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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Diamante (ranked 5134 p4p, 24243 weight class) and Renaldo Ticevic (ranked 526 p4p, 592 weight class). Diamante comes to the cage accompanied by Tap Out . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Diamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Renaldo Ticevic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Ticevic catches Diamante right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Pablo Diamante has been cut.
Ticevic is looking to clinch.
Ticevic scores with a jab.
A jab from Ticevic does it's job there.
 Diamante is rocked!
Ticevic drops Diamante with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diamante looks back up at him and smiles so Ticevic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Diamante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamante shoots for a double leg takedown but Ticevic sprawls well. He's pushed Diamante's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ticevic wants to counter with a clinch but Diamante pushes him away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ticevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ticevic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diamante seems to have got his legs back now.
Ticevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ticevic cracks Diamante with a hook to the temple - Diamante is on wobbly legs here! Ticevic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Diamante falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ticevic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renaldo Ticevic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 3635 p4p, 23279 weight class) and Trey Diesel (ranked 208 p4p, 277 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Who you wit II. Luis Sanchez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diesel on the side of the head.
Diesel throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diesel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Diesel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diesel misses with the combination.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diesel back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diesel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diesel has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diesel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Diesel is rocked!
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Diesel missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Diesel backpedaling.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diesel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Diesel throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diesel misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target.
No joy there for Diesel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diesel throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Diesel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diesel looks winded!
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diesel at a distance.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diesel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Diesel throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diesel.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
As Diesel looks to move away, Sanchez throws a big counter combo but Diesel just gets out of the way.
Sanchez tests Diesel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diesel walks into a jab.
A combination from Diesel does no damage.
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diesel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel takes one to the side of the head.
Diesel moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diesel needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Diesel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Diesel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Diesel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diesel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Diesel's body. Diesel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Diesel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diesel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diesel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diesel misses with a hook.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diesel.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Diesel tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diesel looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez jabs Diesel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez stalks Diesel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diesel's face. Diesel staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sanchez 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.
Sanchez cracks Diesel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diesel looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Diesel.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez catches Diesel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diesel on the side of the head.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Diesel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diesel misses its intended target.
Diesel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diesel misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez tests Diesel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diesel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Diesel misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diesel.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diesel back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diesel misses with a double jab.
Luis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Diesel.
Diesel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diesel tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Diesel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diesel misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Diesel avoids it well.
Diesel misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Diesel throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Diesel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez jabs Diesel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez tests Diesel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diesel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diesel's head backwards.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Diesel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Diesel wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sanchez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diesel.
Sanchez works Diesel's body with a nice hook.
Diesel throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Diesel moves out of range.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Diesel moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
Diesel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diesel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target.
Diesel throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez punishes Diesel's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez stuns Diesel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diesel swinging wildly here.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diesel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Diesel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Diesel to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diesel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Diesel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez works over Diesel's head and body with a nice combination.
Diesel misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Diesel looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Diesel misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Luis Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez stalks Diesel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diesel's face. Diesel staggers backwards, shaken.
Diesel misses with a double jab.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Diesel's belly button to the back.
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!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diesel.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez lands a jab.
A punch combination from Diesel misses.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diesel.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Diesel to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diesel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diesel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diesel.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trey Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sanchez!
Post fight, Luis Sanchez stared into the camera and said 'Fuck Elize Gracie, Jamal Lloyd, and all those fucking clowns on Buzz. Where the haters at now? Fite me bitches all ya some walking L's.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Carvalho (ranked 4060 p4p, 4878 weight class) and Matt Collins (ranked 462 p4p, 512 weight class). Collins has chosen MÃ¥neskin - ZITTI E BUONI as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Collins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Collins! But no joy.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Carvalho's shoulder, as Carvalho tries to avoid the shot.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins is looking for the big counter here.
Carvalho works Collins's body with a nice hook.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carvalho's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Carvalho scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Matt Collins has been cut.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Collins throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho slips a jab from Collins.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a big counter.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Collins.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Jonas Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Collins swinging wildly here.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collins throws a jab when Carvalho was well out of range.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carvalho.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Collins, as that shot connected.
We've been told by Carvalho's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Collins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvalho.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins lands a right hook to the body.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
Carvalho misses with a two punch combination.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a big left! Collins is wobbled badly! Carvalho comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Collins to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonas Carvalho!
Jonas Carvalho was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandra Rajnahn (ranked 3516 p4p, 23295 weight class) and Charles Foster (ranked 410 p4p, 605 weight class). Foster has chosen Nuclear Power Trio - A Clear and Present Rager as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chandra Rajnahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chandra Rajnahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Foster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster tries to work over Rajnahn's front leg with a kick but Rajnahn checks it.
Rajnahn throws a counter high kick but Foster was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rajnahn!
It looks like Charles Foster has been cut.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajnahn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rajnahn goes for a double leg but Foster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foster continues to drive forward.
Foster blocks a body shot from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Rajnahn back against the cage.
Rajnahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rajnahn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster throws a series of punches but Rajnahn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajnahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Foster has Rajnahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Rajnahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajnahn looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster gets tackled into the cage by Rajnahn. Rajnahn maintains the clinch.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajnahn misses with a two punch combination.
Rajnahn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Foster avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandra Rajnahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rajnahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Foster clinches.
Rajnahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rajnahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
Foster gets caught flat footed, as Rajnahn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rajnahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rajnahn defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Foster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajnahn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rajnahn is one step ahead there.
Foster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rajnahn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foster told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Foster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foster looks winded!
Rajnahn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Foster is rocked!
Charles Foster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Foster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chandra Rajnahn!
Our winner, Chandra Rajnahn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 3223 p4p, 5265 weight class) and Dizzy Knox (ranked 401 p4p, 525 weight class). Knox has chosen Dizzy Gillespie | A Night In Tunisia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rockwell Mcgee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dizzy Knox!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Mcgee slips the punch.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgee rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Mcgee missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcgee managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgees head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Knox.
Mcgee pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Mcgee working aggressively here.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mcgee lands a nice uppercut.
Mcgee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcgee misses with a knee strike.
Mcgee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcgee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mcgee as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox gets through Mcgee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Mcgee.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgee.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgee tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcgee up against the cage.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Mcgee lands a body punch.
Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage.
Mcgee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Knox is working Mcgee over against the cage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Mcgee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox avoiding damage as Mcgee throws knees to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Knox prevents a body shot from Mcgee.
Mcgee struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Mcgee missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Mcgee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mcgee - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Mcgee.
Mcgee can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgee tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgee is defending well for now.
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 Rockwell Mcgee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Mcgee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Mcgee.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgee.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgee avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Rockwell Mcgee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox works on Mcgee's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox working aggressively here.
Mcgee tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox digs a right hand into Mcgee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgee's gas tank.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
Knox lands a right hand.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgee misses with a knee to the head.
Mcgee trying to land knees to the body.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Mcgee misses with a punch to the body.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox prevents a body shot from Mcgee.
Mcgee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Mcgee.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Mcgee.
Mcgee struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox stalling against the cage.
Mcgee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Mcgee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Still in the clinch, Mcgee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgee stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mcgee managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dizzy Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mcgee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgee looking to stall.
Mcgee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcgee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knox up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mcgee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgee tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Mcgee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgee stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgee takes a shot to the head.
Mcgee tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Mcgee struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mcgee fails to land.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcgee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Mcgee lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Mcgee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgee misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox prevents a body shot from Mcgee.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mcgee.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Knox pushes Mcgee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcgee misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Mcgee trying to land knees to the body.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcgee up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mcgee.
Knox stalling the fight.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgee avoids it.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Mcgee misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcgee.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mcgee.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Mcgee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mcgee back against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Mcgee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Mcgee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgee scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dizzy Knox has been cut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgee controls his hands.
Mcgee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgee avoids it.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Mcgee avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dizzy Knox.
Well Knox 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rockwell Mcgee!
In defeat, Dizzy Knox stepped up to the mic, saying 'If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Sterling (ranked 2096 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Smack Dre (ranked 131 p4p, 233 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by ILovE. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Sterling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smack Dre!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dre throws a shot to the body.
Sterling throws a hook but Dre blocks it.
Sterling misses with a looping right.
Dre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sterling . That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Dre.
Dre lands a nice shot to the body.
Dre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sterling .
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dre 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.
Dre lands a front kick.
Sterling throws the left hand but Dre avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sterling tries to keep at a distance but Dre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre lands with a short shot to the head.
Dre lands a body punch.
Dre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dre lands with a light punch inside.
Dre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dre.
Dre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dre digs a right hand underneath Sterling 's ribcage. Sterling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dre cracks Sterling with a nice body shot.
Sterling takes a shot to the head.
Sterling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dre just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Dre on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dre works on Sterling 's body with a couple of short punches.
Sterling is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dre.
Sterling fails to pull guard.
Sterling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dre pushes Sterling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sterling has Dre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sterling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dre digs a right hand into Sterling 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterling 's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Dre - that landed with a thud.
Dre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sterling uses from the top position.
Dre has his foot on Sterling 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sterling works his way back into a safe position though.
Dre is looking for a triangle but Sterling pushes his legs off easily.
Dre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sterling stacks Dre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sterling !
Dre is looking to regain half guard here but Sterling keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling working away.
Dre is trying to improve his position.
Dre struggling a bit here.
Sterling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dre wants to control but Sterling postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dre regains half guard.
Dre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've been hearing that Sterling has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dre looking for submissions off his back.
Dre is trying to get back to full guard.
Sterling is thwarting Dre's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smack Dre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dre thuds his shin into the meat of Sterling 's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dre. That's going to slow Sterling down.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Dre lands a nice looking body shot.
Dre throws a good cross that connects.
Sterling misses with a lunging right hand
and Dre counters with a nice leg kick.
Dre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Dre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sterling is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sterling is trying to improve his position.
Dre tries for a kimura but Sterling is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre working away.
Dre is working to tighten his grip on Sterling 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sterling has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dre is really squeezing tight and eventually Sterling passes out! Dre breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Smack Dre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masa Satake (ranked 2883 p4p, 3146 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 389 p4p, 422 weight class). Masa Satake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Satake. Satake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satake.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satake throws a body shot but no joy.
Satake misses the jab.
Satake misses with a looping right.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Satake sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Satake avoids it this time.
Satake lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satake.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Satake is out of range.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes is rocked!
Satake connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barnes out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Satake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 2097 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 256 p4p, 253 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akinaga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The HU - Wolf Totem. Farquharson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danny Vera - Roller Coaster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akinaga misses with an uppercut.
Akinaga throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Akinaga lands a two punch combo.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akinaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akinaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Farquharson's head.
Akinaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquharson misses with a body kick.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Farquharson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson misses with a body kick.
Akinaga feints a jab promting Farquharson to slip. Akinaga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Farquharson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Akinaga - just one landing.
Farquharson thows a body kick. Akinaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akinaga lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga lands a two punch combo.
Farquharson throws a body kick that misses.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
No joy there for Akinaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farquharson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Farquharson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Akinaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farquharson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farquharson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Akinaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga misses with a body shot.
Akinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson defending well as Akinaga loads up on a big left hand.
Farquharson lands with a kick to the temple. Akinaga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akinaga misses the jab.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farquharson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akinaga throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Akinaga avoids it easily.
Akinaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a leg kick which misses Akinaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Akinaga tries to avoid it.
Farquharson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Akinaga. Beautiful body shot.
Akinaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akinaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farquharson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akinaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farquharson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Akinaga - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Akinaga cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson lands an overhand right.
Farquharson throws a nice head kick!
Akinaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga misses with a two punch combination.
Farquharson looks for the body kick but Akinaga saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Farquharson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Akinaga throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akinaga avoids a kick to the body.
Akinaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Farquharson scores with a nice body kick.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga scores with a hook.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Farquharson.
Farquharson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akinaga lands with a right hand.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farquharson slips a straight right by Akinaga.
Farquharson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Farquharson slips a jab and a cross from Akinaga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Akinaga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farquharson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Farquharson scores with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a body punch but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
Farquharson throws a wild body kick that Akinaga sees coming a mile off.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Akinaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Akinaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Farquharson - the referee stops the clock and Akinaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Farquharson. Akinaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farquharson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akinaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Farquharson scoring well with a low kick there.
Akinaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinaga throws out a powerful jab.
Akinaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farquharson doesn't seem bothered though.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiso Akinaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Farquharson walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga misses with a looping right.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akinaga looks to land a left hand but Farquharson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Akinaga throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinaga stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinaga scores with a body shot.
Farquharson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Akinaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
Akinaga looks to throw the jab but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson takes one on the button.
Akinaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinaga.
Farquharson looks to land a body kick but Akinaga moved away.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akinaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farquharson circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akinaga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A jab from Farquharson misses.
Akinaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Farquharson lands a head kick!
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Akinaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farquharson looks to land a body kick but Akinaga moved away.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Akinaga.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiso Akinaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinaga moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a leg kick but Akinaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Akinaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farquharson.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Akinaga blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
Farquharson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akinaga.
A big right from Akinaga misses.
Farquharson misses with a low kick.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Akinaga misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Akinaga misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Akinaga.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Akinaga checks the leg kick.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinaga.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Akinaga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Farquharson ducks under and follows up with a left that Farquharson also avoids with ease.
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 Kiso Akinaga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farquharson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Akinaga.
Akinaga throws a nice looking combination but Farquharson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akinaga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akinaga swinging wildly here.
Akinaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson moves out of range as Akinaga strikes.
Akinaga throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Akinaga.
Akinaga takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Akinaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga throws a right and a left that Farquharson avoids nicely.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a straight right.
A combination from Akinaga does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akinaga lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinaga throws a hook to the side of Farquharson's head but Farquharson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farquharson dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farquharson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akinaga throws a lazy right hand but Farquharson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinaga looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Akinaga avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farquharson.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Farquharson ducks under and follows up with a left that Farquharson also avoids with ease.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Akinaga moves out of range easily.
Farquharson scores with a head kick.
Akinaga misses with a looping right.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akinaga throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Akinaga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson feints and then cracks Akinaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akinaga down.
Akinaga misses with a double jab.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson scores with a kick to the body.
Akinaga looks to land a combination but Farquharson avoids it well.
Akinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akinaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akinaga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Akinaga.
Duncan Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farquharson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akinaga.
Akinaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farquharson can pounce on him.
Farquharson's corner calls for a 1-2. Farquharson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akinaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farquharson misses with a head kick.
Farquharson throws a low kick, looking for Akinaga's leg but Akinaga calmly moves out of range.
Farquharson slips a jab from Akinaga.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws out a loose jab but Akinaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farquharson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farquharson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farquharson throws a head kick but Akinaga moves out of range.
Akinaga blocks a head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Akinaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Akinaga misses its intended target.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Akinaga jabs Farquharson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farquharson takes one to the side of the head.
Akinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akinaga misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Akinaga avoids the head kick by Farquharson.
Akinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Akinaga. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farquharson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kiso Akinaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farquharson.
Akinaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiso Akinaga.
Well Akinaga 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiso Akinaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kiso Akinaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 1152 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Jerricho Patterson (ranked 165 p4p, 391 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson throws a hook but Shifter avoids it easily.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shifter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shifter attempts a counter takedown but Patterson avoids it well and moves away.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shifter attempts a counter takedown but Patterson avoids it well and moves away.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
so Shifter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
Patterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shifter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter drops back looking for a leg! Patterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patterson manages to kick Shifter off! Shifter jumps back into Patterson's guard.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shifter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson has his hands on Shifter's head, controlling the position.
Patterson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shifter 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.
Shifter throws a big right hand that misses.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Patterson has his foot on Shifter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shifter works his way back into a safe position though.
Shifter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shifter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patterson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shifter has managed to get both his arms back between Patterson's legs - danger averted.
Shifter advances to half guard.
Shifter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shifter tries to pass to full mount but Patterson defends it.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Shifter is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.
Patterson trying to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but Patterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shifter to get the leverage.
Patterson is trying to maintain the position but Shifter is very close to passing his half guard.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shifter.
Patterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patterson tries to roll over but Shifter keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Patterson defends the submission attempt.
Shifter is working for a submission of some sort.
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shifter is thwarting Patterson's attempts to control the position.
Patterson is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patterson is looking to control Shifter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patterson avoid being mounted?
That's four 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.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Patterson is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Patterson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shifter pulls his head out easily.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Patterson is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Patterson trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shape Shifter 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.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Patterson cracks Shifter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Patterson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shifter to stand back up!
Shifter gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Patterson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shifter is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerricho Patterson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 1104 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 166 p4p, 307 weight class). Zaintashara's entrance music is The Art of War. A fine choice. Cranio has chosen It's My Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Quebra Cranio enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaintashara.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cranio.
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaintashara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cranio scores with a nice right hand.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Zaintashara.
Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaintashara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaintashara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio avoids the body shot from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaintashara throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Zaintashara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranio misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zaintashara counter with a right hand.
It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Cranio jabs at Zaintashara's body.
Cranio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Zaintashara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cranio throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaintashara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaintashara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaintashara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranio throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaintashara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cranio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaintashara in his tracks.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cranio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaintashara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio scores with a shot to the body.
Cranio lands a jab to Zaintashara's midsection.
Zaintashara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaintashara.
Zaintashara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranio scores with the left hand. Zaintashara knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaintashara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranio.
Zaintashara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cranio.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaintashara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Zaintashara clobbers Cranio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaintashara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zaintashara thuds a left hand into Cranio's body.
Nice cross by Cranio.
Cranio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio tests Zaintashara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaintashara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaintashara throws a body punch but Cranio moves out of range.
Cranio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaintashara.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cranio misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cranio stuns Zaintashara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaintashara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Musan Zaintashara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio'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.
Zaintashara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zaintashara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaintashara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Zaintashara tried to counter with a leg kick but Cranio avoided it.
Cranio swings widly with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
Cranio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaintashara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zaintashara dips to his left and cracks Cranio with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Cranio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaintashara misses with a hook
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara throws a hook but Cranio blocks it.
Zaintashara throws a right hand that misses
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaintashara takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Cranio. That snapped Zaintashara's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Zaintashara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cranio throws out a loose jab but Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Zaintashara misses its target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranio, as that shot connected.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a low kick, right behind Cranio 's knee.
Cranio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio misses the shot to the body.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaintashara.
Cranio moves out of range of the body kick.
Cranio checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaintashara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranio.
Quebra Cranio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Zaintashara - just one landing.
Cranio throws a hook but Zaintashara avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaintashara moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Zaintashara throws a lazy right hand but Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaintashara staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Cranio misses its intended target.
Zaintashara missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cranio lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Cranio catches Zaintashara right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaintashara - that will leave a mark!
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Zaintashara's head but Zaintashara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaintashara is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Zaintashara.
A big right from Cranio misses.
Zaintashara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio throws a hook but Zaintashara blocks it.
Zaintashara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zaintashara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cranio throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaintashara counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Quebra Cranio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Zaintashara moves into the clinch.
Cranio tries to work over Zaintashara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
Zaintashara breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Cranio misses.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quebra Cranio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cranio misses with a hook. Zaintashara ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaintashara misses the target.
Cranio takes one on the button.
Cranio is rocked!
Zaintashara lands with a right and another and another! Cranio is in big trouble! Zaintashara lands again and this time it's lights out for Cranio! A quality knockout there for Zaintashara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Musan Zaintashara!
Musan Zaintashara is the new middleweight champion!
Musan Zaintashara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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