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RISE 35: Fortythree v Kraag PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Somchai Chen (ranked 5959 p4p, 6019 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 482 p4p, 486 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita stuffs the takedown attempt from Chen. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Chen pushes him away.
Nice sprawl there from Chen as Mesquita shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chen. That's going to slow Mesquita down.
Chen has Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen avoiding damage.
Mesquita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chen wants it to stay on the feet.
Chen clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen decides to pull guard.
Chen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Mesquita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chen is proving hard to escape from.
Mesquita drops back looking for a leg! Chen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chen manages to kick Mesquita off! Mesquita jumps back into Chen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chen's head.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chen controlling Mesquita's posture.
Chen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita is working Chen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mesquita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chen defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Chen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mesquita takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chen moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen 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.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.
Chen pulls Mesquita into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chen's head.
Mesquita stands and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chen looks to move to half guard but instead Mesquita has passed into mount! Damn!
Chen working to try and regain half guard.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Mesquita.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mesquita goes for an armbar but Chen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chen.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita looking to control.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita works over Chen with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Chen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chen has closed the distance and engaged Mesquita in a clinch.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chen prevents it.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
We've been informed that Mesquita has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at Chen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Chen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen breaks the clinch.
Chen rushes Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Chen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chen wants a takedown but no success here.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mesquita has Chen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Mesquita's takedown attempt.
Chen landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Charles Mesquita has been cut.
Chen leaning against his opponent.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chen decides to pull guard.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita passes Chen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Chen's temple.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Chen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chen is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chen is in a horrible position here. Mesquita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mesquita swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nilly (ranked 5541 p4p, 6736 weight class) and Augustus Frost (ranked 592 p4p, 672 weight class). Willy Nilly 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Nilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Frost!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost shoots in and drives through. Nilly sprawls well.
Frost looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nilly misses with a two punch combination.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilly fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nilly is defended easily by Frost.
Frost keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilly is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Nilly sets himself, and Frost steps forward looking for the clinch! Nilly avoids it this time.
Nilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Nilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nilly sprawls well. Nilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frost gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilly moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Nilly stuffs the takedown attempt from Frost. Frost gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Nilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frost 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.
Nilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nilly.
Nilly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frost tries to avoid it but Nilly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frost to the ground. Frost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nilly shoots for a takedown but Frost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nilly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilly stuffs the takedown.
Nilly tries to clinch but Frost moves away
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Nilly. Nilly gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frost no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilly drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nilly seems to have locked his on tight now - Frost screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nilly, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Willy Nilly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanson (ranked 5017 p4p, 5973 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 587 p4p, 652 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanson.
Diego dives in and scores a takedown into Hanson's guard.
Hanson kicks Diego off and gets to his feet.
Hanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick but Hanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanson moves away from the strike by Diego.
Hanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego pulls Hanson into guard.
Diego pushes a forearm under Hanson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hanson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Diego!
An out of breath Don Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Silva (ranked 5006 p4p, 4971 weight class) and Ramon Salazar (ranked 507 p4p, 504 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Silva!
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, Ramon Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salazar connects with a body shot.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salazar scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Salazar scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Salazar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salazar connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Salazar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Salazar.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salazar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salazar is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Salazar is looking to improve his position.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Salazar is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva'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.
Salazar wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Salazar is looking for a sweep.
Silva stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salazar stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Salazar jabs at Silva's body.
Salazar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salazar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Salazar with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Salazar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Salazar.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salazar wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salazar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar is looking to get to half guard.
Salazar keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Salazar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Salazar wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Salazar defends it well.
Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salazar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazar digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salazar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Salazar on the inside.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salazar gets through Silva'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.
Salazar lands an uppercut.
A short right from Salazar on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Salazar as the two fighters clinch.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salazar prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Salazar on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Salazar pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Salazar.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Salazar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Salazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Salazar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Salazar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salazar connects with a crisp jab.
Salazar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon Salazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar is working Silva over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Salazar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar lands a body shot.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salazar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar lands with a left to the head.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A hook to the body from Salazar.
Silva wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar lands a right hand.
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar lands a left hand.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Salazar on the inside.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salazar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salazar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salazar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salazar cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Salazar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Salazar on the inside.
Salazar lands a left hand.
 Silva is rocked!
A short uppercut from Salazar.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Salazar dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Salazar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Salazar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Salazar!
Ramon Salazar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BackStabber Jake Fury (ranked 4251 p4p, 5422 weight class) and Richard LaFleur (ranked 527 p4p, 616 weight class). BackStabber Jake Fury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard LaFleur's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BackStabber Jake Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard LaFleur!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleur swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Jake Fury's head coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
LaFleur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jake Fury manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jake Fury wants to stand up but LaFleur is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaFleur won't allow Jake Fury to sweep him here.
Jake Fury wants to stand up but LaFleur is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jake Fury working a defensive guard but LaFleur passes into half guard.
LaFleur is trying to work for a kimura but Jake Fury is defending well.
LaFleur working over Jake Fury with some ground and pound. Jake Fury looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleur is thwarting Jake Fury's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, LaFleur seems content to control.
Jake Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jake Fury tries to get out of the position.
LaFleur has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jake Fury defend it? LaFleur steps over the head and cranks it - Jake Fury is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for LaFleur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard LaFleur!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Black (ranked 4801 p4p, 4479 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 586 p4p, 564 weight class). Jimbo Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adonis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
Black working over Gregor with some ground and pound. Gregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black is nestled in close to Gregor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Black frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Gregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Black breaks from Gregor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Gregor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregor regains half guard.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice strikes from Black there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black 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.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black slows the pace down in half guard.
Gregor has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black working over Gregor with some ground and pound. Gregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black 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.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gregor is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Black moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gregor taking punishment in the form of punches.
Black moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gregor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gregor manages to get back to half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Gregor is having none of it.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gregor!
Black landing shots from mount.
Gregor is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gregor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregor looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gregor is trying desperately to improve position.
Black wants to control the pace but Gregor is squirming around nicely.
Gregor can't escape the position.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gregor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gregor working to try and regain half guard.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Gregor is in trouble!
 Gregor is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black fails with the takedown
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregor lands an overhand right.
Gregor connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Gregor lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 3915 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Saenchai Sor (ranked 80 p4p, 90 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 31 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor connects with a high kick.
Biscuit ducks under a wild hook from Sor.
Biscuit slips under a jab from Sor.
Sor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biscuit in his tracks.
Biscuit throws a right hand that misses
and Sor counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sor. Biscuit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sor.
Biscuit throws out a loose jab but Sor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saenchai Sor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biscuit throws a hook but Sor blocks it.
Biscuit throws a jab but it's blocked by Sor.
Sor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit misses with a jab to the body
and Sor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biscuit was well out of range. Poor timing from Sor.
Sor scores with a leg kick.
Biscuit just misses with a punch to the body.
Biscuit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sor can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biscuit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Biscuit closes the distance and clinches.
Sor tries a body shot but Biscuit blocks it.
Biscuit misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biscuit.
Sor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saenchai Sor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sor misses with a series of wild punches.
Biscuit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sor manages to avoid it.
Biscuit throws the left hand but Sor avoids the punch easily.
Biscuit throws a jab but it's blocked by Sor.
Sor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Biscuit with a body shot.
Sor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Biscuit under the eye.
Biscuit looks to throw the jab but Sor is out of range.
Sor scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biscuit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biscuit.
Biscuit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sor lands a leg kick that knocks Biscuit off balance momentarily.
Biscuit slips a jab from Sor.
Biscuit tries to close the distance and clinch but Sor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biscuit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sor counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Sor.
Sor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor misses with a body shot.
Biscuit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Biscuit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biscuit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biscuit misses with an uppercut
letting Sor counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sor.
Biscuit lands with a straight right. Sor didn't see that one coming.
Sor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Biscuit is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Biscuit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sor throws a hook but Biscuit blocks it.
Sor jabs Biscuit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sor.
Biscuit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biscuit checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sor.
Biscuit misses with a hook. Sor ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Biscuit.
Biscuit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sor misses with a hook. Biscuit ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Biscuit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Sor does it's job there.
Biscuit throws a hook to the side of Sor's head but Sor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sor is looking for the big counter here.
Sor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biscuit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biscuit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Sor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor 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.
Biscuit blocks a head kick by Sor.
Sor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biscuit. That did some damage!
Sor lands a head kick. Biscuit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Biscuit throws a hook to the side of Sor's head but Sor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biscuit doesn't manage to clinch there - Sor circles away.
Sor missing with a left hand there. Biscuit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biscuit throwing a counter right hand but Sor manages to avoid it.
Biscuit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sor lands with a good body shot.
Sor connects with a high kick.
Biscuit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sor scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biscuit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Saenchai Sor has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Sor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Biscuit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sor connects with a solid leg kick.
Sor lands a leg kick that knocks Biscuit off balance momentarily.
Biscuit checks a low kick from Sor.
Sor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biscuit's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Biscuit.
Sor misses with a head kick.
Biscuit avoids the head kick by Sor.
Biscuit throws an overhand right that drops Sor like a sack of potatoes! Biscuit dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schmorgen Biscuit!
After the big win, Schmorgen Biscuit made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trane Knox (ranked 2865 p4p, 3254 weight class) and Dave Watson (ranked 63 p4p, 115 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Blue World | John Coltrane. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trane Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox jabs at Watson's body.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Watson with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Knox stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trane Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watson under the eye.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trane Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson with the ground and pound but Knox uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Watson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson throws a strike but Knox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watson has an active guard here but Knox has managed to pass into half guard.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox stalling.
Knox winds up and cracks Watson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson with the active half guard here but Knox passes nicely into side control.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trane Knox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Watson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox cracks Watson with a good jab.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Knox swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Knox.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dave Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watson has time to react.
Knox throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox misses the jab.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson slips a jab from Knox.
Watson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watson scrambles back to his feet.
Watson slips a jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson feints the counter takedown.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson looks up at the clock and then as Knox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Knox is rocked!
 It looks like Trane Knox has been cut.
Watson crunches a massive hammerfist down on Knox - he's out! Watson Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Watson!
A victorious Dave Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Trane Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 2920 p4p, 2038 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 384 p4p, 278 weight class). Komedor DKasada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and DKasada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from DKasada misses its intended target.
DKasada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a body punch but DKasada moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from DKasada. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
DKasada scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
DKasada throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
DKasada definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - DKasada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DKasada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DKasada throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt takes one on the button.
DKasada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DKasada throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt scores with the left hand. DKasada knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt throws a body punch but DKasada moves out of range.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - DKasada circles away.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DKasada manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and DKasada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DKasada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
DKasada connects with a body shot.
No joy there for DKasada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DKasada.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DKasada finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DKasada at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada lands a left hand.
DKasada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
DKasada trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
DKasada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DKasada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DKasadas head.
DKasada throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DKasada's elbow.
A short left from Hunt.
DKasada misses with a body punch.
DKasada blocking some punches.
DKasada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from DKasada.
DKasada scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt prevents a body shot from DKasada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DKasada.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DKasada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DKasada.
DKasada can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
DKasada gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of DKasada backwards.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DKasada misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DKasada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
DKasada scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, DKasada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocks a body shot from DKasada.
DKasada misses with some punches.
Hunt prevents a body shot from DKasada.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DKasada blocking some punches.
DKasada is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DKasada looking to stall.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as DKasada controls his hands.
DKasada misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Komedor DKasada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by DKasada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DKasada.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into DKasada's ribs.
DKasada throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling DKasada to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DKasada was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. DKasada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
DKasada misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
DKasada misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Komedor DKasada is winning the standup battle so far.
DKasada avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DKasada avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for DKasada.
Nice defenses there by DKasada.
DKasada misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but DKasada is just out of range.
DKasada takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
DKasada misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DKasada lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DKasada throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DKasada rather than just go for the knockout.
DKasada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt sizes up DKasada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DKasada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DKasada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
A telegraphed right hand from DKasada misses the target.
DKasada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from DKasada misses its intended target.
DKasada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
A big right from DKasada misses.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DKasada.
DKasada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but DKasada is out of range.
Hunt misses with a hook.
DKasada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from DKasada. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
DKasada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from DKasada misses.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DKasada.
DKasada misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tests DKasada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DKasada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but DKasada is out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
DKasada throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DKasada misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws the left hand but DKasada avoids the punch easily.
DKasada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from DKasada misses.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt is rocked!
DKasada throws a big shot that misses.
DKasada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Komedor DKasada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt moves out of range as DKasada strikes.
Hunt lands with a straight right. DKasada didn't see that one coming.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but DKasada moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can DKasada finish him?
DKasada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
DKasada is looking for a counter combo.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DKasada doesn't seem bothered though.
DKasada throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt blocks a jab.
DKasada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DKasada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
DKasada missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DKasada moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from DKasada misses the target.
DKasada dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt jabs DKasada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt throws a hook but DKasada blocks it.
DKasada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
DKasada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DKasada counters with a stiff right hand.
DKasada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DKasada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DKasada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt tries to clinch but DKasada is having none of it.
DKasada is looking to counter punch.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DKasada.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DKasada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
DKasada swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DKasada's head.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
DKasada ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
DKasada walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DKasada moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
A little feinted left hand from DKasada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
DKasada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but DKasada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from DKasada misses the target.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DKasada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt takes a swing at DKasada's ribcage but misses.
DKasada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for DKasada. That snapped Hunt's head back.
DKasada tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DKasada moves away from the strike by Hunt.
A telegraphed right hand from DKasada misses the target.
Komedor DKasada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt tries to bum rush DKasada with a series of wild strikes but DKasada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DKasada with a hook.
DKasada just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
DKasada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and DKasada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by DKasada!
DKasada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DKasada looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
DKasada thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt throws a right and a left that DKasada avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Komedor DKasada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DKasada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Komedor DKasada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 2041 p4p, 3060 weight class) and Desi Kraag (ranked 43 p4p, 104 weight class). Desi Kraag told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortythree misses with an uppercut. Kraag saw that one coming.
Fortythree loads up on a big right hand but Kraag slips the punch.
Fortythree has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kraag blocks a jab.
Fortythree works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kraag misses the body punch
enabling Fortythree to counter with a crisp jab.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut.
Kraag misses with a shot to the body
and Fortythree counters with a stiff right hand.
One Fortythree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortythree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kraag.
Fortythree throws an off balance right hand
and Kraag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortythree misses with a left hand
and Kraag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like One Fortythree has been cut.
Fortythree throws a lazy right hand but Kraag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortythree misses with a hook. Kraag ducked under it nicely.
Fortythree misses with a looping left.
Kraag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortythree was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraag.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortythree lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
Kraag swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortythree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortythree uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Fortythree throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Fortythree swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kraag doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortythree scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kraag in his tracks.
Fortythree misses with a lunging right hand
and Kraag counters with a left to the body.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Kraag misses.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Fortythree missing with a left hand there. Kraag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kraag takes a swing at Fortythree's ribcage but misses.
Fortythree throws an overhand right that lands on Kraag's shoulder, as Kraag tries to avoid the shot.
Fortythree misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortythree slips under a jab.
Fortythree uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fortythree wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kraag throws a body punch but Fortythree moves out of range.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortythree manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Fortythree - just one landing.
Fortythree lands with a straight right. Kraag didn't see that one coming.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortythree.
Kraag throws a body punch but Fortythree moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kraag loads up on a big right hand but Fortythree slips the punch.
Fortythree throws a jab when Kraag was well out of range.
Fortythree is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab by Kraag.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortythree manages to avoid it.
Kraag misses the body punch
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Fortythree lands a lovely overhand right.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut
and Kraag counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortythree is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Kraag 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Fortythree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraag scores with a hook to the body. Fortythree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortythree is breathing heavily.
Kraag lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Fortythree up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kraag from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Fortythree's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desi Kraag!
A very excited looking Desi Kraag 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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pop
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