ribs.
Ariitaia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierre.
Ariitaia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ariitaia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre slips a jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Ariitaia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Ariitaia lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pierre misses with a hook. Ariitaia ducked under it nicely.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Ariitaia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ariitaia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ariitaia lands with a nice body punch.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ariitaia in his tracks.
Ariitaia misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Ariitaia's head but Ariitaia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ariitaia takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Ariitaia works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Ariitaia misses with a looping right.
Ariitaia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ariitaia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Ariitaia - just one landing.
 It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Ariitaia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ariitaia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ariitaia misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia staying out of range there.
Ariitaia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Ariitaia settles back down.
Ariitaia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
Pierre slips a jab from Ariitaia.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Ariitaia's belly button to the back.
Pierre slips a straight right by Ariitaia.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ariitaia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ariitaia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ariitaia taking punishment in the form of punches.
 Ariitaia is rocked!
Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
Ariitaia is still in real trouble! Can Pierre finish him?
Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pierre lands a strong strike to the head of Ariitaia. That's dazed him! Pierre looking to finish here. Ariitaia is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pierre lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 2377 p4p, 2804 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 294 p4p, 338 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Johan Talo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch but Talo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talo jabs at St. Gough's body.
Talo throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Gough tries to counter with a clinch but Talo shakes him off and moves away.
St. Gough throws a poor cross that misses
and Talo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from St. Gough.
Talo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Gough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talo.
It looked like Talo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St. Gough throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Gough has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
St. Gough throws a hook but Talo avoids it easily.
St. Gough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talo at a distance.
Talo cracks a nice hook into St. Gough's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough throws a poor cross that misses
and Talo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Gough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talo counters with a crisp one two that drops St. Gough! Talo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves St. Gough to his feet! St. Gough is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Talo tenderised St. Gough's leg. St. Gough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Talo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the body
and Talo counters with a straight right hand.
St. Gough is rocked!
St. Gough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Talo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
Talo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from St. Gough misses its intended target.
St. Gough throws a hook but Talo blocks it.
Talo defending well as St. Gough loads up on a big left hand.
Talo ducks under a wild hook from St. Gough.
Talo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Gough.
Talo misses with a body shot.
Talo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St. Gough is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Talo moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kauko Johan Talo!
Kauko Johan Talo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 1544 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 222 p4p, 448 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fabinho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glowed Up - Kaytranada. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battaglia.
Fabinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fabinho rushes Battaglia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Battaglia blocks an uppercut.
Battaglia has a couple of punches blocked by Fabinho.
Fabinho tries a body shot but Battaglia blocks it.
Fabinho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fabinho manages to end up in side control.
Battaglia regains half guard.
Battaglia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Battaglia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Battaglia looking for a kimura from the bottom but Fabinho passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fabinho working the ground and pound but Battaglia is defending the strikes.
Battaglia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fabinho off and has taken his back!
Fabinho trying to control the hands but Battaglia won't let him.
Battaglia scores with punches from the back.
Battaglia scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Fabinho is looking for a way out.
Fabinho breaks Battaglia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Battaglia trying to keep a closed guard but Fabinho is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho with a nice head shot there.
Fabinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Battaglia is retaining full guard.
Battaglia trying to keep a closed guard but Fabinho is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho throwing strikes from guard but Battaglia blocks nicely.
Battaglia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Battaglia seems keen to control Fabinho's posture.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia trying to keep a closed guard but Fabinho is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Battaglia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabinho has managed to get both his arms back between Battaglia's legs - danger averted.
Fabinho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Battaglia's head.
Fabinho cracks Battaglia with a solid left hand.
Battaglia wants to sweep but no luck.
Battaglia has an active guard here but Fabinho has managed to pass into half guard.
Fabinho wants to free his trapped foot but Battaglia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Battaglia tries to get to full guard but Fabinho has control of the leg.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but Battaglia defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia wants to get back to full guard.
Fabinho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Battaglia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho working Battaglia over with strikes.
Fabinho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Battaglia is trying to escape the mount.
Fabinho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Battaglia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fabinho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fabinho punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Fabinho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Battaglia is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fabinho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Fabinho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battaglia doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battaglia. Fabinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fabinho dives in and grabs Battaglia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Battaglia pushes down on Fabinho's head and hops out.
Fabinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Battaglia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fabinho tries to bum rush Battaglia with a series of wild strikes but Battaglia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battaglia scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia scores with a jab to the head.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from Fabinho.
Battaglia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fabinho rushes Battaglia and presses him up against the cage.
Battaglia pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia working for a triangle but Fabinho defends it easily.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
Fabinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Battaglia can do to turn this around?
Battaglia wants to sweep here but Fabinho controlling him for the moment.
Battaglia pulls Fabinho in to control the position.
Fabinho slips nicely into half guard.
Fabinho is keen to just control but Battaglia is a slippery customer.
Fabinho 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fabinho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Battaglia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fabinho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Battaglia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fabinho has Battaglia in his guard.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Battaglia's guard.
Fabinho throws an elbow that misses. Battaglia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fabinho's guard. Nice move by Battaglia!
Battaglia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fabinho's head.
Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho wants to control but Battaglia is keeping busy.
Battaglia wants to control but Fabinho is keeping him busy.
Fabinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fabinho looking for submissions off his back.
Battaglia lands strikes from half guard.
Battaglia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fabinho wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is staying active underneath Battaglia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battaglia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Battaglia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fabinho is looking to escape.
Fabinho tries to hold on but Battaglia postures up.
Fabinho is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtreme Black House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battaglia raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fabinho can't escape the position.
Fabinho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Battaglia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
Battaglia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fabinho if he has to take too many more of those.
Battaglia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fabinho is fending him off so far but Battaglia persists. Nope, Fabinho circles away and we're back to standing.
Fabinho looks to land a left hand but Battaglia moved out of range nicely.
Fabinho forces Battaglia back against the cage and clinches.
Fabinho lands with a right to the head.
Fabinho takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fabinho.
Fabinho has a couple of punches blocked by Battaglia.
Fabinho gets underhooks to prevent Battaglia's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho stops a takedown attempt from Battaglia.
Roberto Fabinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Battaglia.
Fabinho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battaglia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fabinho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battaglia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fabinho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Battaglia tries to work over Fabinho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battaglia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Fabinho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fabinho.
Fabinho lands a shoulder strike.
Fabinho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Fabinho.
Fabinho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fabinho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fabinho struggles to land a body shot inside as Battaglia controls his hands.
Fabinho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Battaglia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabinho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Battaglia is defending well though. Fabinho let's go of the attempt for now.
Battaglia wants to control his opponent's hands but Fabinho gets his hands free.
Battaglia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Battaglia is taking damage to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho struggling to land strikes to the head as Battaglia covers up.
Battaglia tries to break free.
Fabinho avoiding Battaglia 's attempts to control his hands.
Fabinho is punishing Battaglia with some ground and pound.
Fabinho controlling well, preventing Battaglia from escaping the position.
Battaglia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fabinho thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be Battaglia right now.
Fabinho is looking to control Battaglia but Battaglia is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four 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.
What can Battaglia do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Battaglia tries to escape the position.
Marco Battaglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Battaglia is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fabinho controlling the positon.
Battaglia is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fabinho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Roberto Fabinho!
Roberto Fabinho wins by unanimous decision!
Roberto Fabinho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 23473 p4p, 5276 weight class) and Alfred Larsen (ranked 620 p4p, 553 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Larsen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsen's head backwards.
Larsen walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Alfred Larsen has been cut.
Larsen slips a jab from Sullivan.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Sullivan avoids it with no problem.
Larsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sullivan at a distance.
Sullivan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Larsen misses with a kick to the body.
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Larsen counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larsen.
Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larsen momentarily.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Larsen had a free shot at his head there.
Sullivan catches Larsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen lands with a nice body kick.
Larsen throws a combination that misses
and Sullivan counters with a crisp right that sends Larsen to the canvas! Sullivan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sullivan!
Jack Sullivan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1533 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 221 p4p, 326 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Helenius.
A low kick from Helenius misses
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Helenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helenius.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Helenius lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Helenius.
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helenius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helenius. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Nice shot by Helenius.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Helenius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helenius thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helenius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Helenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helenius!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius lands with a nice body kick.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helenius.
Helenius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helenius wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helenius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Helenius's ribs.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Helenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Helenius's leg but Helenius calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Helenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Helenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helenius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helenius's knee momentarily.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Helenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Helenius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Helenius.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Helenius misses with a straight left.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez lands a head kick. Helenius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helenius staying out of range there.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Helenius.
Helenius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Helenius is wise to it.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
Helenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Rupert Helenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helenius throws a head kick that Cortez semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Helenius digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Helenius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helenius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helenius lands an overhand right.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helenius thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Helenius.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Helenius lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez moved away.
A left lands for Helenius.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Helenius.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Helenius moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helenius misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a body kick that stops Helenius in his tracks momentarily.
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Helenius misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helenius checks a leg kick.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helenius avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Helenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
A low kick lands for Helenius.
Helenius slips a jab from Cortez.
Helenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helenius connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius misses with a straight right.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Helenius's head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Helenius tries to pull guard but Cortez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helenius prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius fails to pull guard.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helenius.
Helenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cortez.
Helenius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Helenius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the cage.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helenius tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Helenius back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Helenius.
Helenius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helenius forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Helenius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortez has double underhooks.
Helenius manages to break the clinch.
Helenius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Helenius misses with an uppercut
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
Helenius misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Helenius was not able to check.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Helenius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius darts in trying to clinch
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius is looking to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez keeps Helenius at a distance using the push kick.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
And Cortez responds with a good body kick, but Helenius manages to step out the way in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
A combination from Helenius does no damage.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Helenius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Helenius misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Helenius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Rupert Helenius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 1172 p4p, 2608 weight class) and Wade Caparzo (ranked 175 p4p, 358 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Caparzo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparzo ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Caparzo slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caparzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCrae misses with an uppercut. Caparzo saw that one coming.
Caparzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCrae throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caparzo! But no joy.
McCrae throws a shot to the body.
McCrae misses with a looping left.
McCrae cracks a nice hook into Caparzo's ribs.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Wade Caparzo has been cut.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
Caparzo connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caparzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Caparzo is just out of range.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Caparzo is just out of range.
Caparzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCrae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caparzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caparzo throws an overhand right that lands on McCrae's shoulder, as McCrae tries to avoid the shot.
Caparzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Caparzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCrae punishes Caparzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Caparzo moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
McCrae misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Caparzo.
McCrae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caparzo.
Nice defenses there by Caparzo.
Caparzo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Caparzo avoids the body shot from McCrae.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caparzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCrae scores with a jab. Caparzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caparzo moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Caparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCrae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caparzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCrae lands with a right hand.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCrae scores with a jab to the head.
Caparzo is rocked!
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Caparzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Caparzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caparzo swinging wildly here.
McCrae tries to clinch there but Caparzo circles away.
McCrae tries to close the distance and clinch but Caparzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caparzo misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caparzo, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a hook but McCrae avoids it easily.
McCrae looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCrae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
McCrae cracks Caparzo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McCrae has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caparzo to stand back up!
Caparzo is still on wobbly legs! Can McCrae finish him?
McCrae rushes Caparzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCrae.
A body shot lands from McCrae.
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!
Nice body punch from McCrae - that landed with a thud.
McCrae is leaning against Caparzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caparzo is looking to control McCrae's arms but McCrae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caparzo has his back to the cage.
McCrae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCrae manages to break the clinch.
Caparzo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McCrae gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odd Hansen (ranked 1300 p4p, 1299 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 183 p4p, 182 weight class). Hansen's entrance music is Post Malone-Rockstar. A fine choice. Tiger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Lion Tiger 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odd Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Hansen with a poor takedown
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Odd Hansen has been cut.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
Hansen has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tiger.
Tiger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hansen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Tiger is trying to keep Hansen in close.
Tiger pulls Hansen in to control the position.
Tiger keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Hansen 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.
Hansen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hansen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tiger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hansen has Tiger in his guard.
Hansen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansen keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Hansen working for a triangle but Tiger defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hansen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Hansen working for a triangle but Tiger defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for a guillotine here but Tiger defends easily.
Hansen has an active guard here but Tiger has managed to pass into half guard.
Tiger is trying to control the action in half guard but Hansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lion Tiger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Odd Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hansen fails with the takedown
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Hansen with a poor takedown
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger scores with a jab to the body.
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Odd Hansen's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger cracks Hansen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hansen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiger finish him?
 Hansen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiger.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tiger swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lion Tiger!
An out of breath Lion Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 310 p4p, 3618 weight class) and Benji Stevens (ranked 18 p4p, 204 weight class). Li Xiaodong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benji Stevens's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benji Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stevens throws a shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benji Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Stevens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a left right combination that sends Stevens crashing to the mat - Xiaodong wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Stevens out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 627 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 83 p4p, 238 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt throws an overhand right that lands on Broderick 's shoulder, as Broderick tries to avoid the shot.
Broderick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Broderick throws a jab when Coryatt was well out of range.
Coryatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Broderick ! But no joy.
Broderick throws a body punch but Coryatt moves out of range.
Coryatt misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coryatt looks to throw a body kick
and Broderick counters with a left to the body.
Coryatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick throws a jab when Coryatt was well out of range.
Coryatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coryatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coryatt moves out of range as Broderick strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head.
Coryatt lands with a cross.
Broderick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coryatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coryatt misses with a looping right.
Coryatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Coryatt walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coryatt tries to work over Broderick 's front leg with a kick but Broderick checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broderick misses with an uppercut.
Broderick misses with an uppercut
and Coryatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Coryatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broderick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Broderick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coryatt misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coryatt.
Coryatt misses with a looping right.
Coryatt thows a body kick. Broderick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broderick throws a fast counter high kick but Coryatt manages to duck under it in time.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coryatt.
Broderick throws a nice head kick!
Broderick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coryatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coryatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
Coryatt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coryatt misses with an uppercut
and Broderick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Broderick counters with a big right hand! Oh Coryatt is in trouble here! Broderick follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick is the new middleweight champion!
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