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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Malone (ranked 3827 p4p, 4695 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 474 p4p, 562 weight class). Conor OMalley 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone gets caught napping as OMalley dives in and scores a takedown. Malone manages to retain guard.
Malone wriggles free and stands up.
OMalley is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
OMalley rushes Malone and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malone.
OMalley blocks an uppercut.
Malone blocking some punches.
OMalley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malone can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
OMalley is trying to pull guard but Malone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from OMalley.
Sylvester Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OMalley.
Malone scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OMalley wants to take the fight to the mat but Malone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley tries to pull guard but Malone won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Malone.
OMalley looks winded!
OMalley is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right handed body shot lands from Malone.
A short right from Malone.
Malone misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone scores with a shot to the side of OMalley's head.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone gets underhooks to prevent OMalley's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
OMalley tries to circle away but Malone has him pinned against the cage.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
Malone tries to work over OMalley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley jumps guard but Malone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OMalley blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OMalley blocking some punches.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from OMalley.
OMalley tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
OMalley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OMalley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Malone.
OMalley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. OMalley takes a step back to recover.
Conor OMalley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone cracks OMalley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Malone has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning OMalley to stand back up!
 OMalley is rocked!
 It looks like Conor OMalley has been cut.
Malone feints and then cracks OMalley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OMalley down.
OMalley is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Malone!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
OMalley seems to have recovered his senses.
Malone lands a leg kick that knocks OMalley off balance momentarily.
OMalley shoots for a takedown but Malone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malone looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Malone backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks OMalley's temple! It sends OMalley violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Malone celebrates and the doctors try to help OMalley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sylvester Malone!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Cutler (ranked 4472 p4p, 4086 weight class) and Sargent Slaughter (ranked 159 p4p, 149 weight class). Cutler comes to the cage accompanied by Being the Elite. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sargent Slaughter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sargent Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler defending well as Slaughter loads up on a big left hand.
Slaughter has closed the distance and engaged Cutler in a clinch.
Slaughter prevents Cutler from breaking the clinch.
Cutler wants to get back to striking at distance but Slaughter won't allow it.
Slaughter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cutler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cutler is fighting off a takedown attempt but Slaughter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cutler to the mat. Cutler regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cutler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slaughter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slaughter controlling from the top position.
Cutler keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter postures up in Cutler's guard and throws a big left but Cutler blocks it.
Cutler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cutler has momentary wrist control but Slaughter slips an elbow through the middle.
Slaughter controlling from the top position.
Slaughter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slaughter throws a strike but Cutler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slaughter seems keen to control Cutler's posture.
Slaughter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cutler is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to stand but Slaughter is controlling from the bottom.
Cutler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slaughter pulls Cutler in close to his closed guard and prevents Cutler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cutler preventing the sweep.
Cutler wants to stand but Slaughter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slaughter holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cutler misses with a hook.
Cutler misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaughter. Cutler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sargent Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler misses with an uppercut.
Slaughter shoots in and drives through. Cutler sprawls well.
Cutler thows a leg kick but Slaughter checks it
and Slaughter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slaughter.
Slaughter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cutler is breathing heavily.
Slaughter with a nice head shot there.
Slaughter won't allow Cutler to get back to his feet.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Cutler keeps moving.
Cutler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slaughter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Slaughter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter stands up over Cutler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slaughter trying to control but Cutler is working from the bottom.
Slaughter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slaughter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slaughter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutler has momentary wrist control but Slaughter slips an elbow through the middle.
Slaughter is looking to work some ground and pound but Cutler has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slaughter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sargent Slaughter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slaughter throws a hook but Cutler avoids it easily.
Slaughter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cutler.
A low kick from Cutler misses
and Slaughter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slaughter.
Slaughter is standing up over Cutler. Cutler looks to escape but Slaughter dives into side control.
Slaughter working the ground and pound from side control.
Slaughter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slaughter looks up at the clock and then as Cutler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slaughter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Slaughter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Slaughter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cutler to see if he's OK.
Slaughter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slaughter lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter trying to control the action but Cutler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter landing a few strikes.
Slaughter working the head with strikes.
Slaughter scoring with punches from side control.
Slaughter is chipping away with strikes.
 Cutler is rocked!
Slaughter in side control, throwing shots but Cutler defends.
Cutler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutler tries to get out of the position.
Slaughter landing a few strikes.
Oh Cutler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slaughter lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Cutler! Slaughter senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Cutler out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sargent Slaughter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furio Carletti (ranked 5314 p4p, 6504 weight class) and Armod Svensson (ranked 539 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furio Carletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armod Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carletti cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carletti lands with a slapping head kick.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carletti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carletti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson wants to clinch.
Carletti misses the shot to the body.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carletti circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Carletti blocks the elbow strike.
Carletti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Carletti can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carletti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carletti looking to slow down the pace here.
Carletti throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Carletti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Carletti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Carletti takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Furio Carletti has been cut.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson has managed to clinch.
Carletti throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Carletti throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carletti's brow.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Svensson lands an elbow that stopped Carletti in his tracks for a moment.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carletti is trying to break free.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carletti takes an elbow to the temple.
Carletti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carletti avoids a wild elbow strike from Svensson.
Carletti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carletti blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Furio Carletti's cut is getting worse.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Carletti misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carletti tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the cage.
Carletti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson clinches.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Furio Carletti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carletti wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carletti is trying to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling him.
Carletti breaks from the clinch.
Svensson clinches.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carletti throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Carletti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
Carletti blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike.
Carletti misses with the head strike.
Carletti dodges an elbow strike from Svensson.
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
Carletti breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Carletti keeps it at a distance.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Carletti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carletti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carletti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carletti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carletti, pushing him back against the cage.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armod Svensson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Furio Carletti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carletti circles away.
Svensson tries to clinch but Carletti moves away
letting Carletti counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carletti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike.
Carletti has had enough of the clinch but Svensson keeps him there for the moment.
Carletti is trying to push Svensson away but Svensson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carletti swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carletti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carletti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson drives through and clinches with Carletti against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carletti's brow.
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
Carletti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carletti lands a nice uppercut.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carletti throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Carletti lands a nice uppercut.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carletti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Svensson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carletti's defenses.
Carletti takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson letting Carletti take a breather here.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Carletti avoids a wild elbow strike from Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Furio Carletti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carletti's brow.
Carletti looking to stall.
Carletti is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Carletti pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carletti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Carletti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carletti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Armod Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Carletti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Carletti.
Carletti lands a hook that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Carletti is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the cage.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Carletti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carletti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Carletti circles away.
Carletti throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Carletti misses its intended target.
Svensson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Carletti misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Carletti.
Carletti throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Carletti misses its intended target.
Svensson wants to clinch
and Carletti counters with a thumping low kick.
Furio Carletti is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Furio Carletti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Furio Carletti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carletti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Carletti.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carletti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Carletti is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carletti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson clinches.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carletti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carletti avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Carletti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carletti swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Carletti throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Carletti tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carletti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Svensson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carletti lands a shoulder strike.
Carletti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson lands an elbow inside that Carletti shrugs off.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carletti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carletti swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carletti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carletti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carletti dodges an elbow strike from Svensson.
Carletti breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson tries to clinch but Carletti is having none of it.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Carletti swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Carletti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carletti circles away.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Carletti circles away.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Carletti circles away and keeps his distance.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carletti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carletti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carletti gets tackled into the cage by Svensson. Svensson maintains the clinch.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carletti tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Carletti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carletti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carletti circles away.
Carletti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carletti swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
It looked like Carletti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Svensson.
Carletti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carletti swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Carletti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carletti looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carletti blocks an elbow strike.
Carletti misses with the head strike.
Carletti avoids a wild elbow strike from Svensson.
Carletti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Furio Carletti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armod Svensson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Henrique (ranked 1608 p4p, 2790 weight class) and James Beam (ranked 250 p4p, 384 weight class). Beam has chosen 32 fucks by FIRE FROM THE GODS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Beam!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beam back to the cage. Henrique follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henrique connects with a body shot.
Beam forces Henrique back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam.
Beam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beam misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Beam on the inside.
Beam misses with the head strike.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Beam.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Henrique.
Beam throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam blocking some punches.
Beam just leaning against Henrique, taking a breather.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beam throws a head punch that misses.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beam wants to clinch.
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Beam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beam darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Henrique misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henrique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Henrique has knocked Beam down with a huge combo! Henrique steps away and waves a wobbly Beam back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Beam is rocked!
It looks like James Beam has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beam doesn't seem bothered though.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Henrique finish him?
Beam cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique catches Beam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Beam wants to clinch.
Henrique lands a nice looking body shot.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Beam throws out a counter right but Henrique avoids it with no problem.
Henrique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beam wants to clinch up but Henrique keeps it at a distance.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beam avoids the head kick by Henrique.
Beam rushes Henrique and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique can't break the clinch.
Henrique misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Henrique's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beam misses with a body punch.
Beam is trying to maintain a safe position but Henrique gets an underhook and turns Beam into the cage.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Henrique prevents a body shot from Beam.
A right hook to the body lands for Henrique.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrique.
Henrique has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henrique breaks from the clinch.
Henrique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beam gets a clinch.
Beam swings wildly with an uppercut but Henrique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Henrique - that landed with a thud.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henrique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Beam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrique.
Beam lands a left hand.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Henrique lands a left hand.
Beam misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A short uppercut from Beam.
Henrique digs a right hand into Beam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beam's gas tank.
A short right from Henrique.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Beam's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Beam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henrique finds it's way round the side to connect with Beam's head.
Henrique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beam blocks a jab.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique thuds a left hand into Beam's body.
Henrique scores with a body shot.
Beam rushes Henrique and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beam throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henrique is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Beam fails to land.
Beam working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Henrique.
Beam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Henrique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beam tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Beam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooh!!! Henrique has knocked Beam down with a huge combo! Henrique steps away and waves a wobbly Beam back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Henrique circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beam to the canvas! Beam doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Henrique keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
Bruno Henrique 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lee (ranked 2097 p4p, 3188 weight class) and Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 301 p4p, 429 weight class). The key to victory for Larry Lee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tsmfimsfnd's waist but Tsmfimsfnd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tsmfimsfnd somewhat.
Tsmfimsfnd shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Tsmfimsfnd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsmfimsfnd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tsmfimsfnd avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Come on Tsmfimsfnd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tsmfimsfnd manages to break the clinch.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a swing at Tsmfimsfnd's ribcage but misses.
Tsmfimsfnd fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsmfimsfnd counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsmfimsfnd is one step ahead there.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tsmfimsfnd uses it to pass to side control.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsmfimsfnd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Tsmfimsfnd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tsmfimsfnd is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tsmfimsfnd tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Tsmfimsfnd isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee trying to control but Tsmfimsfnd postures up.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
Lee trying to hold on to Tsmfimsfnd's head to control him but Tsmfimsfnd postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Tsmfimsfnd works his way into side control.
Lee wants to control but Tsmfimsfnd postures up.
Lee is not content to let Tsmfimsfnd control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd dominated that round.
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.
Tsmfimsfnd connects with a high kick.
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
Tsmfimsfnd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsmfimsfnd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tsmfimsfnd avoids them all with ease.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsmfimsfnd.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Tsmfimsfnd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Tsmfimsfnd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee throws a right hand that Tsmfimsfnd ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsmfimsfnd also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsmfimsfnd wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsmfimsfnd forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsmfimsfnd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsmfimsfnd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsmfimsfnd is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tsmfimsfnd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Tsmfimsfnd with an uppercut!
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsmfimsfnd avoids it really well and circles away.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsmfimsfnd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tsmfimsfnd's waist but Tsmfimsfnd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Tsmfimsfnd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tsmfimsfnd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsmfimsfnd has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tsmfimsfnd controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsmfimsfnd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee is pushing down on Tsmfimsfnd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tsmfimsfnd is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control but Lee postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tsmfimsfnd is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd is doing well to control the position and prevent Lee from advancing to side control.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tsmfimsfnd's thigh. Tsmfimsfnd counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Tsmfimsfnd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tsmfimsfnd stacks Lee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tsmfimsfnd!
Tsmfimsfnd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tsmfimsfnd slows the pace down in half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tsmfimsfnd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tsmfimsfnd prevents Lee from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsmfimsfnd has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsmfimsfnd.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsmfimsfnd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Tsmfimsfnd tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Tsmfimsfnd moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsmfimsfnd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Tsmfimsfnd throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Tsmfimsfnd instigates a clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee letting Tsmfimsfnd take a breather here.
Tsmfimsfnd has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tsmfimsfnd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tsmfimsfnd tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Tsmfimsfnd moves into full mount!
Tsmfimsfnd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Lee wants to hold on but Tsmfimsfnd pushes him away.
Tsmfimsfnd trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tsmfimsfnd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
Larry Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee wants to control but Tsmfimsfnd is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Tsmfimsfnd frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsmfimsfnd avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd.
I've got Tsmfimsfnd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Murray (ranked 3861 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Fernandos Guile (ranked 507 p4p, 551 weight class). Murray's entrance music is Wld Man. A fine choice. Fernandos Guile 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernandos Guile!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guile throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray dips to his left and cracks Guile with an uppercut!
Guile closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murray quickly recovers to half guard.
Murray pushes Guile off but Guile dives into side control.
Murray's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Guile wants to control for a moment but Murray uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Guile wants to work for an arm triangle but Murray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guile not doing much here.
Murray wants to control but Guile is keeping busy.
Murray pushes Guile off looking to stand but Guile dives back in and keeps control.
Guile trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom.
Guile trying to mount his opponent but Murray defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guile is taking a breather. Murray 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.
Guile is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guile is controlling the pace.
Murray is looking to escape.
Guile trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom.
Guile not doing much here.
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.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guile wants to work for an arm triangle but Murray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guile wants to take a breather but Murray is having none of it.
My spies in Sprawl & Brawl inform me that Guile has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murray is trying to stand up here but Guile is controlling him well.
Guile is trying to work for a kimura but Murray is defending well.
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Murray is not content to let Guile control the position.
Guile seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guile is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guile on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guile trying to control from half guard but Murray is working away.
Guile is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guile.
Guile is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murray sees it coming and defends easily.
Murray tries to kick Guile off but Guile keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guile is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guile is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Murray is not content to let Guile control the position.
Murray wants to get back to full guard but Guile has mounted him!
Murray wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Guile trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Murray really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Guile has taken his back!
Guile looking to break Murray's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Murray remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Guile will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Murray is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Guile on his back. Guile looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Murray has to tap out to a very impressive submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fernandos Guile!
Fernandos Guile thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Creed (ranked 2791 p4p, 3660 weight class) and Jason Dawkins (ranked 369 p4p, 466 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed clinches with his opponent.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
Dawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Dawkins prevents a body shot from Creed.
Dawkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Dawkins controls the action.
Dawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Creed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Creed lands a shoulder strike.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawkins stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
A short right from Creed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Dawkins looking to stall.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Creed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Dawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Dawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Dawkins lands an elbow that stopped Creed in his tracks for a moment.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
It looks like Jason Dawkins has been cut.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed working aggressively here.
Dawkins leaning against his opponent.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Dawkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
Dawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawkins.
Dawkins looks winded!
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawkins is rocked!
Creed works on Dawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Dawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
Creed lands a body punch.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Creed lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dawkins to his knees! Creed keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vernon Creed!
Vernon Creed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bidden (ranked 3105 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 419 p4p, 469 weight class). Andrei Sobral told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bidden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bidden connects with a body shot that sends Sobral's belly button to the back.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bidden. Bidden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Joe Bidden has been cut.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Bidden circles away.
Sobral getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bidden, as that shot connected.
Bidden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Bidden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bidden cracks Sobral with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bidden has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sobral to stand back up!
It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
BOOM! Bidden lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sobral. Sobral tries to recover but Bidden is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sobral lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bidden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Adesanya (ranked 3224 p4p, 4446 weight class) and Vitorio Santos (ranked 453 p4p, 558 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitorio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adesanya's waist but Adesanya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Adesanya drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Adesanya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos blocks a body shot from Adesanya.
Santos is trying to drag Adesanya to the mat but Adesanya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adesanya is defending well.
Anderson Adesanya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitorio Santos.
Adesanya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Vitorio Santos has been cut.
Santos blocks a body shot from Adesanya.
Adesanya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adesanya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adesanya lands a big knee! That's hurt Santos! Oh, he's all over the place! Adesanya lands another knee that sends Santos to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Adesanya!
Anderson Adesanya bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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