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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kangas (ranked 4353 p4p, 6316 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 468 p4p, 594 weight class). Tapani Kangas 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas misses with an uppercut. Ryhein saw that one coming.
Kangas misses with a straight left.
Ryhein cracks Kangas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ryhein clinches up with Kangas and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryhein tries to work over Kangas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryhein.
Ryhein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryhein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kangas is keeping busy.
Ryhein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Kangas lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein stalling in the clinch but Kangas improves position.
Ryhein lands a shoulder strike.
Kangas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kangas fails to land.
Kangas misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kangas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kangas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas can't find room to land a body shot as Ryhein controls the action.
Ryhein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kangas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Ryhein misses with a punch to the body.
Kangas lands with a light punch inside.
Ryhein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangas cracks Ryhein with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kangas.
Ryhein looks winded!
Kangas lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Kangas.
Kangas digs a right hand underneath Ryhein's ribcage. Ryhein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kangas lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kangas.
Kangas lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kangas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kangas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kangas scores with a shoulder strike.
Kangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryhein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kangas.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
A short left from Kangas.
Kangas gets through Ryhein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
Kangas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kangas pushes Ryhein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kangas.
Kangas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kangas.
Kangas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryhein blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kangas.
A short uppercut from Kangas.
Kangas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kangas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryhein takes a shot to the head.
 Ryhein is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryhein backwards.
Ryhein is still on wobbly legs! Can Kangas finish him?
Kangas lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kangas.
Kangas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ryhein with a big uppercut! Ryhein tries to clinch up but Kangas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ryhein to the mat! Ryhein covers up and Kangas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tapani Kangas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 6033 p4p, 3045 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 99 p4p, 64 weight class). Noel comes into the arena with the fat boys fat boys blaring out of the sound system. Chubby Noel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 29 - 36 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Noel drops Goodman with a nice combination! Noel dives into Goodman's guard, looking to finish!
 It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Goodman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goodman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noel.
Noel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodman controlling the position.
Noel won't allow Goodman to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman managing to control the position.
Noel distracts Goodman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noel is working Goodman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Noel is in close to Goodman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Noel postures up in Goodman's guard and throws a big left but Goodman blocks it.
Noel throws an elbow that misses. Goodman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noel's guard. Nice move by Goodman!
Goodman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goodman content to stall in guard here.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.
Goodman being controlled here momentarily.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Noel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Noel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goodman controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goodman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noel.
Goodman tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Noel is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Noel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Noel.
Noel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Noel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goodman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noel on the side of the head.
Noel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Goodman.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Goodman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel lands with a nice body kick.
Noel throws a combination that misses
and Goodman counters with a low kick, right behind Noel 's knee.
Noel misses with a hook.
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goodman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noel.
Noel looks to land a body kick but Goodman moved away.
Noel takes one on the button.
A cross from Goodman lands.
Goodman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Goodman lands.
Noel throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Noel jabs at Goodman's body.
Nice shot lands for Noel.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noel. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noel throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodman cracks Noel with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Noel misses
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman connects with a single shot there.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noel is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Goodman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noel under the eye.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel backing away here, and Goodman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Goodman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goodman scores with a jab to the head.
Goodman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noel can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman connects with the punch.
Noel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Noel throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman lands a right hook to the body.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noel throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Noel with a body shot.
Goodman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodman tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Noel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodman.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noel takes one to the chin there.
Goodman checks a leg kick.
Goodman looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Noel looks to land a body kick but Goodman moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Noel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goodman duly obliges.
Goodman cracks Noel with a good jab.
Goodman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman works Noel's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodman as he connects with a hook.
Noel misses with a hook.
Goodman connects with a leg kick.
Noel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goodman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goodman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman connects with a leg kick.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goodman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman lands a jab to Noel's midsection.
Noel misses with a body shot
and Goodman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
letting Goodman counter with a right hand.
Noel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goodman digs a good hook to Noel's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Noel throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goodman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goodman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goodman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Noel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noel lands a really nice looking cross but Goodman seems unphased.
Noel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Noel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goodman on the side of the head.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman connects with a leg kick.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Noel misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Goodman finds it's way through Noel's defenses.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodman scores with a kick to the body.
Goodman lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a glancing blow to the side of Noel's head.
Goodman scores with a kick to the body.
Noel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters with an inside leg kick.
Goodman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noel throws a leg kick but Goodman moved away.
Noel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Noel takes one to the side of the head.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Goodman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman punishes Noel's body with a nice straight punch.
Goodman with a nice calf kick.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Goodman.
Goodman sizes up Noel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noel throws a chopping leg kick but Goodman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noel has time to react.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Noel misses the target.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Goodman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chubby Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
A very excited looking Saul Goodman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 3990 p4p, 3910 weight class) and Jerry Jankens (ranked 516 p4p, 506 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 Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar gets a takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is thwarting Jankens's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Jankens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jankens sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jankens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Jankens's temple.
Jankens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jankens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jankens has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lesnar doesn't defend quickly enough and Jankens has managed to lock this one up! Can Lesnar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jankens on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jerry Jankens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 4228 p4p, 3150 weight class) and Sho Monsuta (ranked 525 p4p, 400 weight class). Sho Monsuta struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sho Monsuta!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meeks gets a clinch.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sho Monsuta has been cut.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Monsuta dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Monsuta blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Monsuta blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Monsuta shrugs off.
Monsuta looks winded!
Monsuta decides to pull guard.
Meeks is looking to stand up but Monsuta won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monsuta on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meeks tries to clinch up but Monsuta circles away and keeps his distance.
Meeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Monsuta in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Sho Monsuta's cut even more.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Monsuta 's eye.
The cut above Sho Monsuta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sho Monsuta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turner Meeks!
An intense looking Turner Meeks took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where's my wife? Guess who's getting some butt-stuff tonight, ba-baaayyy!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Fries (ranked 2809 p4p, 3241 weight class) and James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 180 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deacon Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fries takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Fries with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clerk Maxwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Fries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clerk Maxwell jabs Fries to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clerk Maxwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fries takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a left hand
and Fries counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clerk Maxwell won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Fries seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Clerk Maxwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fries wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fries scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clerk Maxwell to see if he's OK.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to control Fries's posture but Fries avoids it.
Fries tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries grinds an elbow into Clerk Maxwell's temple.
Clerk Maxwell can't do much from the bottom here.
Fries sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clerk Maxwell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fries is chipping away with strikes.
Clerk Maxwell tries to improve position but can't.
Clerk Maxwell can't do much from the bottom here.
Fries working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell gets back to half guard.
Fries 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.
Fries is trying to control the action in half guard but Clerk Maxwell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fries controlling the action here.
Fries looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fries passes to side control.
Fries is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clerk Maxwell has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell prevents Fries from moving into mount.
Fries looks up at the clock and then as Clerk Maxwell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fries smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Fries crashes against the mat.
Fries looks up at the clock and then as Clerk Maxwell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fries smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fries throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fries misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Clerk Maxwell struggling a bit here.
Fries working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been informed that Clerk Maxwell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fries in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fries landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clerk Maxwell parries the strikes from Fries easily there. Fries is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Clerk Maxwell to escape.
Clerk Maxwell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fries thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clerk Maxwell's head.
Fries throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clerk Maxwell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fries scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Fries dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fries shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a straight right hand.
Clerk Maxwell lands the left hand.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body punch but Fries moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fries looking to score a takedown here. Clerk Maxwell is defending well but Fries drives through and ends up in Clerk Maxwell's guard.
Clerk Maxwell looking to control.
Fries wants to control from the top but Clerk Maxwell keeps moving.
Fries passes Clerk Maxwell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fries lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Fries seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fries.
Fries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fries looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fries thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fries moves nicely into side control.
Fries landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries landing strikes.
Fries working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fries cracks Clerk Maxwell with a big right hand but Clerk Maxwell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fries tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fries has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fries advances to mount.
Fries landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fries pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fries landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell wants to hold on but Fries pushes him away.
Fries with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fries putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Clerk Maxwell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fries lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Fries connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fries lands a heavy elbow.
Fries thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fries tries to control but Clerk Maxwell wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clerk Maxwell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fries works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fries lands a nice shot to the head.
Fries working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fries lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Fries dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fries is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clerk Maxwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Clerk Maxwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clerk Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Fries blocks a jab.
Fries changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clerk Maxwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fries moves away.
Fries tries to counter by clinching up but Clerk Maxwell breaks away and moves out of range.
Fries ducks right into an uppercut from Clerk Maxwell.
Fries shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clerk Maxwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fries being controlled here momentarily.
Clerk Maxwell keeping full guard, as Fries tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fries throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries tries to free his leg and advance position but Clerk Maxwell is retaining full guard.
Fries trying to control the position from guard on top but Clerk Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fries works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clerk Maxwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Fries 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.
Fries is trying to control. Clerk Maxwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fries looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clerk Maxwell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fries is looking to advance position but Clerk Maxwell won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell wants to get back to full guard.
Fries throwing shots but Clerk Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Fries tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clerk Maxwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clerk Maxwell keeping hold of Fries's head, controlling as best he can.
Fries trying to pass the guard but Clerk Maxwell defending well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell thuds a left hand into Fries's body.
Fries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Fries tries to clinch but Clerk Maxwell moves away
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a straight right hand.
Fries gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Clerk Maxwell as he checks the leg kick.
Fries shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clerk Maxwell pinned against the cage. Clerk Maxwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Fries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fries closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clerk Maxwell quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell wants to get back to full guard.
Fries passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fries wants to finish this one by submission but Clerk Maxwell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fries.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fries lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Fries.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Fries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fries, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deacon Fries!
During a confident post fight interview, Deacon Fries thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Sonnen (ranked 2510 p4p, 2761 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 315 p4p, 348 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by ТИМУРМУЦУРÐЕВ - Ð’ ТУ ÐОЧЬ КОГДРРОЖДÐЛИСÐ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khamzat Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws the left hand but Peramaki avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peramaki tries to counter with a clinch but Sonnen shakes him off and moves away.
Sonnen takes a swing at Peramaki's ribcage but misses.
Peramaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sonnen.
Peramaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Peramaki wants to clinch.
Peramaki forces Sonnen back against the cage and clinches.
Sonnen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peramaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sonnen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonnen has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.
Peramaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sonnen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sonnen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws an elbow that misses. Peramaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sonnen's guard. Nice move by Peramaki!
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sonnen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peramaki uses it to pass to side control.
Peramaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Sonnen is defending well.
Sonnen manages to get back to half guard.
Sonnen actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peramaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peramaki works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sonnen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peramaki off and has taken his back!
Peramaki wants to escape the position.
Peramaki keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sonnen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonnen landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Peramaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peramaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Peramaki is rocked!
Peramaki is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peramaki is still in real trouble! Can Sonnen finish him?
Peramaki gets back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Sonnen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peramaki is pressing down on Sonnen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peramaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Peramaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen passes Peramaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
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. Sonnen connects with a nice short shot to Peramaki's temple.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Peramaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peramaki.
Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khamzat Sonnen 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.
Peramaki moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off.
Sonnen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peramaki walks into a stiff left hand from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the body
and Peramaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Sonnen tightens his grip and picks Peramaki up, before dumping him to the ground. Peramaki manages to land in guard.
Peramaki is looking for a triangle but Sonnen pushes his legs off easily.
Peramaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sonnen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sonnen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Peramaki blocks nicely.
Peramaki is looking for a triangle but Sonnen pushes his legs off easily.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Peramaki has wrist control.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen distracts Peramaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonnen landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonnen distracts Peramaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen advances to half guard.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sonnen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peramaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working over Peramaki with some ground and pound. Peramaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep. Sonnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sonnen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Peramaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is looking to improve his position.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Peramaki gets back to full guard.
Peramaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peramaki has his foot on Sonnen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sonnen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sonnen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peramaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonnen has managed to get both his arms back between Peramaki's legs - danger averted.
Sonnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sonnen has his hands clasped together but Peramaki extends and breaks Sonnen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Peramaki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 2602 p4p, 2636 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 56 p4p, 58 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 27 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Leekpai looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Leekpai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leekpai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leekpai misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Leekpai misses its intended target.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a left and a right that stings Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Leekpai blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Leekpai throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Leekpai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Leekpai throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leekpai moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leekpai lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Leekpai takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bob Barnes has been cut.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
As Leekpai backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Leekpai manages to avoid it all.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Leekpai.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes 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.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes defending well as Leekpai loads up on a big left hand.
Leekpai misses with a looping left.
Leekpai throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Leekpai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
A jab from Leekpai misses.
Barnes works Leekpai's body with a nice hook.
Leekpai lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leekpai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leekpai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Leekpai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Leekpai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Leekpai misses.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leekpai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leekpai lands an overhand right.
Barnes is rocked!
Leekpai is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Leekpai finish him?
Barnes looks to land a combination. Leekpai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.
Leekpai slips under a jab from Barnes.
Leekpai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leekpai.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leekpai moves away.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Leekpai lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Leekpai as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leekpai.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leekpai misses with a straight right.
Leekpai scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leekpai.
Leekpai tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Leekpai is out of range.
Leekpai looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a body shot.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leekpai looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leekpai.
Leekpai connects with a body shot.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leekpai.
Leekpai avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Leekpai backpedaling.
 It looks like Krit Leekpai has been cut.
Barnes tries to bum rush Leekpai with a series of wild strikes but Leekpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Leekpai with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 Leekpai is rocked!
Barnes grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Leekpai takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Barnes cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Barnes!
Bob Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 1845 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Timo White (ranked 268 p4p, 296 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo White!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
Thibodeaux has picked White up - he's going for a ride! Thibodeaux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thibodeaux is controlling the pace.
Thibodeaux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibodeaux is controlling the pace.
Thibodeaux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thibodeaux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thibodeaux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thibodeaux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White has hold of Thibodeaux's hands but Thibodeaux slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thibodeaux sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thibodeaux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thibodeaux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thibodeaux in particular looking to stall.
White won't allow Thibodeaux to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thibodeaux gets a clinch.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thibodeaux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
White moves into the clinch.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauvage Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thibodeaux jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thibodeaux gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thibodeaux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thibodeaux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Thibodeaux's legs - danger averted.
Thibodeaux has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Thibodeaux has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thibodeaux on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
Sauvage Thibodeaux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ship (ranked 856 p4p, 716 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 26 p4p, 19 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kozlow holds him up against the cage and eventually Ship drops back down to his feet.
Ship jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kozlow walks away with a smile on his face. Ship gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ship clinches with his opponent.
Kozlow scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlow misses with a body punch.
Kozlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kozlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Ship tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Ship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ship struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlow controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlow fails to land.
Ship 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.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kozlow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ship jumps guard but Kozlow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlow.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Kozlow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kozlow won't allow it.
Kozlow pushes Ship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kozlow won't allow it.
Kozlow scores with a hook to the body.
Ship is breathing heavily.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Kozlow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kozlow works on Ship's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kozlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ships head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kozlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kozlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ship or not.
Kozlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Kozlow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ship seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kozlow can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kozlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kozlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kozlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kozlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ships head.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kozlow won't allow it.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Kozlow has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Kozlow pushes Ship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ship fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kozlow.
Kozlow lands a right hand.
Kozlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kozlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlow lands with a short shot to the head.
Kozlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kozlow is working Ship over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kozlow.
A hook to the body from Kozlow.
Kozlow scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kozlow.
Kozlow lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlow.
Kozlow lands an uppercut.
Kozlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ship is rocked!
Kozlow throws a big uppercut that drops Ship! More strikes from Kozlow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ship lies dazed against the cage as Kozlow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kozlow!
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