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Highland 161 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lidio Noia (ranked 3008 p4p, 3962 weight class) and Larry Lungfish (ranked 388 p4p, 486 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lidio Noia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Lungfish!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lungfish throws a body shot but no joy.
Lungfish throws a right hand that misses
and Noia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lungfish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lungfish punishes Noia's body with a nice straight punch.
Lungfish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lungfish.
Noia defending well as Lungfish loads up on a big left hand.
Lungfish tries to bum rush Noia with a series of wild strikes but Noia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lungfish.
Noia is looking to counter punch.
Lungfish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lungfish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Noia.
 It looks like Larry Lungfish has been cut.
Noia misses with a straight left.
A jab from Noia finds it's way through Lungfish's defenses.
Larry Lungfish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lungfish throws a jab but it's blocked by Noia.
Noia throwing a counter right hand but Lungfish manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lungfish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lungfish misses the shot to the body.
Lungfish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lungfish misses the jab.
Lungfish moves out of range of the strikes.
Lungfish throws a poor cross that misses
and Noia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lungfish lands a jab.
Noia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Lungfish misses.
Lungfish swings for the body but Noia moves out of range.
Noia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lungfish throws a head kick but Noia moves out of range.
Lungfish throws a one two combo.
Lungfish misses with a hook to the body
and Noia counters by clinching up.
Noia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Noia.
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!
Noia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lungfishs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Noia on the inside.
Noia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noia misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noia.
Lungfish blocking some punches.
Lungfish blocking some punches.
Noia throws a head punch that misses.
Noia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noia misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungfish.
Noia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lungfish.
Noia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungfish.
Lungfish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lungfish blocking some punches.
Noia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noia misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lungfish.
A head punch on the inside from Noia fails to land.
Lungfish blocks an uppercut.
Lungfish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noia.
Lungfish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noia pushes Lungfish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noia lands a right hand.
Noia working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lidio Noia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Lungfish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lungfish misses with a few strikes there.
Larry Lungfish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Lungfish.
Lungfish lands a nice looking body shot.
Lungfish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noia manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Noia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lungfish doesn't seem phased though.
Lungfish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Noia misses with the head strike.
Noia scores with a shot to the side of Lungfish's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lidio Noia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lungfish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noia lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lungfish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lungfish tries to break the clinch but Noia is controlling the position.
Lungfish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lungfish backwards.
Noia has a couple of punches blocked by Lungfish.
Lungfish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noia misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Noia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lungfish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungfish.
A head punch on the inside from Noia fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noia.
Noia working aggressively here.
Noia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lungfish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungfish.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lungfish.
Noia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lungfish blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noia.
Lungfish blocks an uppercut.
Noia lands with a right to the head.
Noia has a couple of punches blocked by Lungfish.
Noia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lungfish.
Noia throws a head punch that misses.
Noia lands a hook that snaps the head of Lungfish backwards.
Noia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lungfish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lungfish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lungfish is trying to break free.
Noia misses with the head strike.
Noia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noia has a couple of punches blocked by Lungfish.
Noia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lungfish's efforts to push away.
Noia scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lidio Noia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Lungfish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lungfish swings for the body but Noia moves out of range.
Lungfish throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Noia to counter with a crisp jab.
Lungfish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Lungfish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lungfish throws a shot from downtown. Noia moves away and avoids it.
Lungfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noia.
Lungfish throws a jab but it's blocked by Noia.
Lungfish takes a swing at Noia's ribcage but misses.
Larry Lungfish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noia misses with a straight right.
Lungfish throws a lazy uppercut
and Noia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lungfish misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lungfish throws a lazy right hand but Noia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lungfish throws a right and a left that Noia avoids nicely.
Noia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lungfish can do to turn this around?
Lungfish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noia counters with a stiff right hand.
Lungfish throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lungfish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noia throws a big shot that misses.
Noia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lungfish on the side of the head.
Lungfish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lungfish.
Lungfish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noia doesn't seem bothered though.
Lungfish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noia.
Noia throws the left hand but Lungfish avoids the punch easily.
Lungfish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noia rather than just go for the knockout.
Lungfish swings widly with a right hand
and Noia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lungfish misses the shot to the body.
Noia throws a hook but Lungfish avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lungfish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noia scores with a nice strike.
Noia throws a shot from downtown. Lungfish moves away and avoids it.
Noia's corner calls for a 1-2. Noia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Noia misses.
Noia avoids the body shot from Lungfish.
Jab from Noia.
Noia misses with an uppercut. Lungfish saw that one coming.
Noia throws the left hand but Lungfish avoids the punch easily.
Lungfish scores with a jab to the body.
Lungfish throws a jab when Noia was well out of range.
Lungfish slips a straight right by Noia.
Lungfish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noia doesn't seem bothered though.
Noia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lungfish.
Lungfish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Noia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lungfish misses the shot to the body.
Noia looks to throw the jab but Lungfish is out of range.
Lungfish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noia dodges the punch combination from Lungfish.
Lungfish defending well as Noia loads up on a big left hand.
Lungfish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Noia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lungfish scores with a shot to the body.
Lungfish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noia.
Noia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Noia throws a jab when Lungfish was well out of range.
Lungfish just misses with a punch to the body.
Lungfish throws a shot from downtown. Noia moves away and avoids it.
Noia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lungfish throws a head kick that misses.
Lungfish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noia.
A countering left hand to the body from Lungfish misses.
Lungfish misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Noia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noia slips under a jab from Lungfish.
An attempted straight right counter from Noia misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lungfish. Noia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noia looks to throw the jab but Lungfish is out of range.
Noia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lungfish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lungfish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lungfish misses with a combination
and Noia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lungfish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noia moves out of range as Lungfish throws a body kick.
Lungfish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lungfish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Noia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lungfish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lungfish moves away from the strike by Noia.
Lungfish cracks a nice hook into Noia's ribs.
Noia scores with a jab.
Larry Lungfish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lungfish throws a series of punches but Noia moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Lungfish.
I think Noia 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lidio Noia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Clams (ranked 5256 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Magni Fier (ranked 576 p4p, 269 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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Clams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magni Fier!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fier throws a body punch but Clams moves out of range.
Clams goes for a double leg but Fier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fier continues to drive forward.
Fier lands a shot to the body.
Clams has had enough of the clinch but Fier keeps him there for the moment.
Clams is breathing heavily.
Fier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fier with a nice cross.
Clams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fier preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Clams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fier defending well though.
Clams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fier manages to get to full guard.
Clams throws a strike but Fier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fier wanted to stand there but Clams had control of the position.
Clams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clams tries to get out of the position.
Fier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fier is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Clams striking off his back but it's not causing Fier any problems.
Fier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clams is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clams is trying to control the position but Fier postures up.
Fier preventing the sweep.
Clams trying to control the position.
Clams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fier cracks Clams 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 Clams to stand back up!
 Clams is rocked!
Fier flashes Clams a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Clams's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Clams crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Fier punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magni Fier!
Magni Fier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Ryan (ranked 3063 p4p, 3398 weight class) and Uga Buga (ranked 387 p4p, 420 weight class). Uga Buga 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uga Buga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ryan has hold of Buga's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Buga seems comfortable defending it but Ryan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Buga is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Buga is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ryan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caleb Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 2082 p4p, 2159 weight class) and King Turn (ranked 293 p4p, 302 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, King Turn !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turn .
Turn tries to clinch up.
Turn tries to clinch up but Tassen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tassen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turn moves out of range as Tassen strikes.
Tassen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tassen keeps the fight on the outside.
Turn throws out a loose jab but Tassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tassen misses with a looping right.
Turn dives in and grabs Tassen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tassen pushes down on Turn 's head and hops out.
Turn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tassen, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turn .
Turn tries for a takedown but Tassen manages to get underhooks.
Lee Tassen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turn tries a body shot but Tassen blocks it.
Tassen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turn trying to land knees to the body.
Turn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tassen avoids the damage to the body.
Turn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turn tries to score a body lock takedown but Tassen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tassen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tassen swings for the body but Turn moves out of range.
Turn slips a jab from Tassen.
Turn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tassen with a body shot.
Turn closes the distance and clinches.
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tassen.
Turn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tassen blocks an elbow strike from Turn .
Turn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tassen blocks it with crossed arms.
Turn misses with a punch on the inside.
Turn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turn prevents Tassen from breaking the clinch.
Turn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tassen is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turn .
Tassen blocks a body shot from Turn .
Turn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tassen avoids the damage to the body.
Turn tries to land a knee to the head but Tassen blocks with his arms.
Tassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tassen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turn throws out a counter right but Tassen avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Tassen.
Tassen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turn manages to avoid it.
Turn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tassen.
Turn shoots in looking for a takedown but Tassen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turn 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tassen misses with a body shot
and Turn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn slips under a jab.
Tassen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turn .
Tassen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turn sprawls and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tassen.
Turn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tassen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tassen pounces like a tiger and cracks Turn with a vicious hook! Turn is down but not out! Tassen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Tassen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lima (ranked 2734 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Machiel Hondeveld (ranked 337 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Machiel Hondeveld!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hondeveld as Lima shoots in.
Lima takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Ricardo Lima has been cut.
Lima looking to score a takedown here. Hondeveld is defending well but Lima drives through and ends up in Hondeveld's guard.
Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hondeveld looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lima drops back looking for a leg! Hondeveld is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hondeveld manages to kick Lima off! Lima jumps back into Hondeveld's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hondeveld can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lima is pushing down on Hondeveld's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hondeveld is fighting to maintain full guard but Lima has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hondeveld defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to control the pace.
Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hondeveld is just riding it out for now. Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Lima has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hondeveld defend it? Lima steps over the head and cranks it - Hondeveld is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 2149 p4p, 2714 weight class) and Jimothy Jones (ranked 272 p4p, 336 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Lachmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimothy Jones !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lachmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lachmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones looks to clinch
and Lachmann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Lachmann passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones !
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lachmann.
Lachmann fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lachmann jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lachmann tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones 's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones !
Lachmann looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Lachmann looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lachmann working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Lachmann is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Lachmann is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jones frees his head nicely. Oh but Lachmann has switched to an armbar! Jones is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ludwig Lachmann!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smashy Cartwright (ranked 418 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 53 p4p, 197 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by The Hammer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smashy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cartwright on his heels. He'll look to pass Cartwright's guard now, I'm sure.
Henderson prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Cartwright is keeping the position.
Cartwright wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Cartwright pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Cartwright defends it.
Henderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cartwright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson prevents Cartwright from standing back up.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but Cartwright defending well.
Henderson is looking for a kimura here.
Henderson trying to work for an americana but Cartwright has managed to regain full guard.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henderson is working for a kimura but Cartwright is defending it quite comfortably.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is stalling here. Cartwright is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cartwright has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Henderson dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
Cartwright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cartwright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson is trying to control Cartwright's posture but Cartwright avoids it.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright won't allow Henderson to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is keen to just control but Cartwright is a slippery customer.
Cartwright looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright is trying to stand.
Henderson wants to take a breather but Cartwright is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cartwright was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartwright wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Cartwright is wriggling around but Henderson manages to pass to half guard.
Harry Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cartwright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Cartwright shows good takedown defense.
Cartwright scores with a nice strike.
Cartwright rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright breaks from the clinch.
Smashy Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Cartwright as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cartwright. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Cartwright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smashy Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Henderson shoots and misses
and Cartwright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cartwright counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cartwright sprawls well. Cartwright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henderson goes for a double leg but Cartwright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cartwright continues to drive forward.
It looked like Cartwright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Cartwright throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Cartwright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson with a poor takedown
and Cartwright counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harry Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson fails with the takedown
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cartwright darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cartwright is defending well.
Cartwright gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
Cartwright breaks the clinch.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Cartwright. Cartwright maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Cartwright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henderson fails with the takedown
enabling Cartwright to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson fails with the takedown
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Cartwright sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartwright scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smashy Cartwright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartwright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henderson.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Cartwright tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cartwright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson fails with the takedown
letting Cartwright counter with a right hand.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smashy Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cartwright pinned against the cage. Cartwright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson dives in and grabs Cartwright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cartwright pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cartwright defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Cartwright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Cartwright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cartwright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cartwright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cartwright is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cartwright has escaped and now he's on top!
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright slips nicely into half guard.
Cartwright seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cartwright wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartwright from advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson fails with the takedown
letting Cartwright counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Cartwright sprawls well.
Henderson goes for a double leg but Cartwright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cartwright continues to drive forward.
Henderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smashy Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cartwright 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smashy Cartwright!
Smashy Cartwright 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 2446 p4p, 275 weight class) and Aderbar Moura (ranked 318 p4p, 42 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbar Moura!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilson manages to pull guard.
Moura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
Moura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Moura keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Moura has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Moura's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Moura's brow.
Moura has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wilson doesn't defend quickly enough and Moura has managed to lock this one up! Can Wilson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Moura on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aderbar Moura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 895 p4p, 246 weight class) and Ricky Luciano (ranked 108 p4p, 38 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luciano's coach down at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luciano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Azevedo Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Azevedo Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo Souza.
Good exchange - Azevedo Souza coming out on top.
Luciano leaves Azevedo Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luciano feints a counter leg kick.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Azevedo Souza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luciano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano lands a nice hook to Azevedo Souza's body. Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luciano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Luciano.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azevedo Souza connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo Souza's shoulder, as Azevedo Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ricky Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano motions for Azevedo Souza to come forward. Luciano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Azevedo Souza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Luciano digs a good hook to Azevedo Souza's body.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luciano manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Azevedo Souza keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano scores with a nice right hand.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Azevedo Souza throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Azevedo Souza saw that one coming.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Azevedo Souza is out of range.
A left lands for Luciano.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luciano - that will leave a mark!
Luciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azevedo Souza's sensitive parts.
Azevedo Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Azevedo Souza's head back.
Luciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azevedo Souza takes a step back to recover.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Azevedo Souza with an uppercut!
Luciano connects with a high kick.
Luciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azevedo Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luciano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azevedo Souza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Luciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azevedo Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luciano scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano misses the body punch
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Azevedo Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
It looked like Azevedo Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luciano.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azevedo Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Azevedo Souza connects with a right hand. Luciano shakes it off.
Luciano throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luciano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Luciano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo Souza.
Luciano jabs at Azevedo Souza's body.
Luciano scores with a nice head shot.
Ricky Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azevedo Souza walks into a jab.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azevedo Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano lands a really nice looking cross but Azevedo Souza seems unphased.
Azevedo Souza walks into a jab.
Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luciano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azevedo Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azevedo Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano throws a low kick, looking for Azevedo Souza's leg but Azevedo Souza calmly moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Luciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luciano.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Luciano lands with a hook. Azevedo Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano thumps Azevedo Souza with a low kick.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Azevedo Souza's head but Azevedo Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azevedo Souza drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luciano sprawls and moves away.
Azevedo Souza blocks a leg kick.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Azevedo Souza backs up against the cage.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Azevedo Souza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azevedo Souza loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Luciano scores with a jab. Azevedo Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luciano takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Azevedo Souza counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luciano!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo Souza is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Luciano is trying to escape and Azevedo Souza transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Luciano is forced to tap! Nice work there by Azevedo Souza! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
An out of breath Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 8 p4p, 708 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 1 p4p, 105 weight class). Finlayson comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave, Black Bear blaring out of the sound system. Ruiha has chosen Polynesian Traditional Music as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finlayson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruiha.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Ruiha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruiha throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruiha's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruiha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Ruiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson lunges at Ruiha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruiha's hand.
It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Finlayson cracks Ruiha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finlayson lands with a nice body punch.
Ruiha misses with a hook.
Ruiha scores with a nice head shot.
Ruiha scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiha swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Ruiha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Ruiha misses with a right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruiha catches Finlayson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiha misses with a right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Ruiha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
Finlayson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruiha blocks a jab.
Ruiha slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Finlayson 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.
The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruiha darts in and clinches Finlayson up against the cage.
Ruiha can't break the clinch.
Ruiha has had enough of the clinch but Finlayson keeps him there for the moment.
Finlayson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruihas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finlayson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
Finlayson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tama Ruiha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Finlayson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
 Ruiha is rocked!
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Ruiha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruiha takes a shot to the head.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tama Ruiha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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