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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mortal Zeus (ranked 4696 p4p, 4193 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 556 p4p, 528 weight class). The key to victory for Mortal Zeus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mortal Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Llewellyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zeus circles away.
A slow jab from Llewellyn misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Zeus. Beautiful body shot.
Zeus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Llewellyn has Zeus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Llewellyn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zeus tumbling to the mat - Llewellyn dives into Zeus's guard.
Llewellyn prevents Zeus from getting back to his feet.
Zeus trying to control the position.
Llewellyn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn stops Zeus from standing up.
Zeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zeus is looking to stand up but Llewellyn isn't so interested in that idea.
Llewellyn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zeus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeus lands a head shot.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.
Llewellyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Llewellyn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Zeus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown
and Zeus counters with a straight right hand.
Mortal Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Jab from Zeus.
Zeus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeus scores with a punch to the head.
Zeus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Llewellyn has time to react.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Zeus counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Llewellyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zeus with a body shot.
Llewellyn moves to clinch but Zeus breaks away
and Zeus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Zeus.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown attempt - Zeus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zeus connects with a single shot there.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Llewellyn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands a nice hook to Llewellyn's body. Llewellyn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zeus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Llewellyn defending well as Zeus loads up on a big left hand.
Llewellyn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Llewellyn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Llewellyn is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Llewellyn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). AJ Llewellyn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bizzo Colez (ranked 5486 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Carlos Marcos (ranked 275 p4p, 144 weight class). Colez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. Carlos Marcos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bizzo Colez's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bizzo Colez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcos is defended easily by Colez.
Colez misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos feints the counter takedown.
Colez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marcos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colez wants to get back to his feet.
Marcos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Colez defend it? Marcos steps over the head and cranks it - Colez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Marcos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Marcos!
In defeat, Bizzo Colez stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just the beginning...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Clinchwork (ranked 3074 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Fighting Texas (ranked 397 p4p, 357 weight class). Texas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aggie Fight Song. Fighting Texas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Clinchwork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fighting Texas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texas lands a jab to Clinchwork's midsection.
Texas misses with a wild combination.
Texas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clinchwork momentarily.
Texas moves away from the strike by Clinchwork.
Texas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Texas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clinchwork takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Texas drives through and clinches with Clinchwork against the cage.
Texas lands with a left to the head.
Clinchwork tries to score a body lock takedown but Texas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Texas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clinchwork backwards.
Texas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Texas prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Clinchwork. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Texas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Texas fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Texas swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinchwork uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Texas.
Texas scores with a shoulder strike.
Clinchwork has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Texas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchwork misses with the head strike.
Texas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Texas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Texas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clinchwork is trying to drag Texas to the mat but Texas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Texas prevents the takedown attempt.
Texas gets through Clinchwork's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clinchwork definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clinchwork is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Texas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Texas scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Clinchwork is rocked!
Texas has a couple of punches blocked by Clinchwork.
Oh Clinchwork is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Texas misses with some punches.
Texas misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinchwork seems to have got his legs back now.
Clinchwork drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Texas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Texas scores with a shoulder strike.
Texas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clinchwork backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Texas lands a big right hand that drops Clinchwork! The killer instinct kicks in and Texas finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Texas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fighting Texas!
After the big win, Fighting Texas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Love Yourz (ranked 2989 p4p, 3461 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 368 p4p, 419 weight class). Justin Gaethje will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Love Yourz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yourz clinches up with Gaethje and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaethje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yourz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaethje blocks the elbow strike.
Yourz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaethje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yourz lands a nice elbow.
Yourz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yourz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaethje's brow.
Gaethje breaks the clinch.
Yourz clinches.
Yourz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaethje avoids it.
Gaethje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaethje tries to circle away but Yourz has him pinned against the cage.
Yourz lands an elbow inside that Gaethje shrugs off.
Gaethje blocks an elbow strike.
Gaethje working aggressively here.
Gaethje avoids a wild elbow strike from Yourz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaethje blocks an elbow strike.
Gaethje takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gaethje avoids the elbow strike from Yourz, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaethje avoids a wild elbow strike from Yourz.
Yourz throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaethje avoids the elbow strike from Yourz, against the cage.
Yourz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yourz tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaethje avoids the damage to the body.
Gaethje tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yourz's elbow.
Gaethje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaethje blocks the elbow strike.
Gaethje is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yourz.
Yourz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yourz throws an elbow that misses.
Gaethje can't break the clinch.
Yourz throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaethje blocks an elbow strike.
Yourz throws an elbow that misses.
Gaethje pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourz clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Gaethje's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yourz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yourz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gaethje avoids the elbow strike from Yourz, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yourz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yourz.
Yourz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaethje's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaethje misses with some punches.
Gaethje escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yourz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yourz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaethje avoids the elbow strike from Yourz, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaethje.
Gaethje misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yourz lands a nice elbow.
Yourz throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yourz tries to clinch but Gaethje is having none of it.
Yourz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaethje.
Yourz clinches up with Gaethje and pushes him back against the cage.
Yourz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yourz misses with an elbow strike.
Yourz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaethje.
Yourz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yourz pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaethje leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yourz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yourz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gaethje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yourz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gaethje fails to land.
Yourz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaethje looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Gaethje scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje managing to block the knees to the body from Yourz.
Gaethje blocks an elbow strike.
Gaethje breaks the clinch.
Yourz tries to clinch up but Gaethje circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaethje misses.
Gaethje swats away the attempt to clinch by Yourz.
Yourz moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yourz misses with an elbow over the top.
Yourz throws an elbow but it misses.
Yourz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaethje's defenses.
Gaethje avoids a wild elbow strike from Yourz.
Gaethje working aggressively here.
Yourz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yourz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yourz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaethje lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Love Yourz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yourz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yourz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaethje swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yourz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaethje to score with a decent uppercut.
Yourz wants to clinch up but Gaethje keeps it at a distance.
Yourz tries to clinch up.
Gaethje now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yourz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yourz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yourz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yourz misses with an elbow strike.
Gaethje blocks the elbow strike.
Yourz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gaethje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yourz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaethje.
Yourz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaethje can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaethje.
Gaethje avoids a wild elbow strike from Yourz.
Yourz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Gaethje as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaethje throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yourz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaethje swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaethje throws the left hand but Yourz avoids the punch easily.
Gaethje is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yourz moves to clinch but Gaethje breaks away
and Gaethje counters with a crisp right that sends Yourz to the canvas! Gaethje follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gaethje!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 2253 p4p, 3705 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 320 p4p, 480 weight class). Mifune comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Mifune. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mifune.
Mifune checks a low kick from Bradley.
Bradley walks into a stiff left hand from Mifune.
Mifune moves into the clinch.
Mifune misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Mifune swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mifune lands with a light punch inside.
Mifune lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune misses with a body punch.
Mifune struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Mifune misses with a body punch.
Mifune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Mifune is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune presses Bradley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mifune lands with a left to the head.
Mifune tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Mifune back against the cage.
Mifune scores with a shot to the side of Bradley's head.
Mifune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bradley pulls Mifune in to control the position.
Mifune sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mifune has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bradley seems keen to control Mifune's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradley throwing shots but Mifune is blocking nicely.
Mifune trying to control but Bradley postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley lands with a punch from half guard.
Mifune looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mifune on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mifune tries to get out of the position.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Mifune dodges it nicely.
Bradley thows a huge punch but Mifune dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bradley lands with a punch from half guard.
Mifune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradley.
Bradley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bradley working Mifune over with strikes.
We've been informed that Bradley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mifune is staying active underneath Bradley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bradley passes to full mount!
Mifune avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bradley.
Bradley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mifune looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bradley unloads with some shots from mount but Mifune bucks and avoids them well.
Bradley working the ground and pound effectively.
Bradley is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mifune is rocked!
Bradley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Mifune is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley working the ground and pound effectively.
Mifune takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bradley's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Bradley!
A very excited looking Derrick Bradley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Kikuchiyo Mifune stepped up to the mic, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Falto (ranked 1425 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 87 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Valerio Falto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Falto as Henderson shoots in.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Falto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Falto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Falto working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Falto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falto manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Falto's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falto is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Henderson has his hands clasped together but Falto extends and breaks Henderson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Falto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valerio Falto!
Valerio Falto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 992 p4p, 463 weight class) and Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 134 p4p, 61 weight class). Amaru Kawiwasulu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno De Oliveira's chin.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira shoots and misses
and Kawiwasulu counters with a stiff right hand.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kawiwasulu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Oliveira is aware though and is defending well.
De Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Oliveira passes into half guard.
De Oliveira controlling the action here.
De Oliveira maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kawiwasulu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but De Oliveira has cracked it and Kawiwasulu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by De Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno De Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 674 p4p, 430 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 102 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koppia sets himself, and Ziskie steps forward looking for the clinch! Koppia avoids it this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ziskie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ziskie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziskie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koppia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ziskie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ziskie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koppia's legs.
Ziskie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Koppia is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Ziskie!
A victorious Mike Ziskie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 334 p4p, 282 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 46 p4p, 41 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. Maro Pjetlic 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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trollslayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pjetlic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trollslayer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
I was talking to Trollslayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balin Trollslayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trollslayer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pjetlic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pjetlic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pjetlic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pjetlic lands with a nice body punch.
Trollslayer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trollslayer is breathing heavily.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trollslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Trollslayer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trollslayer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pjetlic sizes up Trollslayer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pjetlic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pjetlic connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trollslayer throws out the jab.
A left lands for Pjetlic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic thuds his right hand into Trollslayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trollslayer is rocked!
Pjetlic lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Trollslayer out cold! Trollslayer is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maro Pjetlic!
During a confident post fight interview, Maro Pjetlic 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 45 p4p, 264 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 8 p4p, 40 weight class). Rav Kapur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kapur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kapur misses with a takedown attempt - Veainu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kapur dives in for a single leg takedown but Veainu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kapur shoots and misses
and Kapur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Vunipola Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rav Kapur.
Kapur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Veainu avoids it really well and circles away.
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Kapur crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kapur looks OK. Veainu waves Kapur back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Kapur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veainu counters with a right hand from hell and Kapur is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunipola Veainu!
Vunipola Veainu retains his heavyweight title!
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