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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazekage Gaara (ranked 24509 p4p, 24687 weight class) and Tim Udrich (ranked 684 p4p, 676 weight class). Kazekage Gaara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazekage Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Udrich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara misses with a takedown attempt - Udrich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Udrich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Udrich pinned against the cage. Udrich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Udrich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazekage Gaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Udrich wants to stand up but Gaara is controlling him.
Udrich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaara pushes down on Udrich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udrich is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaara stops Udrich from getting back to his feet.
Udrich holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara thows a huge punch but Udrich dodges it nicely.
Gaara lands strikes from half guard.
Udrich keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gaara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udrich's head.
Gaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaara prevents Udrich from improving his position.
Udrich is not content to let Gaara control the position.
Gaara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaara thows a huge punch but Udrich dodges it nicely.
Gaara trying to control the action but Udrich is working from the bottom.
Gaara tries to pass to full mount but Udrich defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara is working for a submission of some sort.
Gaara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Udrich sees it coming and defends easily.
Gaara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gaara working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Udrich's thigh. Udrich counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaara trying to control but Udrich is working from the bottom.
Gaara stands up over Udrich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara landing with the ground and pound.
Gaara is looking to work some ground and pound but Udrich has wrist control.
Udrich is pulling down on Gaara's head. It's preventing any offense from Gaara, at least for the moment.
Gaara stops Udrich from standing up.
Gaara throwing strikes but missing.
Gaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaara wants to control from the top but Udrich keeps moving.
Gaara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gaara looking to sit in guard and control but Udrich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara is looking for a triangle here but Udrich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gaara is not content to let Udrich control the position.
Gaara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Udrich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gaara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Udrich is taking a breather. Gaara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Udrich trying to control the action but Gaara is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazekage Gaara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Udrich scores with a jab. Gaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Udrich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice takedown defense from Udrich. No joy for Gaara on that attempt.
Udrich connects with the punch.
 It looks like Kazekage Gaara has been cut.
Gaara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kazekage Gaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Udrich taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gaara trying to control the position but Udrich is working away.
Udrich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Udrich wants to control but Gaara postures up.
Gaara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Udrich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gaara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Udrich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaara's guard! Nice work there by Udrich!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Udrich is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gaara.
Gaara tries to bench press Udrich off him but Udrich keeps the position.
Udrich trying to control the action but Gaara is working from the bottom.
Gaara is looking to regain half guard here but Udrich keeps moving and retains side control.
Udrich remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gaara is trying to improve his 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.
Gaara regains half guard.
Gaara looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Udrich pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gaara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Udrich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gaara is looking to escape.
Gaara regains half guard.
Gaara tries to roll over but Udrich keeps him under control.
Gaara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaara actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gaara.
Gaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Udrich trying to control but Gaara is working from the bottom.
Gaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaara working for a triangle but Udrich defends it easily.
Gaara looking for a guillotine here but Udrich defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gaara working for a triangle but Udrich defends it easily.
Gaara keeping moving, preventing Udrich from controlling successfully.
Udrich decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gaara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Udrich's waist but Udrich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaara off to one side.
Udrich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Udrich as Gaara shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazekage Gaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Udrich avoids it really well and circles away.
Udrich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Udrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazekage Gaara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Udrich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Udrich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kazekage Gaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaara lands strikes from half guard.
Udrich keeping control of the position.
Gaara wants to pass to mount but Udrich is defending the position.
Gaara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Udrich sees it coming and defends easily.
Gaara is just content to waste time from the top position. Udrich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Udrich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udrich 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Udrich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Udrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Udrich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Udrich is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaara working for a triangle but Udrich defends it easily.
Udrich wants to control from the top but Gaara keeps moving.
Gaara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Udrich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Udrich 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.
Gaara looking for a guillotine here but Udrich defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Udrich is aware though and is defending well.
Gaara is looking for a triangle but Udrich pushes his legs off easily.
Gaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaara has his foot on Udrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Udrich works his way back into a safe position though.
Gaara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Udrich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Udrich wants to stand but Gaara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Udrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gaara looking for a guillotine here but Udrich defends easily.
Gaara throws his legs up looking for a submission but Udrich uses it to pass to side control.
Udrich controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gaara trying to remain calm as Udrich controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Udrich.
I think Udrich 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Udrich!
Tim Udrich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ze Jabbanator (ranked 24198 p4p, 5199 weight class) and Goat Cheese (ranked 737 p4p, 601 weight class). Jabbanator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the tiger by - RONNY MONTROSE . This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ze Jabbanator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Goat Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese misses with a body shot
and Jabbanator counters with a nice right hand that sends Cheese toppling to the canvas! Cheese scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jabbanator finish him?!
 Cheese is rocked!
 It looks like Goat Cheese has been cut.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cheese has eaten all the pies!
Jabbanator avoids the head kick by Cheese.
Cheese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbanator was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheese.
Jabbanator cracks Cheese with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cheese looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jabbanator finish him?
Cheese is still on wobbly legs! Can Jabbanator finish him?
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!
Are you kidding me?! Jabbanator ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cheese clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ze Jabbanator!
Our winner, Ze Jabbanator, 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 Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 3414 p4p, 6419 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 410 p4p, 623 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Damashii.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Damashii misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damashii swivels and escapes.
Damashii blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damashii.
Damashii clinches up against the cage.
Damashii is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Damashii has his back to the cage.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Damashii keeps him there for the moment.
Damashii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damashii avoiding damage.
Damashii blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Damashii is controlling him.
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damashii trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira stalling away here and it's allowed Damashii to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oliveira trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Damashii is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oliveira prevents Damashii from improving his position.
Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Damashii is squirming around nicely.
Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Damashii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oliveira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Damashii has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damashii is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Damashii with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Damashii is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira looking to control but Damashii is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damashii is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Damashii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Damashii is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling his opponent.
Damashii is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damashii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Damashii sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
Damashii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damashii won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Oliveira seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Oliveira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Damashii circles away.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Damashii moves out of range easily.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Damashii tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damashii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Damashii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damashii forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damashii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damashii gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
A right handed body shot lands from Damashii.
Damashii lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Damashii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Damashii is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Damashii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damashii sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
Damashii is trying is best to control the position here.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Damashii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira to get the leverage.
Damashii is in trouble now - Oliveira has advanced to mount!
Oliveira has hold of Damashii's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Damashii manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira tries to control but Damashii wriggling away.
Damashii tries to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damashii manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Damashii looking for submissions off his back.
Damashii is doing well to control the position and prevent Oliveira from advancing to side control.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Damashii's hands, connecting with Damashii's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damashii can do to turn this around?
Damashii works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oliveira stands and throws Damashii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damashii tries to improve position but can't.
Oliveira wants to control but Damashii is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Damashii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Oliveira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damashii has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damashii struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a few punches from side control.
Oliveira has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Damashii is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Oliveira yanks on the arm and Damashii is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Oliveira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gustavo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Hardman (ranked 2921 p4p, 3743 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 394 p4p, 484 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick looks to land a right hand but Hardman moved out of range.
Hardman misses with a looping right.
Hardman loads up on a big right hand but Wick slips the punch.
Wick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman lands an overhand right.
Dillon Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wick throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Wick throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardman, as that shot connected.
Wick scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Dillon Hardman has been cut.
Hardman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wick cracks Hardman with a good jab.
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Hardman blocks a jab.
Hardman throws a sloppy head kick and Wick moves out of range easily.
Hardman throws a jab when Wick was well out of range.
Wick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
Hardman tries to bum rush Wick with a series of wild strikes but Wick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardman letting Wick take a breather here.
Hardman tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Hardman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wick tries to clinch up but Hardman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardman misses with a hook.
Wick throws a body punch but Hardman moves out of range.
Jab from Hardman.
Wick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hardman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wick walks into a left hand.
Wick is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Wick. Those never looked like landing.
Wick is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Wick throws a hook but Hardman blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardman shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wick takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Hardman sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wick bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dillon Hardman!
A very excited looking Dillon Hardman 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Wilson (ranked 2923 p4p, 4055 weight class) and Jovi Dufren (ranked 362 p4p, 484 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Dufren!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dufren misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dufren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Dufren's head back.
Dufren swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufren.
Wilson 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.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufren.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Dufren moved out of range.
Dufren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good shot there by Wilson.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson moves out of range as Dufren strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dufren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dufren jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dufren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dufren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dufren takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Dufren misses the jab.
Jovi Dufren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufren swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson feints a jab promting Dufren to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dufren slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Dufren.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dufren sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dufren trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dufren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufren gets back to full guard.
Wilson trying to control but Dufren is working from the bottom.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dufren's head.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dufren is keeping the position for now.
Wilson trying to control but Dufren is working from the bottom.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dufren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson tries to roll over but Dufren keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren trying to control from half guard but Wilson is working away.
Wilson is in trouble now - Dufren has advanced to mount!
Dufren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dufren working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson is controlling an arm, preventing Dufren from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dufren is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dufren to get the leverage.
Dufren wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Dufren has control of the leg.
Dufren seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dufren.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufren.
Dufren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dufren scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilson - that will leave a mark!
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dufren throws out the jab.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufren.
Dufren takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Dufren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eddie Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson works Dufren's body with a nice hook.
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!
Wilson clinches.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufren.
Jovi Dufren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufren throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick from Wilson lands but Dufren takes it in his stride.
Wilson lands with a hook. Dufren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dufren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wilson with a nice cross.
Dufren misses with a wild combination.
Dufren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dufren.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Dufren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dufren looking for a sweep. Not yet Dufren, not yet.
Dufren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dufren keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Dufren working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufren has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dufren wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Wilson trying to control but Dufren is working from the bottom.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dufren is keeping the position for now.
Wilson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dufren is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson stands up from half guard.
Dufren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wilson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dufren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dufren swinging wildly here.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufren trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dufren into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Dufren is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson has Dufren pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dufren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufren is trying to stall.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Wilson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dufren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Dufren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dufren backs up against the cage.
Dufren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dufren takes one to the chin there.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dufren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Dufren is rocked!
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dufren can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Dufren is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Dufren is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dufren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Dufren throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Wilson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dufren should have avoided that one.
Wilson cracks Dufren with a hook to the temple - Dufren is on wobbly legs here! Wilson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dufren falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wilson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Wilson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurosaki Hisoka (ranked 2942 p4p, 4238 weight class) and Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 397 p4p, 527 weight class). Alexei Brovarnik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurosaki Hisoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisoka gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brovarnik is not content to let Hisoka control the position.
Hisoka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hisoka cracks Brovarnik with a big right hand but Brovarnik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brovarnik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hisoka's best efforts.
Hisoka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brovarnik is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hisoka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hisoka is taking a breather. Brovarnik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brovarnik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hisoka controlling the action here.
Hisoka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisoka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brovarnik is just riding it out for now. Hisoka eventually gives up the hold.
Hisoka working the head and body with strikes.
Hisoka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brovarnik actively working from the bottom here.
Hisoka wants to free his trapped foot but Brovarnik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hisoka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hisoka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik wants to improve his position but Hisoka is controlling well.
Hisoka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hisoka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hisoka trying to mount his opponent but Brovarnik defends it.
Hisoka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hisoka lands with a punch from half guard.
Brovarnik trying to control from the bottom.
Hisoka works his way into full mount!
Hisoka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hisoka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisoka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hisoka scoring with strikes but Brovarnik is staying in there.
Brovarnik is rocked!
Hisoka lands a big shot there that rocks Brovarnik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brovarnik is still in real trouble! Can Hisoka finish him?
Hisoka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hisoka drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brovarnik! More shots from Hisoka and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurosaki Hisoka!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurosaki Hisoka 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aythami Garcia (ranked 3378 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 418 p4p, 450 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aythami Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potthast lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Potthast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Potthast is just out of range.
Potthast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia tries to counter by clinching up but Potthast breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Potthast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potthast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Potthast misses the jab.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Potthast sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Potthast is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Garcia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Potthast pushes him off.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Potthast has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Potthast throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potthast connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potthast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potthast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Charlie Potthast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potthast sprawls well. Potthast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Potthast misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Potthast.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Potthast as he connects with a hook.
Potthast takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Potthast swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potthast was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potthast scores with a jab to the head.
Potthast sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potthast 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.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potthast misses with a straight left.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Potthast.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Potthast tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potthast misses with a looping right.
Potthast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potthast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Potthast misses with an uppercut.
Potthast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potthast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia forces Potthast back against the cage and clinches.
Potthast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potthast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potthast stalling against the cage.
Come on Potthast - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Potthast continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Potthast has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Potthast to work.
Potthast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potthast throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Potthast circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Potthast lands with a right hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
A telegraphed right hand from Potthast misses the target.
A slow jab from Potthast misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Garcia got wobbled bad by a big combination! Potthast presses forward with punches and knees until Garcia stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Garcia closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Potthast!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stu Redman (ranked 3723 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Atakan Akkaynak (ranked 481 p4p, 435 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atakan Akkaynak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akkaynak counters with a takedown into side control.
Akkaynak lands a few punches from side control.
Akkaynak working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Redman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akkaynak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akkaynak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Akkaynak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Akkaynak is chipping away with strikes.
Redman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akkaynak looks up at the clock and then as Redman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Akkaynak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Akkaynak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akkaynak lands an elbow.
Redman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akkaynak connects with a decent elbow.
Redman being controlled for a moment.
Redman 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.
Akkaynak is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akkaynak is staying tight to Redman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Akkaynak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Akkaynak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Akkaynak slips a nice elbow through Redman's hands, connecting with Redman's forehead.
Akkaynak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Akkaynak seems to be working for a kimura but Redman defends the submission attempt.
Akkaynak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redman's head.
Akkaynak wants to control but Redman is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redman punching from the bottom.
Redman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Akkaynak on the ground.
Akkaynak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Akkaynak connects with a nice short shot to Redman's temple.
Redman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Redman tries to get out of the position.
Akkaynak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redman is rocked!
Redman keeping control of the position.
Redman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Akkaynak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Akkaynak's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak turns into Redman and is now in his guard.
Akkaynak working some strikes from top position.
Akkaynak wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Akkaynak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Akkaynak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akkaynak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redman's head.
Oh Redman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redman has momentary wrist control but Akkaynak slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akkaynak connects with a couple of short punches.
Akkaynak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Redman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Akkaynak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Redman seems to have got his legs back now.
Akkaynak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman has hold of Akkaynak's hands but Akkaynak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akkaynak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Redman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Atakan Akkaynak!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torn Brot (ranked 2385 p4p, 3391 weight class) and Reza Chas (ranked 312 p4p, 406 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torn Brot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Chas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chas slips under a jab from Brot.
Chas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Torn Brot has been cut.
Chas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brot counters with a stiff right hand.
Brot tries to bum rush Chas with a series of wild strikes but Chas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chas moves into the clinch.
Chas working Brot over with knees to the body.
Brot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reza Chas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chas.
Chas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brot.
Brot throws the left hand but Chas avoids the punch easily.
Brot looks to land a left hand but Chas moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Chas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brot throws a shot from downtown. Chas moves away and avoids it.
Brot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chas misses with a lunging right hand
and Brot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Chas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brot misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chas moves out of range of the strikes.
Chas tries to counter with a clinch but Brot shakes him off and moves away.
Brot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brot misses with a lunging right hand
and Chas moves into the clinch.
Chas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brot's efforts to push away.
Chas lands a nice knee to the body.
Brot avoiding damage as Chas throws knees to the body.
Chas stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Brot.
Chas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brot avoids the elbow strike from Chas, against the cage.
Chas taking a breather.
Brot lands a hook that snaps the head of Chas backwards.
Chas taking a breather.
Brot swings wildly with an uppercut but Chas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brot throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Brot.
Chas blocks an elbow strike from Brot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chas.
Brot managing to block the knees to the body from Chas.
Brot avoids a wild elbow strike from Chas.
A short right from Brot on the inside.
Brot gets through Chas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brot misses with a punch on the inside.
Brot blocks an elbow strike from Chas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chas taking a breather.
Chas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Chas.
Brot lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Brot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brot is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brot.
Chas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brot blocks an elbow strike.
Chas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brot wants to break free but Chas has control.
Chas takes a shot to the head.
Brot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chas takes a shot to the head.
Brot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brot breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Brot misses.
Chas throws a shot from downtown. Brot moves away and avoids it.
Chas pushes Brot up against the cage in a clinch.
Chas taking a breather.
Chas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brot.
Brot blocks the elbow strike.
Brot tries to break free but Chas pushes him back against the cage.
Brot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chas clobbers Brot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chas darts in and clinches Brot up against the cage.
Chas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brot blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chas looking to slow down the pace here.
Chas missing with knees to the body.
Brot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chas clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brot's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Brot.
Brot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Brot.
Chas is rocked!
Chas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torn Brot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torn Brot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chas tries to clinch but Brot moves away
and Brot scores with a counter punch that sends Chas to the canvas! Brot smells blood - he's punishing Chas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torn Brot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abigg Chungus (ranked 3533 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Calogero Verdi (ranked 421 p4p, 315 weight class). Verdi has chosen CHAMPION as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calogero Verdi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chungus misses with a two punch combination.
Chungus scores with a jab.
Chungus throws a series of punches but Verdi avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for Chungus and sends Verdi crashing to the mat! Chungus follows him down to the mat - Verdi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Verdi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chungus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Verdi is still in real trouble! Can Chungus finish him?
Verdi seems to have recovered his senses.
Chungus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Verdi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chungus passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chungus controlling from side mount.
Chungus advances to full mount.
Verdi trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Chungus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Verdi turns into him and now he's in Chungus's guard.
Verdi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chungus pulls Verdi in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verdi stopping the sweep attempt from Chungus.
Chungus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Verdi is looking to escape.
Chungus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verdi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chungus.
Chungus controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chungus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Verdi looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chungus in particular looking to stall.
Chungus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abigg Chungus dominated that round.
That's time! Chungus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chungus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chungus closes the distance and pushes Verdi back into the cage.
Verdi tries to break free but Chungus pushes him back against the cage.
Chungus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verdi can do to turn this around?
Chungus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Chungus forces Verdi back against the cage and clinches.
Chungus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verdi misses with a right hand
and Verdi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chungus closes the distance and clinches.
Chungus has Verdi pressed against the cage, preventing Verdi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Chungus fails to land.
Verdi is trying to push Chungus away but Chungus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdi breaks the clinch.
Verdi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chungus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verdi throws out the jab.
Chungus lands with a straight right. Verdi didn't see that one coming.
Abigg Chungus is winning the standup battle so far.
Verdi misses with a looping left.
Chungus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verdi throws out a loose jab but Chungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verdi connects with a nice looking jab.
Verdi misses with a looping right.
Chungus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chungus closes the distance and clinches.
Chungus lands with a light punch inside.
Chungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chungus lands a jab to Verdi's midsection.
Chungus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Verdi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chungus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chungus looking to pass the guard.
Verdi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chungus is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chungus passes Verdi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chungus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Verdi won't allow Chungus to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chungus cracks Verdi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Chungus finds it's way through Verdi's defenses.
Verdi leaves Chungus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calogero Verdi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdi misses with a right hand
and Chungus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Verdi throws an off balance right hand
and Chungus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chungus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Verdi up against the cage.
Verdi wants to break free but Chungus has control.
Chungus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verdi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Chungus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abigg Chungus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chungus closes the distance and clinches.
Chungus manages to break the clinch.
Chungus wants to clinch up but Verdi keeps it at a distance.
Chungus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verdi at a distance.
Chungus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verdi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chungus.
Chungus connects with a body shot.
Verdi 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.
Verdi looks to throw the jab but Chungus is out of range.
We've been told by Chungus's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chungus closes the distance and pushes Verdi back into the cage.
Chungus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Chungus.
Chungus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chungus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Verdi tries to break free but Chungus pushes him back against the cage.
Chungus slowing the pace effectively.
Verdi tries to break free but Chungus pushes him back against the cage.
Chungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verdi misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Verdi moves forwards but Chungus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Verdi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chungus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chungus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chungus duly obliges.
Verdi throws a hook to the side of Chungus's head but Chungus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chungus throwing a counter right hand but Verdi manages to avoid it.
Chungus ducks under a wild hook from Verdi.
Verdi tries a head kick but it misses.
Verdi misses with a looping left.
Abigg Chungus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chungus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Verdi throws out a loose jab but Chungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verdi looks to throw the jab but Chungus is out of range.
Verdi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verdi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verdi misses with a hook.
Verdi lands with a straight right. Chungus didn't see that one coming.
Chungus lands with an overhand left.
Chungus cracks Verdi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Verdi falls to his knees and Chungus doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abigg Chungus!
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