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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jushin Liger (ranked 24732 p4p, 23760 weight class) and George Marcus (ranked 590 p4p, 578 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Liger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcus's waist but Marcus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liger off to one side.
Marcus throws a wild body kick that Liger sees coming a mile off.
Marcus gets the takedown into side control.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Liger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liger is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus trying to control the position but Liger is working away.
Liger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marcus off and has taken his back!
Marcus tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liger working for the choke.
Marcus is in bad spot here.
Liger controls the action.
Marcus trying to control the action but Liger just sinks the hooks in.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Liger.
Marcus just trying to survive but Liger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Liger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Liger lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marcus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liger biding his time, looking for the opening.
Liger is hanging on to Marcus's back as he tries to escape.
Marcus trying to control the hands but Liger breaks the grip.
Liger is riding his opponent, not letting Marcus buck him off.
Marcus is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Liger gets his way!
Marcus is trying to break free.
Liger controlling the position well here. Marcus rolled but Liger kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Liger is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marcus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Liger is hanging on to Marcus's back as he tries to escape.
Liger is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marcus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marcus just trying to survive but Liger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liger keeps control of the position as Marcus tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jushin Liger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liger shoots and misses
and Marcus counters with a left and a right that stings Liger.
Marcus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liger.
Marcus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marcus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marcus showed some decent athleticism there.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Liger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liger gets back to full guard.
Marcus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liger's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Liger from getting back to his feet.
Liger pulls Marcus in close to his closed guard and prevents Marcus from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marcus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Liger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcus postures up.
Marcus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liger tries to get out of the position.
Liger looking to control.
Marcus looking to sit in guard and control but Liger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liger tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Liger tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
Jushin Liger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcus is wriggling around but Liger manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liger in particular looking to stall.
Liger lands strikes from half guard.
Liger prevents Marcus from improving his position.
Marcus is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcus tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Liger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Marcus regains half guard.
Liger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marcus is trying to get back to full guard.
Liger lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liger wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Marcus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marcus has Liger up against the cage in a clinch.
Liger pulls guard successfully.
Liger keeping moving, preventing Marcus from controlling successfully.
Marcus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marcus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Liger, up you get!
Marcus shoots in and bounces Liger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus trying to control but Liger is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liger is on top in guard.
Liger is stalling in the full guard.
Liger won't allow Marcus to sweep him here.
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.
Marcus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liger works over Marcus with some ground and pound from guard.
Marcus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marcus wants to sweep but no luck.
Liger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Liger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Marcus does no damage.
Marcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Liger goes for a double leg but Marcus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marcus continues to drive forward.
Liger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcus throwing strikes but Liger manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Marcus wants to control but Liger postures up.
Liger tries for a kimura but Marcus is defending well.
Liger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus regains half guard.
Marcus trying to hold on to Liger's head to control him but Liger postures up.
Marcus has hold of Liger's hands but Liger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marcus trying to control from the bottom.
Liger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus wants to control but Liger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marcus tries to kick Liger off but Liger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marcus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marcus.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Marcus.
I think Marcus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Marcus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig (ranked 24691 p4p, 5105 weight class) and Isopaa Mfer (ranked 197 p4p, 146 weight class). Mac Giolla Phadraig comes to the cage accompanied by Genie In a Bottle. Isopaa Mfer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Giolla Phadraig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mac Giolla Phadraig shoots in for a takedown but Mfer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mac Giolla Phadraig walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig has been cut.
Mfer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Giolla Phadraig. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mac Giolla Phadraig to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mfer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mac Giolla Phadraig manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mfer has Mac Giolla Phadraig in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Giolla Phadraig keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Mfer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac Giolla Phadraig keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mfer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mfer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac Giolla Phadraig doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac Giolla Phadraig manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mac Giolla Phadraig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mfer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac Giolla Phadraig is aware though and is defending well.
Mfer is trying to control the position but Mac Giolla Phadraig postures up.
Mfer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mac Giolla Phadraig defends well.
Mac Giolla Phadraig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mac Giolla Phadraig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mfer looking for a guillotine here but Mac Giolla Phadraig defends easily.
Mfer is looking for a triangle but Mac Giolla Phadraig pushes his legs off easily.
Mac Giolla Phadraig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mac Giolla Phadraig frees his head nicely. Oh but Mfer has switched to an armbar! Mac Giolla Phadraig is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Isopaa Mfer!
Adrian Mac Giolla Phadraig spoke after the fight, saying 'Where's my beer?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between he he (ranked 3487 p4p, 4885 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 419 p4p, 507 weight class). Hansen has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, he he!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
he tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hansen defends well and he ends up having to push Hansen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hansen gets through he's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hansen misses with a looping right.
Hansen lands a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Hansen as he shoots in.
Hansen lands a lovely overhand right.
Hansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by he.
Hansen lands with a cross.
Hansen scores with a sloppy right hand. he should have avoided that one.
Hansen lands with a hook. he tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hansen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
he misses with a takedown
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for he he. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Hansen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hansen.
 he is rocked!
Marcus Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen throws an overhand right that drops he like a sack of potatoes! Hansen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hansen!
Our winner, Marcus Hansen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Garcia (ranked 3177 p4p, 3903 weight class) and Dario Peric (ranked 357 p4p, 423 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dario Peric!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Peric sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia tries to move into range but Peric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mateo Garcia has been cut.
Peric lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Peric throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peric misses with a wild body shot.
Peric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia tries to clinch but Peric moves out of range.
No joy there for Peric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Peric, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Peric against the cage but Peric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peric lands a nice looking body shot.
Peric misses the jab.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Peric.
Peric misses the jab.
Peric cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peric.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcia. Peric shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peric blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick but Peric moves out of range.
Peric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Peric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a head kick but Peric moves out of range.
Peric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Peric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peric lands a jab.
Peric scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Peric loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to counter with a takedown but Peric is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Peric misses.
Peric blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateo Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Peric throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peric lands a left hand.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peric is keeping busy.
Peric misses with a punch to the body.
Peric lands with a short shot to the head.
Peric is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia is rocked!
Peric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peric lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Garcia to his knees! Peric keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Peric!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gordon (ranked 3415 p4p, 3730 weight class) and Karl Johannessen (ranked 386 p4p, 416 weight class). 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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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Johannessen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannessen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gordon. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Johannessen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johannessen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johannessen counters with a nice body shot.
Johannessen closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gordon out cold! Gordon corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karl Johannessen!
Karl Johannessen 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Atkiray (ranked 3030 p4p, 3207 weight class) and Justin Lobsusbaka (ranked 286 p4p, 295 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temujin Atkiray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Lobsusbaka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobsusbaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atkiray has time to react.
Lobsusbaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkiray.
Lobsusbaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atkiray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lobsusbaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkiray manages to avoid it.
Atkiray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lobsusbaka.
Atkiray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Atkiray slows the pace down.
Atkiray working the ground and pound but Lobsusbaka is defending the strikes.
Lobsusbaka wants to get back to his feet.
Atkiray scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkiray scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lobsusbaka to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobsusbaka is looking to regain half guard here but Atkiray keeps moving and retains side control.
Atkiray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkiray wants to control but Lobsusbaka is keeping him busy.
Atkiray works to advance to full mount. Lobsusbaka defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Atkiray throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Atkiray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Atkiray landing strikes from the mount and Lobsusbaka is in trouble!
Atkiray lands a nice shot to the head.
 Lobsusbaka is rocked!
Atkiray landing shots from mount.
Lobsusbaka is still in real trouble! Can Atkiray finish him?
Atkiray postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lobsusbaka bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Atkiray and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Atkiray!
After winning the bout, Temujin Atkiray 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 3078 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Pentti Koyri (ranked 352 p4p, 336 weight class). 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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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Koyri!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koyri.
Mir feinted with a counter takedown.
Koyri lands with a shot to the body.
Koyri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koyri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koyri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koyri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koyri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koyri lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koyri throws out the jab.
Koyri cracks Mir with a good jab.
Koyri throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Koyri misses with a looping left.
Koyri lands a big head kick that sends Mir tumbling to the mat! Koyri takes a step backwards and waves Mir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mir is rocked!
Koyri looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Koyri misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyri misses with a looping right.
Mir feinted with a counter takedown.
Koyri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koyri misses with a body kick.
Mir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koyri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pentti Koyri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Koyri lands a nice hook to Mir's body. Mir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Koyri finds it's target.
Koyri looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koyri.
Mir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koyri looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koyri lands with a good body shot.
Koyri throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koyri throws out the jab.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Koyri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frank Mir's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koyri thumps Mir with a low kick.
Koyri circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mir to the canvas! Mir doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Koyri keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Koyri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Montgomery (ranked 2570 p4p, 2057 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 296 p4p, 250 weight class). Xander Montgomery 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Ramano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramano lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramano lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramano. Montgomery shrugs it off though.
Montgomery drops his hands momentarily and Ramano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Xander Montgomery has been cut.
BOOM! Ramano lands a beautiful left hook that drops Montgomery. Montgomery tries to recover but Ramano is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Montgomery lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Ramano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (ranked 1119 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Cyborg Reyes (ranked 145 p4p, 218 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyborg Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Reyes had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Reyes.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Daniels looking to control but instead Reyes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Daniels wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniels lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is keen to just control but Reyes is a slippery customer.
Daniels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Daniels prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Reyes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Daniels is looking for a kimura here.
Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniels seems to be working for a kimura but Reyes defends the submission attempt.
Daniels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reyes is concentrating on defense, preventing Daniels from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Daniels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Reyes is in trouble!
 It looks like Cyborg Reyes has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels can't control as he wanted to and Reyes manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Reyes won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
Daniels passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reyes!
Daniels trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reyes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Reyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Cyborg Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donk. Reyes catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Reyes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Daniels blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Daniels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reyes's legs.
The strikes coming from Daniels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daniels advances to mount.
Daniels moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reyes has worked his arm free - good work by Reyes!
Reyes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daniels.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reyes is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Reyes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reyes taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reyes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reyes has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Daniels's lack of action.
Clayton Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it.
Reyes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reyes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels is controlling the pace.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Daniels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Daniels wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels is thwarting Reyes's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clayton Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Reyes's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes scores with a decent looking hook.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Reyes tries to clinch
and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
Reyes trying to control the position.
Daniels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reyes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daniels has Reyes in his guard.
Reyes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reyes trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyes's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reyes controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels passes Reyes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Reyes is defending well.
Daniels throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reyes sees it coming and defends easily.
Reyes is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it.
Daniels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Reyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Reyes throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Daniels slips a jab from Reyes.
Cyborg Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Reyes throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Reyes is quick to defend against it.
Cyborg Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clayton Daniels.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 944 p4p, 1295 weight class) and Jake Paul (ranked 133 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
192
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Paul!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paul sprawls and moves away.
Paul has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paul throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Paul!
Howard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Howard has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Paul is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Howard yanks on the arm and Paul is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Howard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Howard!
Dean Howard retains his middleweight title!
Dean Howard bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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