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Highland 107 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Brown (ranked 5011 p4p, 5329 weight class) and Manny Luciano (ranked 278 p4p, 288 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Luciano misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Luciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Luciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Luciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Luciano as he connects with a hook.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Luciano lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Luciano lands with a nice body punch.
Luciano cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown instigates a clinch.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luciano smiles and moves away.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luciano defends well and Brown ends up having to push Luciano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Luciano tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Luciano is defending well.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luciano swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luciano's waist but Luciano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luciano scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Brown shoots in.
Luciano rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Luciano.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Luciano keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Luciano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown shoots in but Luciano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Brown shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch up.
As Brown backs off Luciano throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luciano clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Luciano looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luciano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Luciano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
Luciano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano controlling from the top position.
Brown is trying to keep Luciano in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Luciano moves into the clinch.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
Brown prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Renzo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a head shot.
A left lands for Luciano.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Renzo Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
Luciano tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Luciano lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Luciano rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown slips a jab from Luciano.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown with a jab.
Luciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luciano as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Luciano, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manny Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luciano avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luciano with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
A body shot lands from Luciano.
Brown blocking some punches.
Manny Luciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luciano works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luciano!
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Luciano.
Renzo Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Luciano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mathieu Arsenault (ranked 3541 p4p, 5253 weight class) and Couscous Mahoo (ranked 235 p4p, 283 weight class). Mathieu Arsenault has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathieu Arsenault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Couscous Mahoo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoo throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Arsenault misses the target.
Mahoo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arsenault's half guard.
Mahoo is looking to take a break and control but Arsenault is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahoo wants to pass to mount but Arsenault is defending the position.
Mahoo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arsenault really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mahoo has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Arsenault is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Couscous Mahoo!
Couscous Mahoo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 2958 p4p, 24667 weight class) and Moe Moose (ranked 399 p4p, 663 weight class). Mifune comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moe Moose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moose shoots in but Mifune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mifune gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mifune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mifune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moose wants a takedown but no success here.
Mifune has Moose pushed against the cage.
Mifune lands a left hand.
Moose jumps guard but Mifune turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kikuchiyo Mifune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Moose.
Mifune prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mifune.
A short left from Mifune.
Mifune lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moose backwards.
 Moose is rocked!
Moose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moose is still on wobbly legs! Can Mifune finish him?
Mifune presses Moose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moose blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mifune swings wildly with an uppercut but Moose uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune working aggressively here.
Mifune throws a head punch that misses.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
Mifune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moose blocking some punches.
Mifune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Moose seems to have recovered his senses.
Moose tries to stall but Mifune uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mifune creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Moose with a big uppercut! Moose tries to clinch up but Mifune pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Moose to the mat! Moose covers up and Mifune unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
Kikuchiyo Mifune 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xqc DoubleU (ranked 3080 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 413 p4p, 314 weight class). DoubleU comes to the cage accompanied by Enjoy Your Stay. Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xqc DoubleU!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DoubleU lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradley lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - DoubleU can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bradley and DoubleU drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bradley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 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, Xqc DoubleU stepped up to the mic, saying 'xqcL'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Shaw (ranked 3394 p4p, 1477 weight class) and Titus Lesnar (ranked 404 p4p, 190 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Next Big Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Titus Lesnar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jackson Shaw'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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaw could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar scores with punches from side control.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Shaw regains half guard.
Shaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaw defending well though.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaw tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 It looks like Jackson Shaw has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson Shaw's cut is getting worse.
Shaw is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jeez, Jackson Shaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jackson Shaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Titus Lesnar!
A very excited looking Titus Lesnar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Jackson Shaw had this to say: 'I want a rematch I can beat this peice of crap fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Cena (ranked 3513 p4p, 1230 weight class) and Olan Johnson (ranked 413 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Olan Johnson enters the cage!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cena is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cena looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Cena persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Cena in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cena doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cena finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson pulls Cena in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has control of Cena's left arm, preventing Cena from doing any damage.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cena wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cena misses with a takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cena is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson throws a big counter head kick but Cena avoids it with no problem.
Cena shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like James Cena has been cut.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cena. Cena gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Cena back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cenas head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
 Cena is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Oh Cena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Cena seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson jerks Cena to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Cena's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Johnson steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Olan Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 834 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 123 p4p, 171 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ousmane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Hoca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ousmane.
Ousmane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoca defends it nicely.
Necmettin Hoca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kofi Ousmane.
Hoca takes a swing at Ousmane's ribcage but misses.
Hoca lands a left and a right that send Ousmane crashing to the mat, dazed. Hoca thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ousmane is rocked!
Ousmane circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hoca. Ousmane falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hoca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Necmettin Hoca!
Necmettin Hoca spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maro Pjetlic (ranked 353 p4p, 1801 weight class) and Boyd Fitzgerald (ranked 46 p4p, 236 weight class). Pjetlic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Legend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald moves out of range as Pjetlic strikes.
Fitzgerald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pjetlic with a body shot.
Nice shot by Pjetlic.
Fitzgerald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzgerald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pjetlic jabs Fitzgerald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pjetlic misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald staying out of range there.
Fitzgerald fakes the leg kick and cracks Pjetlic in the body.
Pjetlic lands a jab to Fitzgerald's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald motions for Pjetlic to come forward. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pjetlic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald is looking to slow Pjetlic down with leg kicks.
Fitzgerald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald scoring well with a low kick there.
Pjetlic throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Pjetlic does no damage.
Fitzgerald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pjetlic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgerald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzgerald moves forwards but Pjetlic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic lands with a straight right. Fitzgerald didn't see that one coming.
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!
Pjetlic lands a big uppercut and Fitzgerald crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fitzgerald looks OK. Pjetlic waves Fitzgerald back to his feet!
Fitzgerald is rocked!
 It looks like Boyd Fitzgerald has been cut.
Fitzgerald staying out of range there.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Pjetlic engages and cracks Fitzgerald with a massive lead left hook - Fitzgerald tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Pjetlic is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maro Pjetlic!
After winning the bout, Maro Pjetlic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 151 p4p, 682 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 30 p4p, 99 weight class). Vatsadze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawley's choice of entrance music: Jewelry - One More Time. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze throws a series of strikes that have Crawley backpedaling.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Vatsadze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vatsadze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vatsadze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Vatsadze controls the action.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vatsadze lands a left hand.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
Crawley letting Vatsadze take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Vatsadze. That snapped Crawley's head back.
Crawley thumps Vatsadze with a low kick.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawley has time to react.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Vatsadze coming out on top.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Vatsadze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawley momentarily.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatsadze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vatsadze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vatsadze connects with a body shot that sends Crawley's belly button to the back.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vatsadze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vatsadze scores with a nice strike.
Vatsadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab.
Vatsadze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vatsadze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawley.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze slips under a jab.
Vatsadze tries to land a front kick but Crawley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Vatsadze counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away.
Vatsadze has closed the distance and engaged Crawley in a clinch.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Vatsadze stalling in the clinch.
Crawley tries to break free but Vatsadze pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze checks the leg kick.
Crawley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Crawley throws a front kick aimed at Vatsadze's knee but Vatsadze avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vatsadze finds it's way through Crawley's defenses.
Vatsadze lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Vatsadze wants to clinch but Crawley slips to the side
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vatsadze misses with a head kick.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
Vatsadze digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vatsadze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Vatsadze defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Vatsadze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with a low kick.
Vatsadze throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatsadze misses with a head kick.
Crawley feints a counter leg kick.
Crawley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze misses with a right hand
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vatsadze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vatsadze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vatsadze staying out of range there.
Vatsadze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Vatsadze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vatsadze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vatsadze looks to land a combination but Crawley avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
A low kick from Crawley misses
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murtaz Vatsadze is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Vatsadze misses
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Vatsadze thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Vatsadze.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab.
Vatsadze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Vatsadze blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Crawley.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Vatsadze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatsadze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley misses with a low kick as Vatsadze jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze darts in trying to clinch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze pushes off an throws an elbow but Crawley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Crawley wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatsadze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crawley tries to break the clinch but Vatsadze is controlling the position.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Vatsadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Crawley walks into a jab.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vatsadze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Vatsadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a wild combination.
Crawley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vatsadze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Vatsadze works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Vatsadze closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it.
Vatsadze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vatsadze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatsadze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crawley lands a head shot.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Vatsadze counters with a nice body shot.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vatsadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vatsadze lunges at Crawley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crawley's hand.
Vatsadze takes one on the button.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vatsadze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Crawley thumps Vatsadze with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vatsadze stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Vatsadze to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawley walks into a left hand.
Vatsadze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Vatsadze throws a leg kick but Crawley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vatsadze misses the shot to the body.
Vatsadze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatsadze cracks Crawley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vatsadze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Vatsadze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vatsadze takes the fight into the clinch.
Vatsadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze scores with a shot to the side of Crawley's head.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatsadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vatsadze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawley.
Murtaz Vatsadze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Vatsadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze - that landed with a thud.
Vatsadze tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murtaz Vatsadze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatsadze 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murtaz Vatsadze!
Murtaz Vatsadze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 176 p4p, 570 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 33 p4p, 86 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finlayson. Finlayson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
A little jabbing left from Vinogradov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinogradov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Vinogradov does it's job there.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Vinogradov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Finlayson to the mat! Finlayson manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vinogradov is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinogradov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vinogradov trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Finlayson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vinogradov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vinogradov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vinogradov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinogradov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinogradov trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Finlayson. No joy for Vinogradov on that attempt.
Vinogradov fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Vinogradov with that takedown attempt.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov lands a body shot.
Vinogradov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vinogradov trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Finlayson pulls Vinogradov in to control the position.
Vinogradov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Finlayson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Finlayson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vinogradov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finlayson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov working a defensive guard here.
Vinogradov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinogradov looking to control.
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finlayson passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Finlayson as Vinogradov shoots in.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Vinogradov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinogradov dives in for a single leg takedown but Finlayson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Nice straight punches there by Finlayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finlayson.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinogradov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finlayson sprawls well initially but Vinogradov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finlayson tries to roll over but Vinogradov keeps him under control.
Vinogradov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finlayson's head.
Finlayson is looking for a sweep. Vinogradov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vinogradov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finlayson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov seems to be looking for submissions.
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura here.
Vinogradov is working for a kimura but Finlayson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vinogradov is trying to control. Finlayson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vinogradov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Finlayson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vinogradov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Vinogradov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finlayson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinogradov.
Finlayson trying to control from the bottom.
Finlayson won't allow Vinogradov to pass to mount.
Finlayson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinogradov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vinogradov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinogradov dips to his left and cracks Finlayson with an uppercut!
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinogradov doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a left hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finlayson defends it well.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Vinogradov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vinogradov looks OK. Finlayson waves Vinogradov back to his feet!
Vinogradov is rocked!
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Vinogradov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Finlayson drops Vinogradov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vinogradov! Finlayson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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