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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banger (ranked 4554 p4p, 5943 weight class) and Yancy Tellurite (ranked 489 p4p, 567 weight class). Bruce Banger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banger!
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, Yancy Tellurite!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellurite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellurite changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Banger shoots in but no luck this time.
Banger throws a leg kick
and Tellurite counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tellurite stalling.
Banger taking some punishment here, with Tellurite in his half guard.
Tellurite passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tellurite prevents Banger from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurite punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tellurite landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellurite trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Banger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banger tries to get out of the position.
Tellurite cracks Banger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Banger is rocked!
Tellurite loads up with a big shot that hurts Banger! He's pulled Tellurite in close but Tellurite has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Banger survive? More strikes from Tellurite and Banger is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yancy Tellurite!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Pulver (ranked 4574 p4p, 5122 weight class) and Ville Villunen (ranked 393 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Villunen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Villunen's head.
 Villunen is rocked!
 It looks like Ville Villunen has been cut.
Villunen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulver. Pulver obviously looking to wear him down.
Villunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulver finish him?
Villunen gets a double leg takedown into Pulver's guard.
Pulver is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Villunen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Villunen wants to break free but Pulver has control.
Pulver scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pulver.
Villunen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulver walks away with a smile on his face. Villunen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pulver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Villunen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villunen looks winded!
Villunen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pulver scoring well with a low kick there.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Pulver! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Pulver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Da Macho (ranked 5007 p4p, 3307 weight class) and Hung Wang (ranked 536 p4p, 425 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Macho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hung Wang!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho gets a clinch.
Macho has Wang pressed against the cage.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macho can't get the takedown.
Macho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macho tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Macho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wang doesn't seem phased though.
Wang tries to clinch
and Macho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho rushes Wang and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is looking to control Macho's arms but Macho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wang has his back to the cage.
Macho stalling the fight.
Macho pulls guard successfully.
Wang trying to control but Macho is working from the bottom.
Wang lands a couple of elbows.
Wang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Macho keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang is looking to stand up but Macho won't let him.
Wang landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Macho is adopting a defensive guard.
Wang passes Macho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Macho defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Macho won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Wang stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Da Macho has been cut.
Macho clinches up with Wang and pushes him back against the cage.
Macho is trying to pull guard but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Macho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang slows down the pace here.
Macho jumps guard but Wang stands there with Macho around his waist. Macho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Macho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Macho somewhat.
Wang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Macho defends it well.
Macho rushes Wang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Macho has Wang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wang can't get the takedown.
Macho looking for a takedown.
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 Da Macho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Da Macho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Macho tries for a takedown but Wang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Macho shoots in for a double leg but Wang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Macho keeps the fight on the outside.
Macho is looking for a counter combo.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macho avoids the head kick by Wang.
Macho instigates a clinch.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Macho has him pressed against the cage.
Macho misses with a knee strike.
Wang looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho 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. Macho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Macho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Macho on that attempt.
Wang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang shoots in looking for a takedown but Macho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macho shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Macho avoids a kick to the body.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Macho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Macho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wang as he jumps to the side.
Macho has closed the distance and engaged Wang in a clinch.
Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Macho uses from the top position.
Macho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang throwing short punches from the bottom.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Macho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wang's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Macho controls the pace.
Wang manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wang tries for a takedown but Macho manages to get underhooks.
Macho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Macho manages to end up in side control.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
I wouldn't like to be where Wang is right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Macho off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macho trying to control the action but Wang just sinks the hooks in.
Wang has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Macho has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wang avoiding Macho 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Macho's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Da Macho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Wang fails with the takedown
and Macho counters by moving into the clinch.
Wang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macho walks away with a smile on his face. Wang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Macho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Macho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hung Wang.
Macho fails with the takedown.
Wang gets tackled into the cage by Macho. Macho maintains the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Macho has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macho has him pressed against the cage.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Macho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Macho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macho moves into the clinch.
Wang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Macho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Macho presses Wang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macho walks away with a smile on his face. Wang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Macho closes the distance and clinches.
Macho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wang prevents it.
Macho pulls Wang into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Macho is striking but Wang is not phased and passes to half guard.
Macho tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
Wang wants to take a breather but Macho is having none of it.
Macho wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho is positioning himself well to prevent Wang advancing to mount.
Wang decides to return to a standing position.
Wang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macho pinned against the cage. Macho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macho fails with the takedown.
Macho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macho gets a clinch.
Wang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Macho after a bit of a struggle.
Da Macho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macho misses with a takedown attempt - Wang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macho fails to land the takedown.
As Macho backs off Wang throws a huge counter combo but Macho manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Macho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Macho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Macho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Shewmaker (ranked 5397 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Harry Wang (ranked 550 p4p, 424 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shewmaker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wang's half guard.
Shewmaker wants to free his trapped foot but Wang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shewmaker moves into full mount! Wang won't be happy about that!
Shewmaker is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Shewmaker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robbie Shewmaker!
An out of breath Robbie Shewmaker 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 3141 p4p, 4767 weight class) and Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 409 p4p, 527 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hammer prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
Hammer wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre controls the position.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hammer is avoiding damage well.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
The referee asks St Pierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Pierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hammer is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer seems a little lost for a moment, as St Pierre dominates the positioning.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hammer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
St Pierre controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre staying calm.
Hammer struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer defending against the ground and pound.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Hammer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer throws St Pierre to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre shoots in and bounces Hammer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre distracts Hammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammer pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer motions for St Pierre to come forward. Hammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Hammer.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammer is wriggling around but St Pierre manages to pass to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
St Pierre is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of St Pierre the control monster continue. Boring.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Hammer wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammer is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Pierre tries to move to mount but Hammer blocks the move with his legs.
St Pierre stands up and beckons Hammer to his feet.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
Jack Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working Hammer over with strikes.
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Hammer defends it.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre passes to side control.
St Pierre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hammer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre stands up.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hammer is trying to control but St Pierre passes into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ezuego (ranked 4174 p4p, 4808 weight class) and Rampage Savage (ranked 494 p4p, 531 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Ezuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rampage Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ezuego goes for a double leg but Savage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savage continues to drive forward.
Ezuego is looking for a takedown.
Ezuego gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Savage regains guard.
Ezuego trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ezuego cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Ezuego sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ezuego wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Ezuego cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Ezuego with a nice head shot there.
Ezuego 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.
Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ezuego chips away with some ground and pound.
Ezuego showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ezuego content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezuego 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.
Ezuego advances to half guard.
Ezuego seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ezuego trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Ezuego working over Savage with some ground and pound. Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ezuego lands with a punch from half guard.
Ezuego scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ezuego lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Savage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ezuego 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.
Ezuego tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savage is trying to maintain the position but Ezuego is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ezuego stalling.
Ezuego seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Savage for as long as he can get away with.
Ezuego working over Savage with some ground and pound. Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Savage is not content to let Ezuego control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Savage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ezuego passes to side control.
Savage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ezuego trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
Ezuego working the head and body with strikes.
Ezuego cracks Savage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ezuego landing strikes.
Ezuego lands some shots froms side control.
Savage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ezuego grinds an elbow into Savage's temple.
Savage takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Savage seems a little lost for a moment, as Ezuego dominates the positioning.
Ezuego landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ezuego working the body and head with strikes.
Ezuego lands some shots froms side control.
Savage is rocked!
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!
Ezuego in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Savage looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ezuego turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Ezuego!
An out of breath Jason Ezuego 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoru Gojo (ranked 3484 p4p, 5676 weight class) and Olej Saganov (ranked 400 p4p, 552 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Gojo!
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, Olej Saganov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gojo scores with a takedown into Saganov's guard.
Saganov working for a triangle but Gojo defends it easily.
Saganov trying to keep a closed guard but Gojo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gojo is in close to Saganov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gojo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gojo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gojo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gojo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gojo lands a couple of digs.
Gojo is working Saganov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gojo is working Saganov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gojo is in close to Saganov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saganov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gojo postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Saganov covers up, he's hurt! Gojo keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gojo and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gojo can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoru Gojo!
After winning the bout, Satoru Gojo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shouta Nakamura (ranked 4372 p4p, 5175 weight class) and Devin Brown (ranked 385 p4p, 409 weight class). Shouta Nakamura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shouta Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nakamura is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Nakamura rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nakamura presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Nakamura takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Nakamura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Nakamura has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nakamura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nakamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Nakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown is rocked!
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Nakamura pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakamura scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Nakamura pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brown's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brown drops to his knees and Nakamura pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shouta Nakamura!
Shouta Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Burns (ranked 4628 p4p, 4596 weight class) and Milos Obilic (ranked 528 p4p, 526 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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213
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milos Obilic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a body punch
and Obilic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Obilic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.
Obilic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obilic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obilic lands an overhand right.
It looks like Brian Burns has been cut.
Obilic drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obilic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burns walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obilic. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns cracks Obilic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns tries for a takedown but Obilic circles away easily
and Obilic counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Obilic seems unphased.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Obilic had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obilic doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Obilic as he connects with a hook.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Obilic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns is rocked!
Brian Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obilic.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Obilic counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Burns.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obilic lands a big right hand that sends Burns crashing to the mat! Obilic stays standing though and waves Burns back to his feet!
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obilic throws an uppercut from hell that sends Burns clean off his feet! He's out cold! Obilic stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic is the new light heavyweight champion!
Milos Obilic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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