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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 6077 p4p, 6235 weight class) and Raja Jooseppi (ranked 318 p4p, 325 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raja Jooseppi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow connects with a single shot there.
Jooseppi misses with a lunging right hand
and Slow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raja Jooseppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jooseppi.
Nice uppercut there from Jooseppi.
Slow defending well as Jooseppi loads up on a big left hand.
Slow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jooseppi.
Slow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Jooseppi.
Slow lands a really nice looking cross but Jooseppi seems unphased.
A cross from Slow lands.
We've been told by Slow's head coaches at New York Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Slow as he connects with a hook.
Jooseppi throws a jab but it's blocked by Slow.
It looked like Slow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jooseppi misses with a hook
and Slow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slow wants to clinch up but Jooseppi keeps it at a distance.
Slow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slow throwing a counter right hand but Jooseppi manages to avoid it.
Jooseppi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slow is looking to clinch.
Slow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice jab there from Slow.
Jooseppi throws a looping overhand right but Slow ducks down to avoid it.
Slow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jooseppi backs up against the cage.
Jooseppi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slow as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooseppi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slow is trying to defend but Jooseppi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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. Jooseppi connects with a nice short shot to Slow's temple.
Jooseppi winds up and cracks Slow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jooseppi prevents Slow from standing back up.
Jooseppi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Slow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jooseppi is nestled in close to Slow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jooseppi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Slow is trying to stand.
Jooseppi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow is trying to stand.
Slow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slow tries to get out of the position.
Jooseppi content to control rather than advance.
Slow taking some punishment here, with Jooseppi in his half guard.
 Slow is rocked!
Jooseppi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jooseppi controlling from the full mount.
Slow tries to buck Jooseppi off but he can't manage it.
Jooseppi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jooseppi content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like Jooseppi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jooseppi scoring with strikes but Slow is staying in there.
Oh Slow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooseppi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jooseppi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jooseppi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Slow covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Jooseppi!
Raja Jooseppi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Ascaciba (ranked 25247 p4p, 5441 weight class) and Heke Jogert (ranked 753 p4p, 631 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid boxing
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Ascaciba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heke Jogert!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jogert lands with a slapping head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jogert. Ascaciba shrugs it off though.
Jogert has closed the distance and engaged Ascaciba in a clinch.
A short right from Jogert.
Ascaciba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ascaciba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jogert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ascaciba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jogert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ascaciba is breathing heavily.
Jogert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jogert lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jogert.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jogert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jogert presses Ascaciba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jogert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ascaciba backwards.
Jogert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jogert digs a right hand underneath Ascaciba's ribcage. Ascaciba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jogert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jogert lands a body punch.
Jogert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jogert digs a right hand into Ascaciba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ascaciba's gas tank.
Jogert scores with a shot to the side of Ascaciba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogert is working Ascaciba over against the cage.
Jogert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jogert.
Jogert throws a big uppercut that drops Ascaciba! More strikes from Jogert and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ascaciba lies dazed against the cage as Jogert celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heke Jogert!
A relieved looking Heke Jogert thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wingers Son (ranked 5331 p4p, 5488 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 284 p4p, 289 weight class). Zemin has chosen 부모님 은혜 as his entrance music. Wingers Son 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wingers Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son takes the fight into the clinch.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Son keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zemin's efforts to push away.
Son drags the fight down to the ground.
Zemin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Son's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zemin's guard.
Zemin is wriggling around but Son manages to pass to half guard.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zemin pushes Son off looking to stand but Son dives back in and keeps control.
Son works his way into side control.
Son tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Son has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Son thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zemin is trying to escape the position but Son is controlling the position.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet.
Son tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Son is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zemin's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Son happy to just control the position for now.
Zemin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Son is controlling him well.
Zemin is not content to let Son control the position.
Son is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zemin's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Son is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zemin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four 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.
Son is trying to get an arm triangle but Zemin is defending well.
Zemin wants to get back to his feet but Son drags him back down.
Son is looking to take a break and control but Zemin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son shoots in and bounces Zemin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Son circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zemin.
Son forces Zemin back against the cage and clinches.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around?
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin manages to break the clinch.
Son is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Zemin. Beautiful body shot.
Son shoots in and gets a takedown into Zemin's guard.
Son sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zemin is looking to stand up but Son isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin keeping moving, preventing Son from controlling successfully.
Zemin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Son is controlling him.
Zemin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Son presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Son tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zemin smiles and moves away.
Son clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Son misses with a body punch.
Son tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zemin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Son back against the cage.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Son avoids it.
Son jumps guard.
Son throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Son on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Son tries to get out of the position.
Zemin is looking to stand up but Son won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Son controls Zemin momentarily but Zemin frees himself.
Son looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zemin is one step ahead there.
That's four 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.
Zemin wanted to stand there but Son had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Son closes the distance and pushes Zemin back into the cage.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Son ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Son no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Son has a closed guard, preventing Zemin from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zemin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Son looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wingers Son will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zemin throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Zemin avoids it well and moves away.
Zemin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Zemin avoids it well and moves away.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Son counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Son.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin tries to break free but Son pushes him back against the cage.
Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Son clinches up with Zemin and pushes him back against the cage.
Zemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zemin did well to prevent Son getting side control.
Zemin tries to kick Son off but Son keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Son looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Son tries to pass to full mount but Zemin defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin is trying to stand back up but Son is controlling him
Zemin is looking to get back to is feet but Son passes into side control.
Son tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Son has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Son prevents Zemin from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Son wants to control but Zemin is keeping him busy.
Zemin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Son wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zemin, who protects the arm well.
Son trying to control the action but Zemin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son moves into full mount!
Son looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Son has hold of Zemin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zemin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zemin is not a happy chappy he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Son wants to control but instead Zemin manages to regain half guard.
Son seems to be looking for submissions.
Zemin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Son is looking to advance position but Zemin won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zemin's thigh. Zemin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wingers Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but Zemin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wingers Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Son, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wingers Son!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 5405 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Freddie Hart (ranked 626 p4p, 619 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Hart!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Nikolau.
Nikolau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Hart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nikolau closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Nikolau pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolau.
A short body shot lands from Nikolau as the two fighters clinch.
Nikolau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikolau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hart misses with some punches.
Nikolau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Nikolau.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Nikolau has the dominant position.
Nikolau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolau controls his hands.
Nikolau digs a right hand into Hart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hart's gas tank.
I was talking to Nikolau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolau digs a right hand into Hart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hart's gas tank.
Hart looks winded!
Good body shot from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands with a left to the head.
Nikolau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nikolau.
A shot in the inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands with a light punch inside.
 Hart is rocked!
Good body shot from Nikolau.
Hart is still on wobbly legs! Can Nikolau finish him?
Nikolau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nikolau throws a big uppercut that drops Hart! More strikes from Nikolau and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hart lies dazed against the cage as Nikolau celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panagiotis Nikolau!
A victorious Panagiotis Nikolau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boucher (ranked 5261 p4p, 5248 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 617 p4p, 616 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos wants to clinch but Boucher slips to the side
and Boucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Adamos has Boucher up against the cage in a clinch.
Adamos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher blocking some punches.
Adamos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Boucher is trying to break the clinch but Adamos has him pressed against the cage.
Adamos tries to work over Boucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos prevents Boucher from breaking the clinch.
Boucher lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher working hard to break the clinch.
Boucher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adamos lands a shoulder strike.
Adamos lands an uppercut.
Boucher working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher blocking some punches.
Adamos tries to work over Boucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Adamos.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adamos.
Boucher scores with a shot to the side of Adamos's head.
A head punch on the inside from Adamos fails to land.
Boucher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamos lands an uppercut.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamos lands a right hand.
Boucher blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Boucher.
Boucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adamos has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Boucher as the two fighters clinch.
Adamos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boucher misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Adamos fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher blocking some punches.
Boucher pushes Adamos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamos pushes Boucher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adamos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boucher's elbow.
Adamos is working Boucher over against the cage.
Boucher blocks a body shot from Adamos.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Boucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamos lands a nice shot to the body.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamos misses with some punches.
Adamos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adamos fails to land.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adamos backwards.
Adamos lands a shot to the body.
Boucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher prevents a body shot from Adamos.
Adamos working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Boucher blocks a body shot from Adamos.
Adamos lands a shot to the body.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Adamos.
Boucher lands a shoulder strike.
Boucher scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Adamos.
Adamos has a couple of punches blocked by Boucher.
Adamos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher is trying to break the clinch but Adamos is controlling him.
Boucher lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamos keeps control of Boucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Adamos as the two fighters clinch.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adamos misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Boucher to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamos slips under a jab.
Donk. Boucher catches Adamos right on the button with a cross.
Boucher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamos.
Adamos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamos tries to clinch but Boucher moves out of range.
Boucher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adamos digs a good hook to Boucher's body.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamos clinches with his opponent.
Adamos throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
Boucher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Boucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adamos has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Adamos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adamos throws a body punch but Boucher moves out of range.
Adamos tries to close the distance and clinch but Boucher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamos darts in and clinches Boucher up against the cage.
Boucher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamos.
Adamos throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Boucher.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
Boucher lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boucher.
Adamos blocks an uppercut.
Adamos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Boucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Boucher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boucher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adamos backwards.
Adamos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boucher misses with a body punch.
Boucher scores with a shot to the side of Adamos's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Boucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamos's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Boucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
Boucher blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands an uppercut.
Boucher tries to break free but Adamos pushes him back against the cage.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boucher blocking some punches.
Adamos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos gets through Boucher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamos.
Adamos digs a right hand into Boucher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boucher's gas tank.
Boucher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adamos throws a head punch that misses.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher blocks an uppercut.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos presses Boucher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamos misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Adamos working aggressively here.
Adamos misses with a punch to the body.
Adamos has Boucher pressed against the cage, preventing Boucher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boucher.
Boucher is trying to push Adamos away but Adamos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adamos has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adamos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamos.
Boucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
Boucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos lands a right hand.
Adamos misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Boucher.
Boucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamos gets through Boucher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boucher scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boucher.
Adamos misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Boucher misses with the head strike.
Adamos pushes Boucher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boucher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Boucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamos tries a body shot but Boucher blocks it.
Boucher is looking to break free of the clinch but Adamos has double underhooks.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Adamos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adamos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Adamos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Adamos darts in and clinches Boucher up against the cage.
Adamos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamos misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boucher.
Boucher breaks the clinch.
Boucher digs a good body shot into Adamos's ribs.
Adamos drops his hands momentarily and Boucher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boucher misses with a looping right.
Boucher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boucher scores with a shot to the body.
Adamos throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boucher rather than just go for the knockout.
Boucher throws a hook to the side of Adamos's head but Adamos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boucher lands a lovely overhand right.
Boucher misses the shot to the body.
Adamos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boucher.
Boucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamos avoids the body shot from Boucher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher swings widly with a right hand
and Adamos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Adamos.
Boucher throws out a loose jab but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bobby Boucher is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boucher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adamos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boucher was well out of range. Poor timing from Adamos.
Adamos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adamos digs a good body shot into Boucher's ribs.
Adamos misses with an uppercut
and Adamos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adamos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boucher.
Adamos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Boucher.
Boucher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adamos in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boucher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adamos scores with a body shot.
Adamos misses with a body shot.
Boucher throws a lazy right hand but Adamos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adamos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adrian Adamos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boucher misses with a wild body shot.
Boucher lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boucher. Adamos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Boucher misses its intended target.
Boucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamos moves away.
Boucher avoids the head kick by Adamos.
Boucher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boucher throws out a powerful jab.
Adamos cracks Boucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boucher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boucher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adamos was well out of range. Poor timing from Boucher.
Boucher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adamos sizes up Boucher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boucher throws a body punch but Adamos moves out of range.
Boucher throws the left hand but Adamos avoids the punch easily.
Adamos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boucher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adamos ducks under a wild hook from Boucher.
Adamos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adamos.
Boucher scores with a nice right hand.
Boucher throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boucher misses with a looping left.
Adamos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boucher manages to avoid it.
Adamos looks to score with a jab to the body but Boucher is just out of range.
Boucher misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Boucher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adamos looks to land a combination. Boucher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boucher throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamos.
Adamos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adamos throws out the jab.
Boucher looks to score with a jab to the body but Adamos is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamos throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher misses with a left hand
and Adamos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adamos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boucher.
Boucher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boucher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adamos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boucher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adamos misses with an uppercut.
Adamos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Boucher. That snapped Adamos's head back.
Adamos fails to land with a series of punches.
Boucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boucher scores with a jab.
Adamos misses with a shot to the body
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
Bobby Boucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamos takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamos lands with a good body shot.
Boucher misses with a straight right.
Boucher slips a jab and a cross from Adamos.
Adamos looks to score with a jab to the body but Boucher is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boucher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adamos 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adrian Adamos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Smoke Junior (ranked 5597 p4p, 5045 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 298 p4p, 274 weight class). Riggins has chosen Devil Town as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smoke Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggins is just out of range.
Junior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riggins ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggins misses with a takedown
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smoke Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Junior misses the target.
Riggins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Junior defends well and Riggins ends up having to push Junior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Junior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riggins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Junior defends well and Riggins ends up having to push Junior into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Riggins misses with a takedown
and Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riggins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
Junior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Junior lands.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is staying active underneath Riggins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Junior holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Junior pushes Riggins off, looking to escape but Riggins dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Junior is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Riggins!
After the fight, Tim Riggins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 5229 p4p, 5237 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 607 p4p, 608 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Thibodeaux clinches.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Thibodeaux keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux works on Thomas 's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Come on Thibodeaux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas .
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas .
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thibodeaux working Thomas over with knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thomas up against the cage.
Thibodeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas 's elbow.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Thomas .
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas . Those never looked like landing.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thibodeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thibodeaux on the side of the head.
Thibodeaux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters with a nice right hand that sends Thibodeaux toppling to the canvas! Thibodeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thomas finish him?!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a huge right that knocks Thibodeaux out cold! Thomas is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 4430 p4p, 6225 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 559 p4p, 689 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Doherty.
A big right from Doherty misses.
Maki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Maki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doherty lands a jab.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doherty 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maki.
Maki ducks under a wild hook from Doherty.
Maki defending well as Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
Maki moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Cathal Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doherty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doherty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
Maki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doherty misses with a straight left.
Maki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maki.
Doherty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Maki catches Doherty right on the button with a cross.
Doherty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Cathal Doherty has been cut.
Doherty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Maki slips the punch.
Doherty misses with a hook.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Maki counters with a nice uppercut.
Doherty takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Doherty misses.
Doherty misses with a looping left.
Doherty backing away here, and Maki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doherty throws out the jab.
Maki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maki drops his hands momentarily and Doherty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maki drops Doherty with a big left hand! Doherty is injured, injured bad! Maki jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Maki!
Seppo Maki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Labradoodle (ranked 5303 p4p, 3380 weight class) and Zac Zane (ranked 614 p4p, 432 weight class). Zac Zane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Labradoodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Zane coming out on top.
It looks like Jimmy Labradoodle has been cut.
Zane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zane loads up on a big right hand but Labradoodle slips the punch.
Labradoodle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zane throws out a loose jab but Labradoodle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Zane.
A big right from Zane misses.
Zane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Labradoodle is looking to counter punch.
Zane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Labradoodle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Labradoodle misses with a few strikes there.
Zane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Labradoodle.
Labradoodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Labradoodle lunges at Zane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zane's hand.
Zane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labradoodle manages to avoid it.
Zane throws a hook but Labradoodle avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane lands a head shot.
Labradoodle blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Labradoodle ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Labradoodle ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Labradoodle moves out of range of the strikes.
Labradoodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Labradoodle moves out of range as Zane strikes.
Labradoodle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Labradoodle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zane.
Labradoodle ducks under a wild hook from Zane.
Labradoodle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zane misses with a body punch.
Labradoodle lands a nice shot to the body.
Labradoodle misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Labradoodle on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labradoodle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Labradoodle - that landed with a thud.
Labradoodle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Labradoodle tries to work over Zane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labradoodle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zane.
Labradoodle works on Zane's body with a couple of short punches.
Zane looks winded!
Labradoodle is working Zane over against the cage.
Labradoodle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labradoodle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Labradoodle as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Labradoodle.
A short right from Labradoodle.
Labradoodle is working Zane over against the cage.
Labradoodle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Labradoodle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Labradoodle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Labradoodle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labradoodle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Labradoodle cracks Zane with a nice body shot.
Labradoodle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Labradoodle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Labradoodle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Labradoodle digs a right hand underneath Zane's ribcage. Zane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Labradoodle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zane or not.
A body shot lands from Labradoodle.
Labradoodle gets through Zane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Labradoodle.
A hook to the body from Labradoodle.
A nice left hand lands by Labradoodle.
Labradoodle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zane is rocked!
Labradoodle gets through Zane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zane is still on wobbly legs! Can Labradoodle finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labradoodle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zane's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zane drops to his knees and Labradoodle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Labradoodle!
Our winner, Jimmy Labradoodle, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Try New (ranked 3453 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 117 p4p, 72 weight class). Kronos Doomsday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Try New!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging New to the ground. Doomsday is now in New's guard.
New wants to stand and escape but Doomsday is having none of it.
Doomsday forces his way into half guard.
Doomsday uses his free foot to push down on New's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for New.
New really wants to buck Doomsday off and get back to his feet.
Doomsday works his way to his opponent's back.
Doomsday is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! New is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kronos Doomsday!
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