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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hilo Revenge (ranked 5101 p4p, 4838 weight class) and Petr Vrabec (ranked 398 p4p, 383 weight class). Hilo Revenge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hilo Revenge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vrabec!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revenge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vrabec.
Revenge blocks the body kick.
Revenge misses with a head kick.
Vrabec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revenge.
Revenge looks for the body kick but Vrabec saw that one coming.
Vrabec feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vrabec. Revenge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revenge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vrabec shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Revenge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vrabec is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Revenge is trying to escape and Vrabec transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Revenge is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vrabec! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petr Vrabec!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Baldwin (ranked 5776 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Rodolfo Cadena (ranked 418 p4p, 358 weight class). Baldwin's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodolfo Cadena!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cadena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cadena cracks Baldwin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Baldwin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cadena pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Baldwin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodolfo Cadena!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Green Jones (ranked 3191 p4p, 3222 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 208 p4p, 210 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hipster playlist. Mad Hatter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Green Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Green Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Hatter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hatter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hatter's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones prevents Hatter from getting back to his feet.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hatter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Hatter's guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Donk. Hatter catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Hatter looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones feints and as Hatter raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from Hatter's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hatter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hatter misses with a looping right.
Hatter misses with a straight left.
Hatter lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Hatter waves Jones back to his feet!
 Jones is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Jones - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hatter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mad Hatter!
Green Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost because it's the new trendy thing to do.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Jam (ranked 3461 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Reinaldo Gracie (ranked 318 p4p, 347 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 New York, Sammy Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reinaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam lands the left hand.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Jam avoids it easily.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jam is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Jam's legs - danger averted.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is working to tighten his grip on Jam's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jam has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gracie is really squeezing tight and eventually Jam passes out! Gracie breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reinaldo Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Reinaldo Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Cap (ranked 2569 p4p, 4338 weight class) and David House (ranked 355 p4p, 521 weight class). Robert Cap could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David House's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Cap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David House!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House clinches up with Cap and pushes him back against the cage.
Cap is trying to pull guard but House turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
House working hard to break the clinch.
Cap can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Cap decides to pull guard.
Cap had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. House defends it easily.
House must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cap is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House tries to get to full guard but Cap has control of the leg.
Cap is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so House is just riding it out for now. Cap eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cap stops House from standing up.
House is trying to keep Cap in close.
Cap working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cap won't allow House to sweep him here.
House really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cap. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cap slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cap wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by House, who protects the arm well.
Cap looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cap tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cap is trying to get an arm triangle but House is defending well.
Cap tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
House is trying to control Cap's posture but Cap avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but House is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cap working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cap is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House is pushing Cap's head away, looking to escape. Cap manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Cap working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cap tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cap has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
House manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cap's best efforts.
House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cap is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
House trying to control here.
Cap is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. House doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Cap dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cap drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cap wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by House, who protects the arm well.
House struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cap lands a strong strike to the head of House. That's dazed him! Cap looking to finish here. House is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cap lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Cap!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Veenhof (ranked 2717 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 350 p4p, 420 weight class). Veenhof comes to the cage accompanied by Common - Drivin' Me Wild. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Veenhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veenhof ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veenhof lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Veenhof scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Veenhof misses with a body shot.
Smith avoids the body shot from Veenhof.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Veenhof had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Smith misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Veenhof as he connects with a hook.
Veenhof lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Veenhof.
Veenhof misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veenhof throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Veenhof makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Veenhof tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Veenhof breaks from the clinch.
Veenhof thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veenhof misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veenhof misses with a hook.
Veenhof throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veenhof with a body shot.
Veenhof throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veenhof throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veenhof is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Veenhof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veenhof jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veenhof misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Veenhof moved away.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Veenhof.
Veenhof fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Veenhof darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith swings for the body but Veenhof moves out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Veenhof to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veenhof throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veenhof jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veenhof tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veenhof uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veenhof has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Veenhof is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veenhof up against the cage.
Veenhof is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Veenhof misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veenhof is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith prevents Veenhof from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Veenhof dominated that round.
That's time! Veenhof's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Veenhof connects with the punch.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Veenhof saw that one coming.
Veenhof is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veenhof.
Veenhof lands with a cross.
Veenhof lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Veenhof. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veenhof lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Veenhof is just out of range.
Veenhof works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Veenhof misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veenhof takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Veenhof has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veenhof throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Veenhof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veenhof cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Veenhof holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Veenhof tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veenhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veenhof misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Veenhof tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Veenhof wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veenhof backwards.
Veenhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veenhof lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veenhof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Veenhof is looking to counter punch.
Derek Veenhof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith has Veenhof up against the cage in a clinch.
Veenhof wants to stall.
Veenhof can't break the clinch.
Veenhof tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Veenhof tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.
Veenhof throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Veenhof blocks it.
Veenhof tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Veenhof stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Veenhof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith keeps control of Veenhof as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veenhof up against the cage.
Smith has Veenhof pressed against the cage, preventing Veenhof from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Veenhof wants to break free but Smith has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Veenhof dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Veenhof uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Veenhof connects with a looping right hand.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Veenhof works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Veenhof keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veenhof is looking to counter punch.
Veenhof misses with a wild combination.
Veenhof lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Veenhof. Beautiful body shot.
Veenhof dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Veenhof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veenhof throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Veenhof there.
 Smith is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Veenhof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Veenhof finish him?
Smith throws a series of punches but Veenhof moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Veenhof. Those never looked like landing.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Veenhof.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veenhof. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Veenhof backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Veenhof manages to avoid it all.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Veenhof moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Veenhof was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Veenhof lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veenhof with a nice cross.
Veenhof looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith moves out of range as Veenhof strikes.
As Veenhof backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Veenhof manages to avoid it all.
Smith throws a right hand that Veenhof ducks under and follows up with a left that Veenhof also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Veenhof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veenhof is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veenhof is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veenhof is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Veenhof into the cage.
Veenhof is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smith has Veenhof pressed against the cage, preventing Veenhof from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith stalling.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Veenhof pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Veenhof misses the target.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Veenhof slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
It looked like Veenhof wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veenhof swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Veenhof keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veenhof with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith throws a right hand that Veenhof ducks under and follows up with a left that Veenhof also avoids with ease.
Veenhof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Veenhof scores with a body shot.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Veenhof misses with a series of wild punches.
Matt Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veenhof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matt Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Veenhof. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith avoids the body shot from Veenhof.
Veenhof checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Veenhof showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Veenhof, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Veenhof!
Derek Veenhof 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dash (ranked 2140 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Charles Sobhraj (ranked 137 p4p, 185 weight class). Sobhraj comes into a darkened arena with his song building. hurragutt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Dash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dash, as that shot connected.
Dash lands with a right that hurts Sobhraj. Sobhraj looks to clinch but Dash throws a short knee that drops Sobhraj. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Sean Dash!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sean Dash thanked Nutritional Shaved Ice for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 2078 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Nathaniel Jones (ranked 251 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nathaniel Jones 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
 It looks like Nathaniel Jones has been cut.
Van Thüringen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Thüringen, as that shot connected.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Van Thüringen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Thüringen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Thüringen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones is rocked!
Van Thüringen throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Thüringen finish him?
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Thüringen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Thüringen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Van Thüringen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jones crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jones's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balthasar Van Thüringen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Goon (ranked 1106 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Artemis Bray (ranked 63 p4p, 95 weight class). Artemis Bray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Goon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artemis Bray!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon lands a glancing blow to the side of Bray's head.
Bray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goon counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Bray misses
and Goon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bray throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Goon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bray fails with the takedown
and Goon counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bray.
Goon connects with a single shot there.
Bray misses with a takedown attempt
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jerry Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemis Bray.
A head kick misses from Bray.
Goon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bray connects with a leg kick.
Bray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Goon as Bray shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray throws a lazy body kick
and Bray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goon. That did some damage!
Goon throws a big shot that misses.
Bray misses with a kick to the body
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Goon. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bray.
Bray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goon swivels and escapes.
It looked like Goon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray thuds his shin into the meat of Goon's side.
Artemis Bray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goon.
Goon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goon checks a low kick from Bray.
It looked like Goon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goon scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Bray misses
letting Goon counter with a right hand.
Jerry Goon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bray misses with a takedown
and Goon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bray blocks a jab.
Bray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bray! Goon lets Bray back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bray is rocked!
Goon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bray misses with the body kick
and Goon counters with a nice uppercut.
Bray is still on wobbly legs! Can Goon finish him?
Bray misses with a kick to the body
and Goon counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bray badly! Goon follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bray out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Goon finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jerry Goon!
Jerry Goon retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jerry Goon 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.
Artemis Bray spoke after the fight, saying 'Artemis Bray is better than this one fight! Artemis Bray will not stay down for long! I am THE Artemis Bray!!!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaco The Rastafarian Priest (ranked 1509 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Bobby Saturn (ranked 59 p4p, 58 weight class). Bobby Saturn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaco The Rastafarian Priest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Saturn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rastafarian Priest misses the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Rastafarian Priest or perhaps it was just good defense by Saturn, which made it look bad.
The Rastafarian Priest scores with a nice strike.
The Rastafarian Priest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saturn pinned against the cage. Saturn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Saturn misses.
The Rastafarian Priest throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saturn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rastafarian Priest throws a hook to the side of Saturn's head but Saturn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saturn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saturn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saturn loads up on a big right hand but The Rastafarian Priest slips the punch.
Saturn misses with a looping right.
The Rastafarian Priest fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saturn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saturn moves out of range as The Rastafarian Priest strikes.
Bobby Saturn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saturn looks to score with a jab to the body but The Rastafarian Priest is just out of range.
The Rastafarian Priest scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saturn in his tracks.
Saturn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Saturn moves out of range as The Rastafarian Priest strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rastafarian Priest rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saturn counters with a straight right hand.
The Rastafarian Priest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saturn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Rastafarian Priest lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saturn throws a jab but it's blocked by The Rastafarian Priest.
Saturn throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Rastafarian Priest counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saturn misses with a hook
and The Rastafarian Priest counters with a straight right hand.
The Rastafarian Priest lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Rastafarian Priest misses its intended target.
Saturn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Rastafarian Priest throws a jab but it's blocked by Saturn.
Saturn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Rastafarian Priest.
Despite the aggression on Saturn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Rastafarian Priest looks to land a right hand but Saturn moved out of range.
Saturn misses with a left hand
and The Rastafarian Priest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Rastafarian Priest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saturn moves away.
The Rastafarian Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saturn cracks a nice hook into The Rastafarian Priest's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rastafarian Priest cracks Saturn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Rastafarian Priest misses with a body shot
and Saturn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Rastafarian Priest connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Rastafarian Priest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Saturn throws a body punch but The Rastafarian Priest moves out of range.
The Rastafarian Priest fails with a takedown attempt.
Saturn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaco The Rastafarian Priest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saturn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Rastafarian Priest doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaco The Rastafarian Priest dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saturn swings widly with a right hand
and Saturn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Rastafarian Priest lands a left and a right that send Saturn crashing to the mat, dazed. The Rastafarian Priest thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bobby Saturn has been cut.
The Rastafarian Priest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saturn can do to turn this around?
Saturn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saturn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Rastafarian Priest moves away.
It looked like The Rastafarian Priest was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Rastafarian Priest throws a body shot but no joy.
As The Rastafarian Priest backs off Saturn throws a huge counter combo but The Rastafarian Priest manages to avoid it all.
The Rastafarian Priest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saturn.
Saturn throws out a counter right but The Rastafarian Priest avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Rastafarian Priest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saturn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saturn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Rastafarian Priest.
Saturn misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting The Rastafarian Priest counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturn misses with a shot to the body
and The Rastafarian Priest counters with a stiff right hand.
Saturn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like The Rastafarian Priest has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Saturn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Rastafarian Priest counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saturn thinking.
The Rastafarian Priest missing with a left hand there. Saturn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Rastafarian Priest scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Rastafarian Priest takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Rastafarian Priest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saturn.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Rastafarian Priest darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rastafarian Priest lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Saturn out cold! Saturn is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaco The Rastafarian Priest!
Jaco The Rastafarian Priest retains his super heavyweight title!
Jaco The Rastafarian Priest decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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