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ENIGMA 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 6390 p4p, 4271 weight class) and Xenos Leventis (ranked 599 p4p, 482 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xenos Leventis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leventis darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalski.
Leventis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leventis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leventis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leventis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kowalski gets underhooks to prevent Leventis's takedown attempt.
Kowalski avoids a wild elbow strike from Leventis.
Kowalski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski is pressed up against the cage. Leventis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kowalski down to the mat. Kowalski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leventis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kowalski to the ground. Leventis is now in Kowalski's guard.
Leventis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leventis landing some decent shots from guard.
Leventis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leventis postures up in Kowalski's guard and throws a big left but Kowalski blocks it.
Leventis stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leventis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leventis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Leventis landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leventis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kowalski has Leventis pulled in close to control his posture.
Leventis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leventis trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski wants to stand and escape but Leventis is having none of it.
Kowalski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leventis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kowalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xenos Leventis.
Leventis is looking to clinch.
Leventis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xenos Leventis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leventis is looking to clinch.
Leventis has closed the distance and engaged Kowalski in a clinch.
Kowalski stops a takedown attempt from Leventis.
Leventis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leventis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leventis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leventis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leventis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leventis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kowalski prevents Leventis from improving position.
Leventis advances to full mount.
Leventis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kowalski regains half guard.
Leventis trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Kowalski gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leventis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kowalski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leventis manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leventis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leventis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leventis has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xenos Leventis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Leventis.
Kowalski cracks Leventis with an open hand slap.
Kowalski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leventis's guard.
Leventis is wriggling around but Kowalski manages to pass to half guard.
Kowalski prevents Leventis from standing back up.
Kowalski slips a nice elbow through Leventis's hands, connecting with Leventis's forehead.
Leventis is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski blocks the strikes from Leventis.
Kowalski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leventis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Leventis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Leventis has wrist control.
Kowalski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Leventis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leventis looking to sit in guard and control but Kowalski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leventis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kowalski has managed to get both his arms back between Leventis's legs - danger averted.
Leventis is trying to keep Kowalski in close.
Leventis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Leventis.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski is in close to Leventis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Leventis blocks nicely.
Leventis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
Peter Kowalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leventis is looking for a triangle but Kowalski pushes his legs off easily.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kowalski with a nice head shot there.
Kowalski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leventis's head.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Leventis.
Kowalski throws an elbow that misses. Leventis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowalski's guard. Nice move by Leventis!
Kowalski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leventis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leventis preventing the sweep.
Leventis wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leventis's guard.
Kowalski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Leventis.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Leventis keeps moving.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Leventis is retaining full guard.
Kowalski stands and throws Leventis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leventis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Leventis taking a bit of punishment here - Kowalski scoring with strikes.
Leventis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kowalski off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski tries to escape but Leventis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leventis sprawls and moves away.
Kowalski works the jab nicely.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leventis clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leventis tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leventis misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leventis.
Leventis lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leventis prevents it.
Kowalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski has Leventis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leventis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leventis is trying to trip Kowalski. He has hold of a leg but Kowalski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leventis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Leventis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kowalski's head.
Leventis throws a strike but Kowalski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski cracks Leventis with a solid left hand.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowalski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leventis looking for a guillotine here but Kowalski defends easily.
Kowalski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kowalski advances position into side control!
Kowalski lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leventis is trying to improve his position.
Leventis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kowalski is working Leventis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kowalski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kowalski landing a few strikes.
Kowalski working the ground and pound.
Kowalski is putting a hurting on Leventis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leventis is trying to improve his position.
Kowalski grinds an elbow into Leventis's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leventis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kowalski connects with a decent elbow.
Leventis is looking to regain half guard here but Kowalski keeps moving and retains side control.
Kowalski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Leventis down.
 Leventis is rocked!
Kowalski scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Leventis is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kowalski can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MKFC , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 3409 p4p, 3561 weight class) and Corin David (ranked 408 p4p, 420 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corin David!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows David to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sitsongrit trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
David postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it.
David advances position into side control!
Sitsongrit wants to control but David postures up.
David tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sitsongrit is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but David presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sitsongrit's coaches at Sitsongrit Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
David takes Sitsongrit's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fending off the submission attempt from David.
David throwing sloppy strikes.
David looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
David scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sitsongrit is looking for a way out.
Sitsongrit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for David on the ground.
Sitsongrit tries to escape but David has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position but David manages to sink in the hooks.
David misses with punches from the back.
Sitsongrit defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
David has Sitsongrit flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sitsongrit is taking damage to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David tries to get the hooks in deep but Sitsongrit pushed the leg off.
David lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sitsongrit. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
David missing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
David is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sitsongrit defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
David missing with punches from the back.
Sitsongrit grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from David. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sitsongrit has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from David.
David struggling to keep hold of the position.
David has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Sitsongrit! Can he survive? No! He's out! David gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Corin David!
In his post fight interview, Corin David started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 3999 p4p, 3308 weight class) and Tom Korppila (ranked 501 p4p, 428 weight class). Kron Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Korppila!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korppila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korppila.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Korppila was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Korppila's best efforts.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Korppila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korppila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Korppila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Korppila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Korppila is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Korppila is working for a submission of some sort.
Korppila wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Korppila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korppila throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Korppila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korppila working some strikes from top position.
Korppila working some strikes from top position.
Korppila throwing strikes but missing.
Korppila throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korppila throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is trying to keep Korppila in close.
Korppila wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Korppila working some strikes from top position.
Korppila connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korppila throws a big elbow that misses.
Korppila throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Korppila tries to pass.
Korppila is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Korppila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korppila connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Korppila has passed into half guard.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korppila.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korppila looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Korppila shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Korppila sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Korppila lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Korppila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korppila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Korppila throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Korppila trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Korppila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Korppila working some strikes from top position.
Korppila postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Korppila trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tom Korppila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Korppila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Korppila fails to land.
Korppila successfully pulls guard.
Gracie won't allow Korppila to sweep him here.
Korppila is still trying to improve position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Korppila keeps moving.
Korppila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to control but Korppila is working from the bottom.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Korppila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Korppila's legs - danger averted.
Korppila has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie won't allow Korppila to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Korppila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie moves out of range as Korppila strikes.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korppila lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Korppila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Korppila to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Korppila throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Korppila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Korppila wants to get back to full guard.
Korppila is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korppila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Korppila is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Korppila gets full guard.
Korppila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Korppila won't let him.
Korppila wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie trying to control the action but Korppila is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Korppila is working from the bottom.
Korppila tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Korppila is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Korppila manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Korppila wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Korppila looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Korppila misses its intended target.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to sprawl but Korppila drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tom Korppila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice strikes from Korppila there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Korppila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Korppila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Korppila!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Free Waterfall Jr (ranked 2474 p4p, 2879 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 313 p4p, 358 weight class). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Free Waterfall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterfall Jr cracks Xanthopoulos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
Waterfall Jr darts in and clinches Xanthopoulos up against the cage.
Waterfall Jr lands a left hand.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waterfall Jr.
Xanthopoulos wants a takedown.
Xanthopoulos is trying to break free.
Waterfall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Xanthopoulos controls the action.
Waterfall Jr decides to pull guard.
Xanthopoulos throws a sloppy strike and Waterfall Jr has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Xanthopoulos is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Waterfall Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Free Waterfall Jr!
Free Waterfall Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 2138 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Iwon Raczynski (ranked 264 p4p, 284 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raczynski jabs Wife to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raczynski misses with a body shot.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Wife is rocked!
Raczynski wants to slow Wife down by chopping away at his legs.
Wife lunges at Raczynski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raczynski's hand.
Raczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife lands a big right hand that sends Raczynski crashing to the mat! Wife stays standing though and waves Raczynski back to his feet!
Raczynski is rocked!
Raczynski throws out a loose jab but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wife misses with a hook
and Raczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Wife is just out of range.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wife misses with a jab to the body
and Raczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wife misses with a hook.
Wife connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raczynski throws a leg kick which misses Wife's front leg but catches the back leg as Wife tries to avoid it.
Raczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wife.
It looked like Wife wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wife chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raczynski can pounce on him.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Raczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wife misses with a left hand
and Raczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Raczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Raczynski misses the target.
Wife throwing a counter right hand but Raczynski manages to avoid it.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raczynski moves out of range as Wife strikes.
Wife cracks Raczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife swings widly with a right hand
and Wife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raczynski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Raczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raczynski misses with a looping right.
Raczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wife.
Raczynski tries a quick counter leg kick but Wife is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wife.
Wife throwing a counter right hand but Raczynski manages to avoid it.
Raczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raczynski digs a good hook to Wife's body.
A big right from Wife misses.
Raczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Wife misses with a jab to the body
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wife misses with a right hand
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Wife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Wife seems to have got his legs back now.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raczynski.
Raczynski stuns Wife with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and Raczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raczynski moves away.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and Raczynski counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wife lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wife doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raczynski moves away.
Raczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wife misses with a hook
and Raczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Wife connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raczynski's hands.
Wife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raczynski cracks a nice hook into Wife's ribs.
Wife lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Raczynski.
Raczynski thinks about the counter body kick.
Wife misses with a hook. Raczynski ducked under it nicely.
Raczynski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wife had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raczynski missing with a left hand there. Wife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Raczynski throws a solid leg kick but Wife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raczynski.
Raczynski clinches up with Wife and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raczynski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wife creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wife scores with a shoulder strike.
Wife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wife defending well as Raczynski loads up on a big left hand.
Wife seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wife misses with a looping left.
Wife misses with a left hand
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Raczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raczynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Raczynski counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wife misses with a hook. Raczynski ducked under it nicely.
Raczynski throws the left hand but Wife avoids the punch easily.
Raczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iwon Raczynski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wife.
Raczynski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wife stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raczynski looks to throw the jab but Wife is out of range.
Wife ducks under a wild hook from Raczynski.
Wife swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Wife misses.
Raczynski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wife with a body shot.
Wife misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raczynski counters with a nice body shot.
Raczynski loads up on a big right hand but Wife slips the punch.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Raczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wife misses with a right hand
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwon Raczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wife takes one on the button.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
letting Raczynski counter with a right hand.
Wife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Raczynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wife throws the left hand but Raczynski avoids the punch easily.
Raczynski flicks out a counter leg kick but Wife steps away.
Raczynski moves out of range as Wife strikes.
Wife misses with an uppercut. Raczynski saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raczynski misses with a body shot.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Raczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raczynski drops Wife with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wife looks back up at him and smiles so Raczynski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wife misses with a jab to the body
enabling Raczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Wife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wife misses with a hook.
Raczynski connects with a body shot.
Wife fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raczynski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raczynski misses with a looping left.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Raczynski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wife! Raczynski lets Wife back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Raczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wife throws a looping overhand right but Raczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Wife misses with a hook. Raczynski ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife walks into a straight right hand from Raczynski.
Raczynski feints and then cracks Wife's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wife down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wife, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Wife.
Raczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Wife finish him?
Raczynski throws a shot from downtown. Wife moves away and avoids it.
Raczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Wife misses with a straight right.
Wife scores with a shot to the body.
Wife throws a shot to the body.
Raczynski is breathing heavily.
Wife lands with a nice body punch.
Raczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raczynski is holding his hands too far apart here. Wife throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Raczynski is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Wife!
After the fight, Third Wife was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 1606 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 219 p4p, 276 weight class). Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music. Kevin McDade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Ruthlessness's chin.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruthlessness takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ruthlessness.
The fighters circling - Ruthlessness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDade punishes Ruthlessness's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruthlessness throws a body punch but McDade moves out of range.
McDade scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthlessness throws a hook but McDade blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruthlessness.
McDade throws a hook to the side of Ruthlessness's head but Ruthlessness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDade has closed the distance and engaged Ruthlessness in a clinch.
McDade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDade misses with the head strike.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
McDade tries a body shot but Ruthlessness blocks it.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDade.
Ruthlessness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruthlessness scores with a hook to the body.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Still in the clinch, McDade scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruthlessness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness blocking some punches.
Ruthlessness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruthlessness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruthlessness lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDade backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a body punch.
Ruthlessness struggles to land a body shot inside as McDade controls his hands.
McDade misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruthlessness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruthlessness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruthlessness blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness presses McDade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDade misses with some punches.
McDade presses Ruthlessness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDade lands a shoulder strike.
Ruthlessness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDade tries to work over Ruthlessness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDade blocking some punches.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDade.
McDade working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
McDade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDade blocking some punches.
McDade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDade blocks an uppercut.
McDade lands with a left to the head.
McDade scores with a hook to the body.
McDade cracks Ruthlessness with a nice body shot.
Ruthlessness lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruthlessness blocks an uppercut.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
McDade lands a nice uppercut.
McDade misses with the head strike.
McDade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDade connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDade. Ruthlessness does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a jab when McDade was well out of range.
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthlessness throws the left hand but McDade avoids the punch easily.
Ruthlessness throws the left hand but McDade avoids the punch easily.
Ruthlessness throws a big shot that misses.
McDade throws a lazy right hand but Ruthlessness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruthlessness doesn't seem bothered though.
McDade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
A head punch on the inside from McDade fails to land.
McDade pushes Ruthlessness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
A short right from McDade on the inside.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
McDade misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDade blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McDade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Ruthlessness. Beautiful body shot.
McDade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruthlessness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruthlessness loads up on a big right hand but McDade slips the punch.
McDade clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ruthlessness fails to land.
McDade lands an uppercut.
McDade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruthlessness can do to turn this around?
Ruthlessness lands with a short shot to the head.
Kevin McDade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
A short uppercut from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthlessness lands a shoulder strike.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from McDade.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDade working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a head punch that misses.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
Ruthlessness working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness lands a nice uppercut.
McDade lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
McDade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Ray Ruthlessness has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from McDade.
Ruthlessness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade tries a body shot but Ruthlessness blocks it.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
McDade drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruthlessness wants to control from the top but McDade keeps moving.
Ruthlessness scoring with some ground and pound.
McDade has momentary wrist control but Ruthlessness slips an elbow through the middle.
McDade being controlled here, momentarily.
McDade keeping full guard, as Ruthlessness tries to pass.
McDade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDade throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McDade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruthlessness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruthlessness postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
Ruthlessness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
McDade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruthlessness defends well.
McDade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruthlessness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthlessness's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McDade had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruthlessness defends it easily.
Ruthlessness wants to control from the top but McDade keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDade is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruthlessness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruthlessness postures up and lands a big shot to McDade's brow.
McDade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruthlessness trying to control the position from guard on top but McDade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruthlessness chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruthlessness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruthlessness working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDade's head.
McDade has his foot on Ruthlessness's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruthlessness works his way back into a safe position though.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
Ruthlessness is in close to McDade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Ruthlessness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Ruthlessness's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruthlessness is looking to clinch but McDade is avoiding it.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthlessness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from McDade fails to land.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDade lands a right hand.
McDade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ruthlessness as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruthlessness.
McDade lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
McDade misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade lands a left hand.
McDade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
McDade misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDade throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
McDade throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from McDade on the inside.
Ruthlessness scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
McDade lands with a short shot to the head.
McDade misses with the head strike.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ruthlessness scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ruthlessness on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthlessness works on McDade's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDades head.
McDade misses with a punch on the inside.
McDade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruthlessness throws a head punch that misses.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, McDade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
McDade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthlessnesss head.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for McDade.
Ruthlessness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruthlessness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness can't find room to land a body shot as McDade controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDade.
McDade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDade tries to clinch there but Ruthlessness circles away.
Ruthlessness swings for the body but McDade moves out of range.
McDade scores with a jab.
McDade lands with a hook. Ruthlessness tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDade lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade lands with a right to the head.
McDade misses with the head strike.
McDade lands a right hand.
Ruthlessness is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade works on Ruthlessness's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruthlessness takes a shot to the head.
Ruthlessness is still on wobbly legs! Can McDade finish him?
McDade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDade pushes Ruthlessness against the cage. McDade is working some dirty boxing. McDade pushes off with a quick right hook! Ruthlessness goes down! Ruthlessness tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McDade moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McDade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 1742 p4p, 1711 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 228 p4p, 226 weight class). McDermott has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott misses with a body shot.
As McDermott looks to move away, Kyrvänsyylä throws a big counter combo but McDermott just gets out of the way.
Kyrvänsyylä fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDermott, pushing him back against the cage.
McDermott tries to circle away but Kyrvänsyylä has him pinned against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä gets through McDermott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks from the clinch.
McDermott throws a good cross that connects.
McDermott misses with a hook.
McDermott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a wild combination.
Kyrvänsyylä pushes McDermott up against the cage in a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDermott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDermott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kyrvänsyylä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kyrvänsyylä misses the shot to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä swinging wildly here.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a looping left.
McDermott lands with a hook. Kyrvänsyylä tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDermott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyrvänsyylä appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook but McDermott avoids it easily.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDermott sizes up Kyrvänsyylä with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDermott scores with a nice head shot.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrvänsyylä takes one to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a wild hook but McDermott just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kyrvänsyylä gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - McDermott raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie McDermott!
A victorious Eddie McDermott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 1000 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Death Minister (ranked 134 p4p, 206 weight class). Minister has chosen Rhapsody of Fire as his entrance music. Sebastion Lynar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Death Minister's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Death Minister!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minister misses with a head kick.
Lynar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minister sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Minister misses.
Lynar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minister sprawls and moves away.
Lynar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynar attempts a counter takedown but Minister avoids it well and moves away.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minister throws a lazy uppercut
and Lynar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minister!
Lynar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lynar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lynar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minister pushes Lynar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lynar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lynar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minister, who protects the arm well.
Lynar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Minister 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.
Lynar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Minister is not content to let Lynar control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lynar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minister has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
Lynar controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar is looking to take a break and control but Minister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Minister rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lynar's guard! Nice work there by Minister!
Minister wants to stand and escape but instead Lynar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Minister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lynar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lynar trying to control but Minister is working from the bottom.
Lynar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar looking to sit in guard and control but Minister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynar has an active guard here but Minister has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lynar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minister wanted to stand there but Lynar had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sebastion Lynar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minister with a hook.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Minister scores with a leg kick.
Lynar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Minister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lynar somewhat.
Minister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Lynar.
Minister connects with a solid leg kick.
Minister lands with an uppercut that bounces Lynar off the cage and back into range.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister throws a looping overhand right but Lynar ducks down to avoid it.
Minister takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lynar misses its target.
Minister swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lynar.
Lynar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lynar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Minister misses with a wild body shot.
Minister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lynar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastion Lynar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Minister misses.
Lynar moves away from the strike by Minister.
Minister throws a poor cross that misses
and Minister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynar defending well as Minister loads up on a big left hand.
Minister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minister takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minister was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynar.
Minister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minister stuffs the takedown attempt from Lynar. Lynar gets slowly back to his feet.
Death Minister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynar gets a double leg takedown into Minister's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynar wants to control from the top but Minister keeps moving.
Minister wants to stand up but Lynar is controlling him.
Lynar passes Minister's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar controlling the action here.
Lynar is working for a submission of some sort.
Lynar trying to control from half guard but Minister is working away.
Lynar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lynar moves into full mount! Minister won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lynar trying to control but Minister is having none of it.
Lynar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Minister can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Minister is surviving well by controlling Lynar's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Death Minister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lynar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Death Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lynar walks into a jab.
Lynar slips a straight right by Minister.
Lynar dives in for a single leg takedown but Minister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Minister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar lands a right hand.
Lynar working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister is trying to break free.
Lynar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minister smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastion Lynar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Minister, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minister is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lynar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lynar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minister thuds a left hand into Lynar's body.
Lynar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lynar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minister manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lynar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minister circles away.
Minister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Lynar. Those never looked like landing.
Lynar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lynar duly obliges.
Lynar ducks under a wild hook from Minister.
Minister throws a nice looking combination but Lynar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minister.
Lynar blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minister.
Lynar fails to land the takedown.
Minister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minister throws a hook but Lynar avoids it easily.
Lynar needs to keep his hands up - Minister had a free shot at his head there.
Minister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lynar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lynar cracks a nice hook into Minister's ribs.
Minister throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minister leaves Lynar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Minister let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lynar.
Death Minister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minister throws a big shot that misses.
Minister scores with a hook.
Minister scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynar connects with a jab.
Minister throws a lazy right hand but Lynar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynar defending well as Minister loads up on a big left hand.
Lynar tries to clinch up but Minister circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Death Minister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minister 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Minister!
Our winner, Death Minister, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaden Dhargey (ranked 1091 p4p, 1542 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 145 p4p, 209 weight class). Dhargey comes to the cage accompanied by Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhargey shoots in and gets a takedown into Silver's guard.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Dhargey is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing that Dhargey has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dhargey lands a couple of digs.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dhargey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dhargey is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silver 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.
Silver is trying to control Dhargey's posture but Dhargey avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Silver is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dhargey off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dhargey not allowing Silver to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver prevents Dhargey from getting a body triangle.
Dhargey gets his hands free as Silver looks to control.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dhargey throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Silver!
Dhargey cracks Silver with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silver from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dhargey working for the choke.
Silver trying to control the hands but Dhargey won't let him.
Silver tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the hands but Dhargey breaks the grip.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but Dhargey has full control of the position and if anything, Silver has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silver tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Dhargey has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Silver is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yaden Dhargey!
A very excited looking Yaden Dhargey 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wayne (ranked 1163 p4p, 1363 weight class) and Koua Kamara (ranked 32 p4p, 44 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. Anthony Wayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koua Kamara's chin.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koua Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Kamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamara checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Kamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Kamara drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Koua Kamara has been cut.
Wayne throws the left hand but Kamara avoids the punch easily.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Kamara.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Kamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne misses with a hook
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara blocks the body kick.
Kamara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamara on the side of the head.
Kamara throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Kamara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamara slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hook but Kamara avoids it easily.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamara's coach down at BLK Elite MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kamara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kamara misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Wayne tried to counter with a leg kick but Kamara avoided it.
Kamara moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Kamara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kamara misses.
Kamara checks a leg kick.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne misses with a body punch
enabling Kamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Anthony Wayne's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamara. That did some damage!
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Kamara slips a jab from Wayne.
Kamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Koua Kamara's cut even more.
Wayne lands with a hook. Kamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Kamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses the body punch
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamara 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.
Kamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Wayne misses.
It seemed like Kamara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Koua Kamara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Kamara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamara is rocked!
Kamara misses with a looping left.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamara! But no joy.
Kamara seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kamara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Kamara's head back.
Kamara bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Wayne comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kamara falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kamara was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Wayne!
Anthony Wayne 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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