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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dubois (ranked 4096 p4p, 3402 weight class) and Mo Greene (ranked 479 p4p, 409 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Greene!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Greene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dubois is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greene.
 It looks like Daniel Dubois has been cut.
Greene lands a big uppercut and Dubois crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dubois looks OK. Greene waves Dubois back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubois throws a sloppy head kick
and Greene counters with a nice right hand that sends Dubois toppling to the canvas! Dubois scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Greene finish him?!
 Dubois is rocked!
Dubois throws a lazy uppercut
and Greene counters with a crisp right that sends Dubois to the canvas! Greene follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Greene!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 2192 p4p, 4047 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 296 p4p, 507 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vatsadze.
Schrute slaps away a takedown attempt from Vatsadze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vatsadze throws a right hand that Schrute ducks under and follows up with a left that Schrute also avoids with ease.
Schrute throws a series of punches but Vatsadze avoids them all with ease.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute dodges the punch combination from Vatsadze.
Nice sprawl there from Vatsadze as Schrute shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Vatsadze.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Vatsadze lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vatsadze lands with a big left! Schrute is wobbled badly! Vatsadze comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Schrute to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murtaz Vatsadze!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Murtaz Vatsadze waved his t-shirt featuring HERBIZER [LAUNDRY]'s logo in front of the cameras.
Dwight Schrute spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the beet farm for a few weeks. Great fight! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Li Bai (ranked 2175 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 287 p4p, 390 weight class). Bai comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Bai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bai counters with a nice body kick.
Bai connects with a looping right hand.
Bai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bai.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Bai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bai moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bai moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Bai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilson with a poor takedown
and Bai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Li Bai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
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!
Bai misses with a looping right.
Bai misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson with a poor takedown
letting Bai counter with a right hand.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bai counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and Bai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson goes for a double leg but Bai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bai continues to drive forward.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bai throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bai.
Bai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson blocks a jab.
We've been told by Bai's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bai.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bai.
Bai moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bai.
A counter left hand to the body from Bai misses its target.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Bai counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bai throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but Bai is working from the bottom.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Bai keeps moving.
Bai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Bai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bai is one step ahead there.
Wilson controls Bai momentarily but Bai frees himself.
Wilson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Bai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Wilson looks to move away, Bai throws a big counter combo but Wilson just gets out of the way.
Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
The ground and pound from Wilson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilson tries for a kimura but Bai is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bai, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson working the ground and pound but Bai is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bai, who protects the arm well.
Bai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilson misses with the ground and pound.
Bai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wilson easily slips into full mount!
Bai is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wilson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bai is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wade Wilson!
After the fight, Wade Wilson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Li Bai spoke after the fight, saying 'So saying, I was drunk all the day, Lying helpless at the porch in front of my door.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 1492 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Eros Valentino (ranked 80 p4p, 145 weight class). Valentino has chosen Faint - Linkin Park as his entrance music. Eros Valentino 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino wants to clinch up but Ziegler keeps it at a distance.
Valentino lands a jab to the nose.
Valentino throws a jab when Ziegler was well out of range.
Ziegler rushes Valentino and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentino.
Ziegler digs a right hand into Valentino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valentino's gas tank.
Ziegler lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
Ziegler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ziegler tries a body shot but Valentino blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ziegler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziegler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ziegler lands a right hand.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ziegler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentino blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ziegler backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ziegler on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Valentino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ziegler pushes Valentino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentino prevents a body shot from Ziegler.
Valentino misses with the head strike.
Ziegler working aggressively here.
Valentino blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ziegler.
Ziegler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziegler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valentino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentino blocks a body shot from Ziegler.
Ziegler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziegler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentino's elbow.
Valentino misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentino tries to stall but Ziegler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valentino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino blocks a body shot from Ziegler.
Ziegler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziegler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ziegler pushes Valentino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ziegler blocking some punches.
Ziegler scores with a shot to the side of Valentino's head.
Ziegler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ziegler.
Ziegler lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
Ziegler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziegler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valentino looking to stall.
Valentino misses with the head strike.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziegler lands a body shot.
Ziegler lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentino looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ziegler lands a nice shot to the body.
Ziegler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentino or not.
A right hand to the body from Ziegler.
Ziegler lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ziegler.
Ziegler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ziegler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentino or not.
Ziegler digs a right hand into Valentino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valentino's gas tank.
Ziegler presses Valentino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ziegler lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ziegler on the inside.
Ziegler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentinos head.
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!
Ziegler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ziegler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ziegler.
A shot in the inside from Ziegler.
Ziegler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Valentino fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler lands with a light punch inside.
Ziegler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ziegler.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ziegler.
Ziegler gets through Valentino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ziegler lands with a left to the head.
 Valentino is rocked!
Ziegler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
Valentino is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziegler finish him?
Ziegler pushes Valentino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ziegler as the two fighters clinch.
Ziegler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ziegler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
Ziegler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziegler creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Valentino with a big uppercut! Valentino tries to clinch up but Ziegler pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Valentino to the mat! Valentino covers up and Ziegler unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Ziegler!
A very excited looking Mike Ziegler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Eros Valentino had this to say: 'I'm a lover..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Meredith (ranked 2959 p4p, 289 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 365 p4p, 50 weight class). Meredith comes to the cage accompanied by Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith scores with a sloppy right hand. Late should have avoided that one.
Late throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meredith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Late thinking.
Late throws a series of punches but Meredith moves out of range.
Late walks into a jab.
Late misses with a jab, cross combination.
Late fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meredith misses with a body shot.
Meredith pushes Late up against the cage in a clinch.
Meredith manages to break the clinch.
Late keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meredith lands a jab to Late's midsection.
Late moves out of range as Meredith strikes.
Late lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meredith shoots in and gets a takedown into Late's guard.
Meredith looking to pass the guard.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Late is keeping the position for now.
Meredith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meredith wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Late wants to sweep here but Meredith controlling him for the moment.
Meredith postures up.
Late looking for a sweep. Not yet Late, not yet.
Late is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Late can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meredith controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meredith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Late is looking to stand up but Meredith isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Late or perhaps it was just good defense by Meredith, which made it look bad.
Late throws a body punch but Meredith moves out of range.
Late throws a poor cross that misses
and Meredith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meredith.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.
Meredith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Late prevents a body shot from Meredith.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meredith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Late wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meredith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Little Late has been cut.
Late looking for a takedown.
Meredith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meredith cracks Late with a good jab.
Meredith lands a jab to Late's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - Meredith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ted Meredith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Late.
Late throws a series of punches but Meredith avoids them all with ease.
Meredith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Late. Meredith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meredith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meredith gets a clinch.
Late misses with the head strike.
Meredith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Late is trying to break the clinch but Meredith has him pressed against the cage.
Meredith lands with a left to the head.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Late scores with a shot to the side of Meredith's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Late is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meredith is keeping busy.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
Late is rocked!
Meredith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meredith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a right hand that misses
and Meredith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meredith misses with a wild combination.
Late throws a big shot that misses.
Meredith throws a hook to the side of Late's head but Late sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meredith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Late misses with a wild combination.
Late drops Meredith with a beautiful combination! Meredith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Late is looking for the KO!
Meredith is rocked!
It looks like Ted Meredith has been cut.
Meredith walks straight into a right hand from Late - that's dropped him! Late jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Meredith from any more punishment! Meredith complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Little Late!
Little Late very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 2223 p4p, 1877 weight class) and Enzo Williams (ranked 225 p4p, 193 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Spiders. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Cartwright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams lunges at Cartwright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartwright's hand.
Williams moves out of range as Cartwright strikes.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Cartwright saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Cartwright misses the target.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Cartwright's belly button to the back.
Cartwright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartwright misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Cartwright misses.
Williams's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cartwright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a hook. Cartwright ducked under it nicely.
Williams takes a swing at Cartwright's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling him.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Cartwright has the dominant position.
Cartwright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cartwright, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright misses with a body shot.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cartwright is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cartwright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams seems keen to control Cartwright's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cartwright trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cartwright misses the shot to the body.
Cartwright scores with a body shot.
Cartwright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cartwright slips under a jab from Williams.
As Williams backs away, Cartwright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cartwright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Cartwright counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
No joy there for Cartwright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cartwright lands a left and a right that send Williams crashing to the mat, dazed. Cartwright thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright throws a leg kick
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cartwright tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright connects with a body shot.
Cartwright throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartwright was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams tests Cartwright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cartwright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartwright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Cartwright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartwright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cartwright misses the shot to the body.
Cartwright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Williams sprawling to the canvas! Williams rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cartwright finish him?!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams connects with the punch.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
Williams throws a counter combo.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Cartwright is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams working aggressively here.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Catchy Cartwright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams rushes Cartwright and presses him up against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchy Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cartwright.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Cartwright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams lands a nice hook to Cartwright's body. Cartwright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Williams.
Cartwright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Catchy Cartwright is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartwright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Cartwright. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
A counter left hand to the body from Cartwright misses its target.
Cartwright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cartwright cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cartwright lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Cartwright throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Cartwright finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams trying to control the position.
Cartwright trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams stops Cartwright from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stays in close to Cartwright's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Williams cracks Cartwright with an open hand slap.
Cartwright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright breaks the clinch.
Cartwright lands with a shot to the body.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cartwright momentarily.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Cartwright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Cartwright fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartwright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Catchy 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Catchy Cartwright!
A relieved looking Catchy Cartwright 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 498 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Sunil Ganga (ranked 73 p4p, 248 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunil Ganga!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganga manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Ganga misses.
Luciano scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Ganga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganga clinches up with Luciano and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Luciano - that landed with a thud.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sunil Ganga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Ganga.
Luciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ganga doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganga has his takedown stuffed
and Luciano counters with a good low kick that Ganga was not able to check.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Ganga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ganga takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga misses with a takedown
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ganga looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Ganga wants to clinch.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ganga.
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunil Ganga.
Ganga tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ganga moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganga tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganga is trying to drag Luciano to the mat but Luciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ganga blocks an uppercut.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is working Ganga over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ganga backwards.
Ganga blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Ganga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ganga.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Ganga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luciano smiles and moves away.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Ganga avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Ganga blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Ganga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ganga controls his hands.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ganga backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luciano digs a right hand into Ganga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ganga's gas tank.
Luciano tries a body shot but Ganga blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ganga gets control of Luciano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ganga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ganga controls Luciano momentarily but Luciano frees himself.
Ganga wants to sweep here but Luciano controlling him for the moment.
Luciano controlling from the top position.
Ganga keeping full guard, as Luciano tries to pass.
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.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Luciano manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ganga keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ganga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luciano smiles and moves away.
A low kick from Ganga is predictable there
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricky Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ganga throws a combination that misses
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Ganga misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luciano circles away.
Luciano throws a low kick but Ganga avoids it.
Ganga darts in trying to clinch
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Ganga's head back.
Ganga is rocked!
Ganga tries for a takedown but Luciano circles away easily
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganga is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunil Ganga.
Luciano thows a leg kick but Ganga checks it
and Ganga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ganga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luciano dances in with a quick combination. Ganga is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Luciano snaps Ganga's head back. Ganga stumbles backwards against the cage. Luciano steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ganga's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ganga just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Luciano!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Luciano made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 551 p4p, 836 weight class) and Necmettin Hoca (ranked 82 p4p, 121 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoca throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Hoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoca.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Hoca avoids it well and moves away.
Hoca lands a left and a right that send Green crashing to the mat, dazed. Hoca thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Green is rocked!
Green slips a straight right by Hoca.
Green defending well as Hoca loads up on a big left hand.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a looping left.
Hoca swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Hoca throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoca.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Hoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoca misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Green.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoca! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a nice strike.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green misses with a combination
and Hoca counters with a nice body shot.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Hoca avoids it.
Green misses with an uppercut. Hoca saw that one coming.
A big right from Hoca misses.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hoca sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green tries to counter by clinching up but Hoca breaks away and moves out of range.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Hoca counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoca throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hoca sprawls and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Hoca looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Hoca misses with a two punch combination.
Green is looking to counter the offense by Hoca and move into the clinch.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca misses the jab.
Green avoids the body shot from Hoca.
Green digs a good hook to Hoca's body.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoca throws out the jab.
Hoca throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoca looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Hoca misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green is trying to control. Hoca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Green works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hoca is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ed Green!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ed Green thanked HELLBENT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 56 p4p, 516 weight class) and Muchy Cartwright (ranked 8 p4p, 80 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Mauled as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Siale Veainu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muchy Cartwright's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright dives in and grabs Veainu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veainu pushes down on Cartwright's head and hops out.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Veainu circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veainu avoids it.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
Veainu cracks Cartwright with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veainu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cartwright to stand back up!
It looks like Muchy Cartwright has been cut.
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!
Veainu misses with a looping left.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Veainu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Veainu is having none of it.
Veainu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice sprawl there from Veainu as Cartwright shoots in.
Siale Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muchy Cartwright.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Cartwright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
Cartwright wants to clinch
and Veainu counters with a huge left! Cartwright is in big trouble! He's backing up but Veainu isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cartwright from any more damage. A dominating finish by Veainu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 33 p4p, 111 weight class) and Odd Job (ranked 5 p4p, 19 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Stockton Slap Song. Noel Diaz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Job!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Job is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is pressing down on Job's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Job working some strikes from top position.
Job postures up.
Job throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Job working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Job is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Job has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz pushes down on Job's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Job looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Job is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Job!
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Job is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Job wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Diaz blocks Job's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Job is looking to escape.
Diaz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Job is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Job tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Job is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz prevents Job from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Job is still trying to improve position.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Job moved out of range.
Job looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Job throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Job finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Job working some strikes from top position.
Job trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A control attempt from Diaz but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Job looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Job raining down hammerfists from mount.
Job scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Job with good strikes from the mount here!
Job with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Job sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz regains half guard.
Job is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Job stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Job from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Job postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Job tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Job wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
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.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Job tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Job throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Job off to one side.
Job fails with the takedown.
Job throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Job.
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Job.
Job closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Job pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Job showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Job shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Job got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Job has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Job wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Odd Job has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Job showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Job postures up.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Job is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Noel Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Job misses with a straight right.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Job has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Job slips the punch.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Job's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Job at a distance.
Job throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Job off to one side.
A big left from Job misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Job fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Job persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Arcalimon Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Job is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Job.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Job lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Job isn't that keen on the idea.
Job landing punches.
Job scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Job lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Job controlling the pace for now.
Job can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz wants to hold on but Job pushes him away.
Job thowing shots but they're missing.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Job.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Job tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Job really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Job throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Job, pushing him back against the cage.
Job fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Job takes a shot to the head.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Job breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Job manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Job wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Job throws a big elbow that misses.
Job throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Job postures up.
Job postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Job is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Job missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Job preventing the sweep.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Job trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Job shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Job lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Job misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Job misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Job and move into the clinch.
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Job.
Job shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Job with a poor takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Job is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz drops Job with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Job looks back up at him and smiles so Diaz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Job is rocked!
Diaz drops Job with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Job looks back up at him and smiles so Diaz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Job is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Job throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz rattles Job with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Job tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Diaz dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Job stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his welterweight title!
Noel Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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