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Highland 147 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Jaeger (ranked 5625 p4p, 4878 weight class) and Mo Greene (ranked 618 p4p, 557 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Greene!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene's corner calls for a 1-2. Greene obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Greene scores with a punch to the head.
Jaeger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greene. That did some damage!
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaeger. Jaeger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaeger throws a leg kick
and Greene counters with a straight right hand.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Greene misses with a series of wild punches.
As Greene tries to get set, Jaeger tries to push him back and clinch up but Greene manages to avoid the attempt.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaeger jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Greene is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Frank Jaeger has been cut.
Greene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaeger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaeger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaeger.
Jaeger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaeger counters with a body kick.
Greene looks winded!
Greene looks to land a right hand but Jaeger moved out of range.
Jaeger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Greene manages to circle out of the way.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses
and Jaeger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaeger eats them both and turns towards Greene to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is looking to slow Greene down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Jaeger.
That kick from Jaeger tenderised Greene's leg. Greene is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaeger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greene has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Greene misses with a wild combination.
Jaeger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jaeger clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaeger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Jaeger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Greene.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Jaeger moves away and avoids it.
Jaeger tries to counter by clinching up but Greene breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaeger has Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaeger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaeger lands an elbow just above Greene 's eye.
 It looks like Mo Greene has been cut.
I was talking to Jaeger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaeger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaeger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaeger misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Greene has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaeger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Greene connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaeger scrambles back to his feet.
Greene misses with the combination.
Greene throws the left hand but Jaeger avoids the punch easily.
Jaeger throws a quick counter head kick but Greene was just out of range.
Jaeger clinches.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Greene dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jaeger slips a jab and a cross from Greene.
Greene throws a lazy right hand but Jaeger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaeger really is a fat lump.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Greene tries to get set, Jaeger tries to push him back and clinch up but Greene manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick by Jaeger misses
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Jaeger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Greene misses with a wild combination.
Jaeger has closed the distance and engaged Greene in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaeger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greene's efforts to push away.
Jaeger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene misses with a series of wild punches.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaeger scoring well with a low kick there.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaeger counters with a nice leg kick.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Jaeger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene tries to counter with a clinch but Jaeger shakes him off and moves away.
Jaeger clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Jaeger blocks a jab.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greene goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger is looking to slow Greene down with leg kicks.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaeger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Greene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaeger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but Jaeger keeps him there for the moment.
Jaeger pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaeger.
Jaeger scores with a knee to the head.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Jaeger has him pressed against the cage.
Jaeger stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaeger.
Jaeger breaks from the clinch.
Jaeger slips a jab and a cross from Greene.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Greene avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Greene tries to clinch
and Jaeger counters with a nice body kick.
Jaeger tries to land a front kick but Greene steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Jaeger backs off Greene throws a huge counter combo but Jaeger manages to avoid it all.
Greene throws an off balance right hand
and Jaeger counters with a low kick, right behind Greene 's knee.
That kick from Jaeger tenderised Greene's leg. Greene is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Jaeger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jaeger thows a body kick. Greene tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaeger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaeger.
Jaeger lands a front kick.
Jaeger moves into the clinch.
Jaeger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaeger has Greene pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with the head strike.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger misses with a knee strike.
Greene being controlled against the cage.
Greene tries a body shot but Jaeger blocks it.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Jaeger avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Jaeger is pushing Greene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaeger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frank Jaeger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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.
Jaeger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jaeger gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Greene has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaeger.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Jaeger.
Greene misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaeger - that will leave a mark!
Jaeger lands a big head kick that sends Greene tumbling to the mat! Jaeger takes a step backwards and waves Greene back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick by Jaeger - that's a beauty! Greene is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Jaeger can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nemeth (ranked 4771 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Hovon Jankens (ranked 549 p4p, 415 weight class). Nemeth comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful People by - Marilyn Manson . Hovon Jankens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Nemeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hovon Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemeth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jankens tries to buck Nemeth off but Nemeth is having none of it.
Nemeth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jankens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nemeth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jankens regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemeth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jankens reverses the position - he's now on top in Nemeth's guard.
Jankens tries to free his leg and advance position but Nemeth is retaining full guard.
Nemeth working for a triangle but Jankens defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens stands and throws Nemeth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nemeth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nemeth is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jankens is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nemeth tries to hold on but Jankens postures up.
Nemeth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nemeth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nemeth tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jankens wants to control the pace but Nemeth is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemeth has given up his back. Will we see Jankens going for some submissions?
My spies in PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB inform me that Jankens has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nemeth tries to break free.
Nemeth is trying to defend against the choke here but Jankens has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Jankens Tightens the hold and Nemeth taps out furiously! Jankens displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hovon Jankens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usko White (ranked 2663 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Magni Fier (ranked 345 p4p, 330 weight class). Magni Fier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magni Fier!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fier throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Fier slips a straight right by White.
It seemed like Fier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fier as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Usko White has been cut.
Fier misses with a straight right.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Fier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Fier's head.
Fier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fier wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fier is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Fier circles away and we're back to standing.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fier misses the jab.
Fier scores with a punch to the head.
Fier sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fier is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 White is rocked!
Fier throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Magni Fier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Fier, which made it look bad.
Fier stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Usko White's cut is getting worse.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a body punch but Fier moves out of range.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White slips under a jab.
Fier throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Fier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fier misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fier counters with a right hand to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
White drives through with a takedown into Fier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fier keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Fier.
White content to stall in guard here.
White being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White advances to half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
Fier is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Fier.
Nice shot lands for Fier.
We've been informed that Fier has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fier cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magni Fier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Usko White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Are you kidding me?! Fier ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent White clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magni Fier!
After the fight, Magni Fier was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawley (ranked 1635 p4p, 2819 weight class) and Bad Dawg (ranked 217 p4p, 360 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Jewelry - One More Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bad Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Crawley misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Dawg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Dawg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawg lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawley's head.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Dawg scores with a jab.
Dawg takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawg misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Dawg.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Dawg moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Dawg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley thows a leg kick but Dawg checks it
and Dawg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dawg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Dawg moves out of range easily.
Crawley lands with a kick to the temple. Dawg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Crawley tries to move into range but Dawg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Dawg misses
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley moves out of range as Dawg strikes.
Dawg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawley circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawg.
Dawg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley slips under a jab from Dawg.
Dawg lands with a straight right. Crawley didn't see that one coming.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawg is just out of range.
Dawg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawg is looking for the big counter here.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Dawg throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dawg.
Crawley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawg throws a combination that misses
and Crawley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dawg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawg scores with a jab.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg lands with an overhand left.
Dawg missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawg takes one to the chin there.
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Dawg misses.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
Dawg throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawg.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Dawg's leg. Dawg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Dawg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Dawg throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Dawg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Dawg seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Dawg.
Dawg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
Dawg lands a slapping body shot.
Dawg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawg. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dawg throws a good cross that connects.
Dawg lands the left hand.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dawg.
Dawg swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawg misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Dawg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Dawg misses with a double jab.
Dawg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Dawg misses.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Dawg throws a right and a left that Crawley avoids nicely.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawg throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Dawg misses with a wild body shot.
Dawg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dawg takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Dawg misses the shot to the body.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Dawg moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Despite the aggression on Dawg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Dawg ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawg lands a jab.
Dawg loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Dawg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley throws a jab when Dawg was well out of range.
Crawley feints and then cracks Dawg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawg down.
Dawg misses with a looping right.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawg.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dawg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawg.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Crawley misses
and Dawg counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Dawg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawg lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley connects with a leg kick.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawg throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Dawg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Crawley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
The fighters circling - Dawg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crawley sizes up Dawg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a head kick that Dawg semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawg doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawg misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a low kick, right behind Dawg 's knee.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Dawg is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Dawg moved out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that Dawg semi-blocks.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley cracks Dawg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Dawg misses with a body punch
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
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 Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dawg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crawley throws the left hand but Dawg avoids the punch easily.
Crawley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawg misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Dawg throws a shot to the body.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Dawg has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Dawg. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawg misses the target.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Dawg lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Dawg's leg. Dawg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Dawg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Dawg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg throws a right hand that Crawley ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawley also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Dawg misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawley is looking to slow Dawg down with leg kicks.
Crawley walks into a jab.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawg misses the jab.
Crawley is looking to slow Dawg down with leg kicks.
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawg.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Dawg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Crawley.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawg's hands.
 Dawg is rocked!
Crawley drops Dawg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Crawley follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley 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.
In defeat, Bad Dawg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost on purpose.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tama Ruiha (ranked 1069 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Johnny Saigon (ranked 135 p4p, 229 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruiha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Polynesian Traditional Music. Saigon has chosen Run through the jungle as his entrance music. Tama Ruiha 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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saigon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saigon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruiha misses with a body shot.
Tama Ruiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiha misses with an uppercut
and Ruiha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruiha lands with a cross.
Saigon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruiha throws a poor cross that misses
and Saigon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruiha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Ruiha backs off Saigon throws a huge counter combo but Ruiha manages to avoid it all.
Saigon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been told by Ruiha's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiha misses with a jab to the body
and Saigon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruiha throws an overhand right that lands on Saigon's shoulder, as Saigon tries to avoid the shot.
Saigon throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiha moves out of range easily.
Saigon slips under a jab from Ruiha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiha throws a body shot but no joy.
Saigon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saigon throws a front kick that sends Ruiha stumbling back into the cage.
Ruiha misses with an uppercut. Saigon saw that one coming.
Ruiha throws a lazy uppercut
and Saigon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab lands there for Ruiha.
Saigon staying out of range there.
Ruiha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saigon.
A jab lands there for Saigon.
Ruiha throws out a loose jab but Saigon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saigon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saigon slips under a jab from Ruiha.
Saigon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saigon scores with the left hand. Ruiha knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruiha lands a jab to Saigon's midsection.
Saigon walks straight into a right hand from Ruiha - that's dropped him! Ruiha jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Saigon from any more punishment! Saigon complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tama Ruiha!
Tama Ruiha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Johnny Saigon was interviewed post fight and said 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bye Bye (ranked 2327 p4p, 680 weight class) and Anthony Epolito (ranked 245 p4p, 82 weight class). Bye Bye 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bye Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Epolito!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito throws a low kick but Bye moves out of range easily.
Bye tries to counter with a takedown but Epolito is quick to defend against it.
Epolito lands with a hook. Bye tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bye shoots in but no luck this time.
Epolito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bye feinted with a counter takedown.
Epolito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Epolito.
Good work by Bye as he checks the leg kick.
Epolito scores with a jab to the body.
Bye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Epolito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Epolito scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epolito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bye.
Epolito jabs at Bye's body.
Epolito clobbers Bye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Epolito scores with a jab to the body.
Bye with a poor takedown
and Epolito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bye Bye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Epolito.
Epolito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Epolito has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bye is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bye with that takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epolito.
It looks like Bye Bye has been cut.
Epolito misses with a two punch combination.
Epolito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Epolito lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bye is rocked!
Epolito throws a monster overhand right that drops Bye! Epolito follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Epolito!
Anthony Epolito managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needle Dick (ranked 195 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Frank Blank (ranked 33 p4p, 237 weight class). Dick's entrance music is Watch where you're going, Needle Dick!. A fine choice. Frank Blank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Needle Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Blank misses.
Blank looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Dick dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Dick is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Dick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blank lands with a shot to the body.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
We've been informed that Blank has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blank throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Blank throws a combination. Dick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Dick.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Dick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
Blank throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
Blank defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Dick misses with a straight right.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
Dick tries to counter with a takedown but Blank is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dick misses with a straight left.
Blank throws a body punch but Dick moves out of range.
Blank lands with a straight right. Dick didn't see that one coming.
Dick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blank.
Dick throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank misses with a jab to the body
and Dick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dick.
Dick tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick lands a shoulder strike.
Dick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blank's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Blank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dick counters with a nice right hand that sends Blank toppling to the canvas! Blank scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dick finish him?!
Blank is rocked!
That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Blank is looking to chop away at Dick's legs.
A big right from Dick misses.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A big left from Dick misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blank! But no joy.
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!
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blank. That's going to slow Dick down.
Blank walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dick swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Needle Dick!
A very excited looking Needle Dick 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 Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 546 p4p, 1500 weight class) and King Turn (ranked 85 p4p, 226 weight class). Phuc Dat Bich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Turn 's chin.
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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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, King Turn !
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich has closed the distance and engaged Turn in a clinch.
Bich wants to take the fight to the mat but Turn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Turn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bich is defending well.
Turn missing with knees to the body.
Turn wants to take the fight to the mat but Bich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bich's brow.
Turn has Bich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phuc Dat Bich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
Turn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bich swats away the attempt to clinch by Turn .
Bich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turn .
Bich looks for a takedown but Turn sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turn pinned against the cage. Turn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turn swings for the body but Bich moves out of range.
Bich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Turn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn wants to sweep here but Bich controlling him for the moment.
Bich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bich throws a big elbow that misses.
Turn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turn working for a triangle but Bich defends it easily.
Bich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bich postures up and lands a big shot to Turn 's brow.
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.
Turn looking to control.
Turn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bich defends it easily.
Bich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bich.
Bich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bich'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.
Further stalling from Bich.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bich. No joy for Turn on that attempt.
Bich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turn as he avoids it easily.
Turn is looking to clinch but Bich is avoiding it.
Bich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turn sprawls and moves away.
Bich is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Turn clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Bich.
Turn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bich is wriggling around but Turn manages to pass to half guard.
Bich tries to roll over but Turn keeps him under control.
Turn is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bich is working an open guard so Turn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Turn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phuc Dat Bich will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turn avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turn is defended easily by Bich.
It looked like Bich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bich scores with a takedown into Turn 's guard.
Bich stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turn .
Bich slaps away a takedown attempt from Turn , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bich ducks under a wild hook from Turn .
Bich throws a lazy head kick
and Turn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich controlling the position for now.
Turn is thwarting Bich's attempts to control the position.
Bich is trying to get back to full guard.
Bich trying to hold on to Turn 's head to control him but Turn postures up.
Turn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bich's head.
Phuc Dat Bich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turn is pressing down on Bich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bich is holding on for now.
Turn trying to control from half guard but Bich is working away.
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.
Turn trying to mount his opponent but Bich defends it.
Bich is not content to let Turn control the position.
Bich looking for submissions off his back.
Bich trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bich kicks off Turn and gets to his feet.
Bich keeps the fight on the outside.
Turn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bich tries to avoid it but Turn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bich to the ground. Bich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phuc Dat Bich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
Bich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turn .
Turn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bich's guard.
Turn won't allow Bich to get back to his feet.
Bich pushes Turn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Turn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bich seems keen to control Turn 's posture.
Turn prevents Bich from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bich tries to stand and escape but Turn is controlling the position.
Turn trying to control but Bich postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turn defending well though.
Bich is taking a breather. Turn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bich is pressing down on Turn 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turn is holding on for now.
Turn is trying to stand back up but Bich is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phuc Dat Bich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bich closes the distance and clinches up with Turn , looking for a takedown. Bich pushes Turn against the cage but Turn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turn looks for a takedown but Bich sprawls well.
Bich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bich fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Bich with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phuc Dat Bich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bich circles away.
Bich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turn pinned against the cage. Turn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich gets control of Turn 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bich trying to control the position here.
Bich continues to stall.
Bich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turn wants to control from the top but Bich keeps moving.
Turn stopping the sweep attempt from Bich.
Phuc Dat Bich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turn .
Turn throws a big elbow that misses.
Turn is fighting to break Bich's control of his arms but Bich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turn wants to control from the top but Bich keeps moving.
Turn looking to pass the guard.
Turn won't allow Bich to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bich pulls Turn in close to prevent any damage.
King Turn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Bich is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Bich keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bich managing to control the position.
That's four 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turn forces Bich back against the cage and clinches.
Bich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bich prevents the takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King Turn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bich defending well as Turn loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Turn .
I think Bich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Phuc Dat Bich!
In his post fight interview, Phuc Dat Bich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 740 p4p, 51 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 112 p4p, 11 weight class). Guilherme Godoi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godoi slips a jab from Vatsadze.
Godoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vatsadze misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatsadze throws out the jab.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godoi throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Vatsadze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Godoi.
Vatsadze throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vatsadze throws a series of punches but Godoi moves out of range.
Godoi lands a glancing blow to the side of Vatsadze's head.
Vatsadze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godoi on the side of the head.
It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
Vatsadze misses with a wild combination.
Vatsadze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Vatsadze throws an off balance right hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatsadze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vatsadze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the body
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Vatsadze.
Godoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vatsadze misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Vatsadze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatsadze.
Godoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Vatsadze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Godoi misses.
Vatsadze misses with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vatsadze lands with a hook. Godoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Godoi misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze blocks a jab.
Vatsadze misses with a combination
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatsadze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vatsadze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatsadze swings widly with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vatsadze! Godoi lets Vatsadze back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Vatsadze is rocked!
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut. Godoi saw that one coming.
Godoi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vatsadze throws a hook but Godoi avoids it easily.
Godoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
A little jabbing left from Godoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vatsadze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze misses with a lunging right hand
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vatsadze thinking.
Godoi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vatsadze cracks Godoi with a good jab.
Godoi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vatsadze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godoi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godoi! But no joy.
Godoi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vatsadze.
Oh Vatsadze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze moves away from the strike by Godoi.
Vatsadze misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi slips under a jab from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut. Godoi saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vatsadze misses with a lunging right hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vatsadze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Godoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vatsadze! Godoi lets Vatsadze back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Vatsadze blocks a jab.
Godoi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Vatsadze! He's out on his feet! Godoi rushes in and drops Vatsadze with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Guilherme Godoi! Guilherme Godoi retains his middleweight title!
Guilherme Godoi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 464 p4p, 224 weight class) and Rashid Elkhan (ranked 73 p4p, 37 weight class). Rashid Elkhan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arturo Vargas's chin.
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashid Elkhan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elkhan, pushing him back against the cage.
Elkhan tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Elkhan back against the cage.
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Elkhan avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Elkhan looks winded!
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elkhan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elkhan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Elkhan backwards.
Vargas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vargas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas lands a body shot.
Elkhan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rashid Elkhan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vargas.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Elkhan backwards.
Elkhan wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Vargas scores with a shot to the side of Elkhan's head.
Vargas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elkhan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vargas.
Vargas gets through Elkhan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Vargas lands a nice uppercut.
Vargas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elkhan is rocked!
Vargas has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Elkhan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Vargas, and another! Elkhan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Arturo Vargas!
Arturo Vargas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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