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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Heredia (ranked 23686 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Magomed Tukhugov (ranked 375 p4p, 303 weight class). Juan Heredia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukhugov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heredia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tukhugov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heredia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 Heredia is rocked!
Tukhugov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heredia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Heredia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tukhugov is looking for a kimura but Heredia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tukhugov to get the leverage.
Tukhugov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heredia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heredia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tukhugov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Heredia quite badly. Heredia pulls Tukhugov in close trying to recover. Tukhugov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Heredia on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Heredia doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomed Tukhugov!
Magomed Tukhugov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Hansen (ranked 6262 p4p, 5960 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius (ranked 605 p4p, 592 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius scores with a three punch combo!
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansen takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Vinicius.
Vinicius stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hansen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinicius's brow.
Vinicius lands with a left to the head.
Vinicius has Hansen pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinicius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Vinicius.
Vinicius wants to stall.
Vinicius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vinicius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hansen misses with an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Hansen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vinicius tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vinicius trying to land knees to the body.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hansen lands an elbow inside that Vinicius shrugs off.
Hansen tries to stall but Vinicius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinicius managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
Vinicius blocks an elbow strike from Hansen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinicius avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hansen obliges.
Come on Vinicius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vinicius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinicius up against the cage.
Vinicius dodges an elbow strike from Hansen.
Hansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinicius avoids it.
Hansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinicius avoids it.
Vinicius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hansen taking a breather.
Vinicius avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hansen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vinicius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vinicius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinicius blocks the elbow strike.
Vinicius stalling the fight.
Vinicius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vinicius is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen stalling in the clinch but Vinicius improves position.
Vinicius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinicius digs a right hand underneath Hansen's ribcage. Hansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinicius's defenses.
Vinicius lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vinicius.
Hansen pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinicius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vinicius effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Vinicius.
Vinicius trying to control the position but instead, Hansen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vinicius into the cage.
Vinicius stalling in the clinch but Hansen improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Vinicius.
Vinicius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen thumps Vinicius with a low kick.
Marcus Vinicius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinicius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hansen's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinicius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Hansen walks into a stiff left hand from Vinicius.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinicius!
Vinicius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vinicius circles away.
Hansen tries to clinch up
and Vinicius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinicius lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hansen sprawling to the canvas. Vinicius follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hansen hang on?
Hansen is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinicius.
Vinicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Vinicius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vinicius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vinicius lands a right hook to the body.
Vinicius throws a right hand that Hansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansen also avoids with ease.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius lands a right hook to the body.
Vinicius jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinicius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinicius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vinicius.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vinicius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinicius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinicius jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinicius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hansen can pounce on him.
Vinicius lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hansen can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Vinicius and Hansen drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Vinicius.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Vinicius!
Marcus Vinicius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 4202 p4p, 25015 weight class) and Narcisse Stevie (ranked 496 p4p, 682 weight class). Narcisse Stevie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Narcisse Stevie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Aengus.
Stevie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aengus was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stevie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stevie postures up in Aengus's guard and throws a big left but Aengus blocks it.
Aengus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aengus wants to stand up but Stevie is controlling him.
Stevie throwing strikes from guard but Aengus blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aengus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevie chips away with some ground and pound.
Aengus trying to keep a closed guard but Stevie is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aengus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aengus controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aengus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevie throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevie postures up.
Stevie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aengus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aengus is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevie throwing strikes from guard but Aengus blocks nicely.
Stevie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevie throwing strikes from guard but Aengus blocks nicely.
Stevie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stevie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aengus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevie.
Stevie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aengus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aengus has escaped and now he's on top!
Aengus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stevie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevie is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevie seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aengus defending well though.
Stevie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aengus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stevie.
Stevie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aengus defending well though.
That's four 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.
Stevie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aengus tries to get to full guard but Stevie has control of the leg.
Stevie with the ground and pound but Aengus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stevie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aengus looking for a sweep. Not yet Aengus, not yet.
Stevie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevie is looking to work some ground and pound but Aengus has wrist control.
Stevie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aengus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aengus tries to get out of the position.
Aengus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narcisse Stevie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevie shoots and misses
and Aengus counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aengus counters with a right hand to the body.
Aengus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevie walks into a stiff left hand from Aengus.
Aengus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aengus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevie ducks right into an uppercut from Aengus.
Stevie tries for a takedown but Aengus circles away easily
and Aengus counters with a straight right hand.
Caelan Aengus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Narcisse Stevie.
Aengus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevie backs up against the cage.
Narcisse Stevie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aengus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stevies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Stevie is rocked!
Aengus cracks a nice hook into Stevie's ribs.
Stevie is breathing heavily.
Aengus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevie is still on wobbly legs! Can Aengus finish him?
Stevie walks straight into a right hand from Aengus - that's dropped him! Aengus jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stevie from any more punishment! Stevie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Caelan Aengus!
After the fight, Caelan Aengus 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 2981 p4p, 5383 weight class) and Ron Deagle (ranked 365 p4p, 560 weight class). Ham Burger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Deagle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deagle ducks under a wild hook from Burger.
Burger's corner calls for a 1-2. Burger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Burger.
A lazy left from Burger finds it's target.
Burger cracks Deagle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burger throws a jab when Deagle was well out of range.
Burger throws a jab when Deagle was well out of range.
It seemed like Deagle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burger throws a hook but Deagle avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Deagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deagle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Deagle moved out of range nicely.
Deagle throws a big counter head kick but Burger avoids it with no problem.
Burger throws a looping overhand right but Deagle ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deagle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Deagle.
Burger misses with a hook
and Deagle counters with a big head kick but Burger shrugs it off.
Deagle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burger throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Burger misses
and Deagle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burger misses with an uppercut.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeagle.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deagle manages to avoid it.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeagle.
Deagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeagle.
Burger misses with a wild body shot.
Deagle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Deagle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deagle throws a big counter head kick but Burger avoids it with no problem.
Burger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center in the buildup to the fight.
Deagle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burger to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger looks to throw the jab but Deagle is out of range.
Burger scores with a shot to the body.
Burger misses with a hook
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burger missing with a left hand there. Deagle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deagle! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger just misses with a punch to the body.
Burger throws a right hand that misses
and Deagle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deagle avoids the body shot from Burger.
Deagle throws a fast counter high kick but Burger manages to duck under it in time.
Burger misses with a hook.
Deagle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burger throws a shot from downtown. Deagle moves away and avoids it.
Deagle throws a fast counter high kick but Burger manages to duck under it in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Burger misses the target.
Burger throws a jab when Deagle was well out of range.
Burger swings for the body but Deagle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger misses with a looping right.
Deagle throws a fast counter high kick but Burger manages to duck under it in time.
Burger misses with a right hand
and Deagle counters with a stiff right hand.
Burger throws a right hand that misses
and Deagle counters with a nice leg kick.
Burger throws a hook but Deagle blocks it.
Burger misses with a left hand
and Deagle counters with a nice uppercut.
Burger misses with a right hand
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deagle.
Burger lands with a cross.
Burger loads up on a big right hand but Deagle slips the punch.
Deagle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deagle! But no joy.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deagle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burger.
Deagle raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deagle at a distance.
Deagle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burger catches Deagle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Burger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deagle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Burger throws a jab when Deagle was well out of range.
Deagle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Burger misses with a lunging right hand
and Deagle counters with a head kick.
Burger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burger lands a nice shot that snaps Deagle's head back.
Jab, jab by Burger - just one landing.
Burger lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Burger dominated that round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ham Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger digs a good hook to Deagle's body.
Deagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Burger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deagle throws a big counter head kick but Burger avoids it with no problem.
Burger misses with a body punch
and Deagle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Deagle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Deagle blocks a jab.
Deagle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burger misses with a left hand
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger throws a body shot but no joy.
Deagle raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Burger.
Deagle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeagle.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deagle throws a fast counter high kick but Burger manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deagle slips a straight right by Burger.
Deagle throws a fast counter high kick but Burger manages to duck under it in time.
Deagle staying out of range there.
Deagle moves out of range as Burger strikes.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deagle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger throws a jab but it's blocked by Deagle.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deagle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Deagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deagle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burger just misses with a punch to the body.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDeagle.
Ham Burger is winning the standup battle so far.
Burger throws a right hand that misses
letting Deagle counter with a right hand.
Deagle moves out of range as Burger strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger cracks Deagle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deagle is rocked!
Deagle leaves his chin hanging out and Burger seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Deagle crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ham Burger!
Ham Burger managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nutritional Shaved Ice, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Luxenberg (ranked 3535 p4p, 6069 weight class) and Jim Johnathan (ranked 464 p4p, 638 weight class). Leo Luxenberg 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Luxenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnathan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnathan shoots in and bounces Luxenberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luxenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnathan.
Johnathan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnathan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luxenberg has momentary wrist control but Johnathan slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnathan lands a couple of elbows.
Johnathan lands a couple of elbows.
Johnathan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnathan with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnathan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnathan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luxenberg's head.
Johnathan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luxenberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnathan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnathan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luxenberg's head.
Luxenberg has momentary wrist control but Johnathan slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnathan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnathan lands a couple of elbows.
Johnathan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnathan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnathan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luxenberg has momentary wrist control but Johnathan slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnathan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnathan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnathan chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnathan postures up and lands a big shot to Luxenberg's brow.
Johnathan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnathan connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnathan cracks Luxenberg with a solid left hand.
Johnathan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luxenberg's head.
Johnathan lands a couple of elbows.
Johnathan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luxenberg's head.
Johnathan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Johnathan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luxenberg's head.
Johnathan gets to his feet and stands over Luxenberg, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Luxenberg felt that one! Johnathan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Luxenberg from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Johnathan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Johnathan 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Danielson (ranked 5227 p4p, 6639 weight class) and Martin Ferg (ranked 552 p4p, 636 weight class). Ferg has chosen The Purge as his entrance music. Bryan Danielson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Ferg!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferg is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Danielson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ferg is looking to break free of the clinch but Danielson has double underhooks.
Ferg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danielson jumps guard but Ferg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Danielson successfully pulls guard.
Ferg tries to stand but Danielson is controlling from the bottom.
Danielson is controlling Ferg's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ferg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danielson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferg has managed to get both his arms back between Danielson's legs - danger averted.
Danielson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferg wants to stand but Danielson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Danielson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ferg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Danielson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like Ferg is going to stand back up.
Ferg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Danielson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferg pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Ferg is going to stand back up.
Danielson is trying to control but can't.
Ferg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Ferg misses.
Danielson dives in and grabs Ferg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferg pushes down on Danielson's head and hops out.
Danielson dodges the punch combination from Ferg.
Danielson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferg pinned against the cage. Ferg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Danielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferg misses with a wild combination.
Ferg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferg throws a right hand that Danielson ducks under and follows up with a left that Danielson also avoids with ease.
Ferg looks winded!
Danielson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin Ferg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferg misses with a low kick.
Danielson looking to score a takedown here. Ferg is defending well but Danielson drives through and ends up in Ferg's guard.
Danielson is pushing down on Ferg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferg is fighting to maintain full guard but Danielson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson is working for a kimura but Ferg is defending it quite comfortably.
Danielson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferg is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielson is working for a kimura but Ferg is defending it quite comfortably.
Danielson is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Ferg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danielson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferg tries to sprawl out of it but Danielson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferg stuffs the takedown.
Ferg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danielson shoots in for a takedown but Ferg shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Danielson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danielson scores with a takedown into Ferg's guard.
Danielson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danielson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danielson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danielson has hold of Ferg's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ferg seems comfortable defending it but Danielson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ferg is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ferg is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Danielson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Danielson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bryan Danielson waved his t-shirt featuring UNDEFEATED's logo in front of the cameras.
Martin Ferg spoke after the fight, saying 'That was a tought fight, My head wasn't there and I couldn't get into it properly, props to my opponent but I feel like I'm still a better fighter than him, just unlucky'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenon Mesquita (ranked 6398 p4p, 6157 weight class) and Thomas Martins (ranked 443 p4p, 432 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lenon Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Martins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Martins tries to counter it with a takedown but Mesquita pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martins scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenon Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
Martins looks to land a combination. Mesquita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mesquita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martins is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Mesquita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Martins dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita 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.
Martins is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throws a strike aimed at the side of Martins's head but Martins avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins stuffs the takedown.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mesquita ducks right into an uppercut from Martins.
Martins tries to bum rush Mesquita with a series of wild strikes but Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martins's waist but Martins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
A combination from Martins does no damage.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in and drives through. Martins sprawls well.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Martins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martins!
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Martins works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mesquita wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Martins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita prevents Martins from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Martins's temple.
Martins trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martins defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Martins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Martins is working away.
Mesquita is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mesquita shoots in and drives through. Martins sprawls well.
Martins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martins misses with the combination.
Martins slips a jab and a cross from Mesquita.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martins as he avoids it easily.
Martins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martins misses with a few strikes there.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martins.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Martins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenon Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesquita tries to score a body lock takedown but Martins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martins!
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Martins with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Mesquita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas Martins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mesquita throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Mesquita has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martins but Martins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mesquita!
Lenon Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita shoots in but Martins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands with a slapping head kick.
Martins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mesquita or perhaps it was just good defense by Martins, which made it look bad.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
Martins misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mesquita somewhat.
We've been informed that Martins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martins circles away.
Martins with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but Martins circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Martins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martins with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Martins.
Martins throws a series of punches but Mesquita avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martins slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Martins 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martins looks to land a combination but Mesquita avoids it well.
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martins swivels and escapes.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martins defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Martins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
Martins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martins prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenon Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita goes for a takedown attempt but Martins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martins defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mesquita slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
No joy there for Martins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesquita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martins's waist but Martins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
Mesquita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martins, pushing him back against the cage.
Mesquita is looking for a takedown.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesquita or not.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Martins.
Come on Martins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mesquita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mesquita is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
Martins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
A short right from Martins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants a takedown.
Mesquita tries to circle away but Martins has him pinned against the cage.
Mesquita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martins with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martins!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is trying to ground and pound but Martins uses the momentary lack of control by Mesquita to regain half guard.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martins is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Martins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martins is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Martins is staying active underneath Mesquita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martins is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lenon Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martins wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martins 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Martins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reni Manfield (ranked 2494 p4p, 5441 weight class) and Damian Drago (ranked 248 p4p, 399 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reni Manfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Drago!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Manfield misses.
Drago throws out a counter right but Manfield avoids it with no problem.
Drago has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manfield throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago throws out a counter right but Manfield avoids it with no problem.
Drago slips a jab from Manfield.
As Manfield backs off Drago throws a huge counter combo but Manfield manages to avoid it all.
Manfield lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manfield swivels and escapes.
Manfield throws a combination. Drago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manfield has closed the distance and engaged Drago in a clinch.
Drago wants a takedown.
Manfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manfield throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago looks for a takedown but Manfield sprawls well.
Reni Manfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Drago.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfield misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manfield gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manfield pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manfield tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Manfield back against the cage.
Manfield gets underhooks to prevent Drago's takedown attempt.
Manfield misses with a body punch.
Manfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Drago controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manfield pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manfield backing away here, and Drago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfield.
Manfield closes the distance and pushes Drago back into the cage.
Manfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Manfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manfield is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drago looks winded!
A hook to the body from Manfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Manfield.
Manfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manfield lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manfield.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manfield.
Manfield lands a body shot.
Manfield breaks the clinch.
Drago gets tackled into the cage by Manfield. Manfield maintains the clinch.
Manfield breaks the clinch.
Manfield looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Manfield darts in and clinches Drago up against the cage.
Manfield can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Manfield as the two fighters clinch.
Manfield pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Manfield manages to break the clinch.
Manfield clinches with his opponent.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Manfield.
Manfield pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manfield is working Drago over against the cage.
Manfield pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Manfield cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Manfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Manfield scores with a hook to the body.
Manfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Manfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reni Manfield 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.
Manfield cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago avoids the body shot from Manfield.
Manfield cracks Drago with a good jab.
Manfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drago is rocked!
Manfield misses with a straight left.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Manfield finish him?
Drago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Manfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manfield. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manfield drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Manfield misses the target.
Manfield gets a clinch.
Manfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Manfield has knocked Drago down with a huge combo! Manfield steps away and waves a wobbly Drago back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manfield drops Drago with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Drago looks back up at him and smiles so Manfield waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Manfield loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Reni Manfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Manfield drops Drago with a naaaaasty hook - Drago is in real trouble here! Manfield dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reni Manfield!
Reni Manfield retains his featherweight title!
Reni Manfield decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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