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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Volodymyr Kiyashko (ranked 5124 p4p, 25104 weight class) and Ranston Branston (ranked 546 p4p, 616 weight class). Kiyashko comes to the ring accompanied by Taras Borowok - Bayraktar. Volodymyr Kiyashko is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Volodymyr Kiyashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ranston Branston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiyashko pushes Branston up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiyashko can't get the takedown.
Kiyashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiyashko lands a nice elbow.
Branston taking a breather.
Branston is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kiyashko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Branston to the mat. Branston regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kiyashko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Branston trying to keep a closed guard but Kiyashko is proving a slippery customer.
Kiyashko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kiyashko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiyashko chips away with some ground and pound.
Branston keeping moving, preventing Kiyashko from controlling successfully.
Kiyashko postures up.
Kiyashko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Branston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Branston wants to stand but Kiyashko is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiyashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Branston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiyashko landing some decent shots from guard.
Branston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiyashko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kiyashko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Branston keeping full guard, as Kiyashko tries to pass.
Branston looking to control.
Branston wants to stand and escape but Kiyashko is having none of it.
Branston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiyashko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Kiyashko throws an elbow that misses. Branston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kiyashko's guard. Nice move by Branston!
Kiyashko wants to get back to his feet but Branston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kiyashko wants to sweep here but Branston controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branston tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiyashko is retaining full guard.
Branston wants to control from the top but Kiyashko keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiyashko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiyashko pushes off an throws an elbow but Branston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kiyashko ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kiyashko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Branston wants to pass the guard but Kiyashko is keeping the position.
Kiyashko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Branston on the ground.
Branston trying to control but Kiyashko is working from the bottom.
Branston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Branston trying to control but Kiyashko is working from the bottom.
Kiyashko has control of Branston's left arm, preventing Branston from doing any damage.
Branston pushes down on Kiyashko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kiyashko is staying active underneath Branston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branston tries to pass to full mount but Kiyashko defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodymyr Kiyashko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Branston with a poor takedown
and Kiyashko counters by clinching up.
Kiyashko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Ranston Branston has been cut.
Kiyashko lands a damaging elbow.
Branston is trying to break the clinch but Kiyashko is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiyashko.
Kiyashko tries to throw a body punch but Branston avoids it by throwing Kiyashko back against the ropes.
Kiyashko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Branston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiyashko pushes off an throws an elbow but Branston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kiyashko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Branston is trying to keep an underhook but Kiyashko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kiyashko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Branston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kiyashko is working for a kimura but Branston is defending it quite comfortably.
Kiyashko working Branston over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Kiyashko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branston is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Kiyashko.
Ground and pound from Kiyashko.
Branston is looking to control Kiyashko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Branston avoid being mounted?
Kiyashko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Branston is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiyashko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kiyashko is looking to take a break and control but Branston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiyashko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Branston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kiyashko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branston throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Branston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kiyashko.
Kiyashko working over Branston with some ground and pound. Branston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiyashko trying to control the action but Branston is working from the bottom.
Kiyashko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kiyashko working the head and body with strikes.
Branston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Branston taking some punishment here, with Kiyashko in his half guard.
 Branston is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiyashko lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Branston! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kiyashko jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volodymyr Kiyashko!
A very excited looking Volodymyr Kiyashko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 5975 p4p, 4723 weight class) and Banuve Vakaloloma (ranked 604 p4p, 547 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banuve Vakaloloma!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vakaloloma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Druff throws the left hand but Vakaloloma avoids the punch easily.
Vakaloloma closes the distance and clinches.
Vakaloloma has Druff pressed against the ropes.
Vakaloloma ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vakaloloma no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vakaloloma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Druff.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vakaloloma throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Druff 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.
Druff trying to control the position from guard on top but Vakaloloma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Druff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vakaloloma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Druff, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakaloloma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vakaloloma content to stall in guard here.
Druff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vakaloloma controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Druff working a defensive guard but Vakaloloma manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vakaloloma blocks the strikes from Druff.
Druff is trying to control Vakaloloma's posture but Vakaloloma avoids it.
Vakaloloma in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Druff is not content to let Vakaloloma control the position.
Vakaloloma throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vakaloloma advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakaloloma landing strikes, looking to finish!
Druff tries to hold on but Vakaloloma pushes him away.
Vakaloloma content just to control the position here.
Vakaloloma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Druff is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vakaloloma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Druff is looking to improve his position but Vakaloloma isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff wants to control but Vakaloloma is having none of it.
Vakaloloma trying to control but Druff is having none of it.
Vakaloloma lands a couple of good shots and Druff has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vakaloloma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vakaloloma controlling well, preventing Druff from escaping the position.
Vakaloloma is not going to allow Druff to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Druff is taking damage to the body and head.
Druff tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banuve Vakaloloma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Druff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vakaloloma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vakaloloma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vakaloloma. That's going to slow Druff down.
The crowd cheers as Druff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vakaloloma doesn't seem phased though.
Vakaloloma misses the body punch
enabling Druff to counter with a crisp jab.
Druff throws a head kick that misses.
Druff throws an overhand right that lands on Vakaloloma's shoulder, as Vakaloloma tries to avoid the shot.
Vakaloloma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Druff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vakaloloma throws a head kick that misses
and Druff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druff lands a really nice looking cross but Vakaloloma seems unphased.
Druff jabs at Vakaloloma's body.
Druff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Druff lands with a straight right. Vakaloloma didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakaloloma tries to clinch
and Vakaloloma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Druff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Druff has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Druff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Druff connects with a single shot there.
Vakaloloma is looking to clinch.
Druff is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Banuve Vakaloloma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Druff misses with a straight left.
Druff stalks Vakaloloma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vakaloloma's face. Vakaloloma staggers backwards, shaken.
Druff throws a series of punches but Vakaloloma moves out of range.
Vakaloloma closes the distance but Druff moves to the side
and Druff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vakaloloma tries to land a body kick
and Druff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Druff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vakaloloma sprawls well initially but Druff persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vakaloloma wants to control but Druff is keeping busy.
Druff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Druff trying to control the action but Vakaloloma is working from the bottom.
Vakaloloma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Druff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakaloloma trying to control but Druff postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vakaloloma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Druff scores with a four punch combination!
Druff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt.
Vakaloloma moves away from the strike by Druff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Druff.
Druff connects with a jab.
Druff connects with a crisp jab.
Druff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vakaloloma moves away.
Druff scores with a nice right hand.
Druff with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Druff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vakaloloma as he avoids it easily.
Vakaloloma throws a jab when Druff was well out of range.
Druff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vakaloloma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vakaloloma misses with a jab to the body
and Druff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Druff dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Druff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vakaloloma.
Dan Druff is winning the standup battle so far.
Druff lands with a nice combination. Vakaloloma backs away looking to recover.
Druff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vakaloloma.
Druff connects with a single shot there.
Druff throws a combination. Vakaloloma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vakaloloma looks for the body kick but Druff saw that one coming.
Druff changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Druff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Druff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Druff fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vakaloloma just manages to avoid it.
Vakaloloma walks into a stiff left hand from Druff.
Dan Druff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Druff shoots in looking for a takedown but Vakaloloma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Druff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vakaloloma on the side of the head.
Vakaloloma slips a jab and a cross from Druff.
Vakaloloma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Druff.
Druff throws out a loose jab but Vakaloloma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vakaloloma rushes Druff and presses him up against the ropes.
Druff is looking to break free of the clinch but Vakaloloma has double underhooks.
Druff tries to break the clinch but Vakaloloma is controlling the position.
Vakaloloma gets underhooks to prevent Druff's takedown attempt.
Vakaloloma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Druff avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vakaloloma manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vakaloloma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Druff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vakaloloma scrambles back to his feet.
Druff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vakaloloma on the side of the head.
Druff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vakaloloma moves away.
Druff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Druff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Druff cracks Vakaloloma with an open hand slap.
Vakaloloma moves out of range as Druff throws a body kick.
Vakaloloma misses with a leg kick
and Druff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Druff lands with an uppercut that bounces Vakaloloma off the ropes and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakaloloma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Druff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Druff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Druff moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Druff.
Druff blocks the body kick.
Druff is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Druff. Those never looked like landing.
Druff with a nice cross.
Druff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vakaloloma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vakaloloma thows a leg kick but Druff checks it
and Druff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vakaloloma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vakaloloma misses with a body punch
and Druff counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vakaloloma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Druff lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Druff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vakaloloma forces Druff back against the ropes and clinches.
Druff is trying to trip Vakaloloma. He has hold of a leg but Vakaloloma is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Druff persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vakaloloma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vakaloloma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vakaloloma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Druff with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Druff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Druff 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Druff!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wood (ranked 4191 p4p, 5117 weight class) and Shaun Brown (ranked 216 p4p, 233 weight class). Wood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Many Men - 50 Cent. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaun Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Wood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown looking to control.
Wood controlling from the top position.
Wood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood working some strikes from top position.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wood connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Wood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wood has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Wood slips nicely into half guard.
Wood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wood seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brown is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Wood!
Jake Wood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between East Eat (ranked 4332 p4p, 3686 weight class) and Jonathan Liddell (ranked 221 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonathan Liddell enters the ring!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, East Eat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eat takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell slips under a jab from Eat.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Eat avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liddell sizes up Eat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liddell clinches up against the ropes.
Eat pushes Liddell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell is rocked!
A short left from Eat.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Eat finish him?
Eat lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Liddell to his knees! Eat keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). East Eat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Jones (ranked 3466 p4p, 4260 weight class) and Adeyloe Ndawy (ranked 427 p4p, 498 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adeyloe Ndawy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ndawy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Ndawy clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Ndawy rushes Jones and presses him up against the ropes.
Ndawy tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Ndawy keeps him there for the moment.
Ndawy tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ndawy drops back down to his feet.
Rebel Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adeyloe Ndawy.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ndawy with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Ndawy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones gets tackled into the ropes by Ndawy. Ndawy maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ndawy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ndawy gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ndawy lands a nice short elbow.
Ndawy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ndawy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ndawy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ndawy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ndawy misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ndawy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ndawy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ndawy throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndawy's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Ndawy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is fighting to break Ndawy's control of his arms but Ndawy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ndawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ndawy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Ndawy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Ndawy!
Ndawy connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Ndawy slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy throws a big elbow that misses.
Ndawy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ndawy throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ndawy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ndawy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ndawy can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Ndawy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ndawy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rebel Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ndawy drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
Ndawy pulls guard successfully.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adeyloe Ndawy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ndawy wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ndawy has wrist control.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ndawy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ndawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Ndawy has wrist control.
Ndawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Ndawy keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ndawy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rebel Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Ndawy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ndawy clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ndawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Ndawy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ndawy gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ndawy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ndawy keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ndawy trying to control the position here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Ndawy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Ndawy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones trying to control but Ndawy is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ndawy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ndawy off to one side.
Ndawy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ndawy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ndawy clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ndawy.
Ndawy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rebel Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adeyloe Ndawy.
Ndawy has Jones pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ndawy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Ndawy is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones wants to break free but Ndawy has control.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ndawy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is pressed up against the ropes. Ndawy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Ndawy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ndawy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ndawy is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
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 Rebel Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Ndawy closes the distance and clinches.
Ndawy wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ndawy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ndawy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ndawy manages to end up in side control.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ndawy looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ndawy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ndawy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jones works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ndawy trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndawy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ndawy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ndawy trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Ndawy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ndawy stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ndawy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones wants to stand but Ndawy is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ndawy wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Jones misses.
Ndawy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Ndawy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rebel Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adeyloe Ndawy.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ndawy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Ndawy is out of range.
Ndawy moves into the clinch.
Ndawy has Jones pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Ndawy.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Ndawy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ndawy tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ndawy dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ndawy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ndawy dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Rebel Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ndawy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a series of punches but Ndawy avoids them all with ease.
Ndawy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Ndawy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ndawy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Nice shot by Ndawy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Ndawy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adeyloe Ndawy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ndawy clinches.
Ndawy looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndawy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ndawy jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Ndawy has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rebel Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Kant (ranked 2349 p4p, 4936 weight class) and John Kleen (ranked 304 p4p, 534 weight class). Kant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sons of Plunder. On his way into the ring it seems that Genghis Kant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Genghis Kant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Genghis Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Kleen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kant tries to keep at a distance but Kleen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kleen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kleen is working Kant over against the ropes.
Kleen is leaning against Kant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kleen ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kleen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kant preventing the sweep.
Kleen is looking for a triangle but Kant pushes his legs off easily.
Kant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kleen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleen is trying to control the position but Kant postures up.
Kleen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kleen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant stands and steps away. Kleen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kleen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kleen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kant.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kleen.
Kleen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kant is defending well.
Genghis Kant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kleen.
Kant decides to pull guard.
Kant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kleen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kant's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kleen throwing strikes but missing.
Kleen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kleen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kleen postures up in Kant's guard and throws a big left but Kant blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kleen wants to control from the top but Kant keeps moving.
Kant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kant tries to get out of the position.
Kleen looking to sit in guard and control but Kant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kant trying to control but Kleen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kant defends well.
Kant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kleen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kant escapes and throws Kleen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kant tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kleen's legs.
Kant working away.
Kleen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kant controlling the action here.
Kleen tries to roll over but Kant keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kant moves into full mount! Kleen won't be happy about that!
Kant content just to control the position here.
Kant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kant looking to control but Kleen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kleen is desperately trying to improve his position but Kant has a good base and remains in mount.
Kleen is still trying to improve position.
Kleen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kleen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kleen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kleen throws an off balance right hand
and Kant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kleen won't be happy with that.
Kleen is looking to reverse the position.
Kant trying to control the position but Kleen is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant lands some shots froms side control.
Kleen stops Kant from passing to mount.
Kleen is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant controlling from side mount.
Kant cracks Kleen with a big right hand but Kleen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kleen is not content to let Kant control the position.
Kant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kant is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kleen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kleen keeps working.
Kleen is pushing Kant's head away, looking to escape. Kant manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Kleen manages to get back to half guard.
Kant performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kant winds up and cracks Kleen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kleen wants to control but Kant is keeping busy.
Kant is trying to control. Kleen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kleen actively working from the bottom here.
Kant is trying to control the action in half guard but Kleen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kleen wants to get back to full guard but Kant has mounted him!
Kant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen regains half guard.
Kleen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kant pulls his head out easily.
Kleen is looking to escape.
Kant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kleen is trying to stand back up but Kant is controlling him
Kleen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kleen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kleen has hold of Kant's hands but Kant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kant trying to mount his opponent but Kleen defends it.
Kleen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kant pulls his head out easily.
Genghis Kant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kleen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kant is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kleen is trying to stand up here but Kant is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Kant dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kant shoots in looking for a takedown. Kleen tries to sprawl out of it but Kant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kleen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kant goes for a double leg but Kleen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Kleen continues to drive forward.
Kleen ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kleen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kant trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleen looking for a guillotine here but Kant defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleen 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.
Kant looking to sit in guard and control but Kleen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant is controlling Kleen's posture.
Kleen wants to control from the top but Kant keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kleen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kleen looking to pass the guard.
Kleen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kleen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kant's guard.
Kant wants to control but Kleen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kant regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kant is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kleen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kant defends well.
Kant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kant trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleen is looking for a triangle but Kant pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant works over Kleen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kleen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kleen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kleen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kant wants to pass the guard but Kleen is keeping the position.
Kant trying to control but Kleen is working from the bottom.
Kant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kleen has his foot on Kant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kant works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kleen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kant defends well.
Kant controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kleen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kleen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kleen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1272 p4p, 557 weight class) and Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 76 p4p, 35 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grand Sword. Ashbourne Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vertical Horizon - You're A God. Dave Ashbourne Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 48 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asai slips under a jab from Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr throws a right and a left that Asai avoids nicely.
Asai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asai . That's going to slow Ashbourne Jr down.
Ashbourne Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai with a nice calf kick.
Ashbourne Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Asai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ashbourne Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asai thows a leg kick but Ashbourne Jr checks it
and Ashbourne Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashbourne Jr.
Asai throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Ashbourne Jr slips the punch.
Ashbourne Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ashbourne Jr missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashbourne Jr tries to clinch up but Asai circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Asai misses with a hook. Ashbourne Jr ducked under it nicely.
Asai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashbourne Jr rushes Asai and presses him up against the ropes.
Asai tries a body shot but Ashbourne Jr blocks it.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a body shot from Asai .
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ashbourne Jr is defending well for now.
Ashbourne Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai tries to work over Ashbourne Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ashbourne Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asai misses with a hook
and Ashbourne Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Ashbourne Jr moves out of range easily.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai throws a body punch but Ashbourne Jr moves out of range.
Asai backing away here, and Ashbourne Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ashbourne Jr lands with an overhand left.
Asai misses with a right hand
and Ashbourne Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Ashbourne Jr looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ashbourne Jr moves away from the strike by Asai .
Ashbourne Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asai moves out of range as Ashbourne Jr strikes.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Ashbourne Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashbourne Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ashbourne Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Ashbourne Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai swings for the body but Ashbourne Jr moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Asai - just one landing.
Asai throws a head kick that misses
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai with a nice calf kick.
Ashbourne Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Asai throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashbourne Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ashbourne Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ashbourne Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashbourne Jr lands an overhand right.
Ashbourne Jr ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
No joy there for Asai , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a body kick that misses.
Ashbourne Jr throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Asai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashbourne Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Asai connects with a high kick.
Ashbourne Jr moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Ashbourne Jr closes the distance and pushes Asai back into the ropes.
Ashbourne Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Ashbourne Jr dodges an elbow strike from Asai .
Ashbourne Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ashbourne Jr manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asai 's hands.
Ashbourne Jr moves into the clinch.
Asai breaks the clinch.
Asai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ashbourne Jr is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Ashbourne Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Ashbourne Jr moves away and avoids it.
Asai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Ashbourne Jr - just one landing.
Ashbourne Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dave Ashbourne Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Ashbourne Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Asai steps away.
Ashbourne Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Asai 's head back.
Ashbourne Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
Asai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr drops Asai with a beautiful combination! Asai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ashbourne Jr is looking for the KO!
 Asai is rocked!
 It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashbourne Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Asai right on the button. Asai goes down! Ashbourne Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ashbourne Jr gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ashbourne Jr!
In his post fight interview, Dave Ashbourne Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Yoshihiro Asai spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Train Harder And Win My Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1303 p4p, 1332 weight class) and Bobby Chunks (ranked 200 p4p, 208 weight class). Torres comes to the ring accompanied by Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Chunks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws the left hand but Chunks avoids the punch easily.
Chunks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Torres defends it well.
Torres pushes Chunks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chunks pushes Torres back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres pulls guard effortlessly.
Chunks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chunks is controlling him.
Chunks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chunks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chunks on the ground.
Chunks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chunks.
Chunks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chunks is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Chunks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chunks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chunks wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Chunks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chunks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chunks distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chunks distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chunks throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chunks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chunks wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Chunks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chunks throws a big right hand that misses.
Chunks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chunks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torres tries to get out of the position.
Chunks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chunks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chunks working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Chunks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chunks content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Torres throws a body punch but Chunks moves out of range.
Chunks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Chunks. That snapped Torres's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Torres avoids the head kick by Chunks.
Chunks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chunks.
Torres lands with a hook. Chunks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bobby Chunks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres darts in and clinches Chunks up against the ropes.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Chunks pushes Torres back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Torres's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Chunks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chunks's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres blocking some punches.
Chunks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Chunks scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Chunks throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Torres.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Chunks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chunks looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chunks.
Torres darts in and clinches Chunks up against the ropes.
Chunks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Chunks blocks an uppercut.
Torres is leaning against Chunks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chunks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Chunks blocks it.
Torres avoids a wild elbow strike from Chunks.
Torres lands a body punch.
Torres trying to stall but Chunks improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres blocks a body shot from Chunks.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Chunks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres works on Chunks's body with a couple of short punches.
Pablo Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chunks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Chunks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Chunks's guard.
Chunks controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres trying to control but Chunks is working from the bottom.
Bobby Chunks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Chunks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chunks with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
Chunks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chunks throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chunks working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres wants to control from the top but Chunks keeps moving.
Chunks trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chunks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Chunks in his half guard.
Chunks winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chunks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres has hold of Chunks's hands but Chunks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chunks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chunks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunks lands strikes from half guard.
Torres is rocked!
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chunks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chunks is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Torres is hurt! He's hurt bad - Chunks fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Torres from any more punishment! Congratulations to Chunks! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Chunks!
Bobby Chunks is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Bobby Chunks rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Pablo Torres spoke after the fight, saying 'I will try to have great comeback!'.
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