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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lawris (ranked 6008 p4p, 24870 weight class) and Jake Paul (ranked 624 p4p, 649 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lawris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Paul!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawris throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawris fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Lawris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paul throws a hook but Lawris blocks it.
Paul has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lawris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Lawris. Those never looked like landing.
Paul throws a combination. Lawris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawris misses with a wild combination.
Lawris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawris.
Lawris shoots in for a double leg but Paul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Lawris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawris tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
Lawris lands with a nice combination. Paul backs away looking to recover.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawris.
Paul unleashes a big counter combination but Lawris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Lawris does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paul tries to bum rush Lawris with a series of wild strikes but Lawris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paul misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Lawris throws a combination. Paul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris moves out of range.
Lawris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paul pushes Lawris off and gets back to his feet.
Lawris is breathing heavily.
Lawris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawris throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Ray Lawris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Paul swinging wildly here.
It looked like Lawris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lawris fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paul is looking to escape.
Paul has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lawris is on him like a limpet, forcing Paul back against the cage.
Paul can't break the clinch.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Lawris keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawris tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul backs up against the cage.
Paul tries to bum rush Lawris with a series of wild strikes but Lawris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris avoids them all with ease.
Lawris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paul avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawris looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
No joy there for Lawris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris avoids them all with ease.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul throws a right hand that Lawris ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawris also avoids with ease.
Lawris fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Lawris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawris gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul throws a right and a left that Lawris avoids nicely.
Paul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paul wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Lawris misses.
Lawris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Lawris is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawris!
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Paul looks to move away, Lawris throws a big counter combo but Paul just gets out of the way.
Lawris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Lawris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lawris lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawris stands up from Paul's guard - Lawris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lawris fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Paul will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paul fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Lawris moved out of range nicely.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris avoids them all with ease.
Paul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawris shoots in for a takedown but Paul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Lawris.
Lawris shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paul is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lawris. Those never looked like landing.
Lawris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ray Lawris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Paul swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawris ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Jake Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Lawris slips the punch.
Lawris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Lawris backs off Paul throws a huge counter combo but Lawris manages to avoid it all.
Lawris misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Lawris slips a straight right by Paul.
Lawris misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Paul.
Lawris dives in for a single leg takedown but Paul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Lawris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawris fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawris throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawris.
Paul lands a jab-cross combination.
Paul throws a series of strikes that have Lawris backpedaling.
Lawris lands a two punch combo.
Paul throws a right hand that Lawris ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawris also avoids with ease.
Lawris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul sizes up Lawris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lawris fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Paul's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lawris.
Lawris throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lawris throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Paul throws a right hand that Lawris ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawris also avoids with ease.
Lawris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
Lawris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris moves out of range.
Lawris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul throws a right and a left that Lawris avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Lawris misses with a few strikes there.
Lawris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Lawris.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawris circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawris shoots for a double leg takedown but Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Lawris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lawris eats them both and turns towards Paul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawris swinging wildly here.
Lawris misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Paul will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawris circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Lawris does no damage.
Paul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lawris fails with the takedown.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Paul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawris.
A lazy left from Paul finds it's target.
Lawris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawris gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Paul scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Lawris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawris is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from Paul misses its intended target.
Lawris shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawris looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Lawris ducks down to avoid it.
Lawris throws a big counter combination but Paul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lawris fails with the takedown
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul lands a jab.
Paul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawris gets a double leg takedown into Paul's guard.
Paul uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lawris shoots in looking for a takedown but Paul manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lawris dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawris!
Lawris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul throws a right and a left that Lawris avoids nicely.
Lawris misses with a double jab.
Lawris has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Lawris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawris moves away from the strike by Paul.
As Paul looks to move away, Lawris throws a big counter combo but Paul just gets out of the way.
Lawris misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Lawris.
Paul throws a nice looking combination but Lawris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul throws a series of punches but Lawris avoids them all with ease.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawris.
Lawris tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Lawris backs off Paul throws a huge counter combo but Lawris manages to avoid it all.
A nice combination there by Paul.
Paul throws a nice looking combination but Lawris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul misses with a straight right.
As Paul looks to move away, Lawris throws a big counter combo but Paul just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawris throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Paul tries to bum rush Lawris with a series of wild strikes but Lawris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawris misses with a wild combination.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Lawris dives in for a single leg takedown but Paul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lawris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a right and a left that Lawris avoids nicely.
Lawris shoots in and bounces Paul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul is working an open guard so Lawris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Paul!
Jake Paul decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorato Nyambe (ranked 5608 p4p, 6152 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 560 p4p, 580 weight class). Lorato Nyambe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorato Nyambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nyambe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nyambe ducks right into an uppercut from Tarlah.
Nyambe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tarlah knocks out Nyambe with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tarlah before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tarlah picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hick Diaz (ranked 4107 p4p, 5702 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 492 p4p, 563 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wick is looking to get back to is feet but Diaz passes into side control.
Wick is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wick, who protects the arm well.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diaz grinds an elbow into Wick's temple.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz has hold of Wick's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wick tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Wick screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wick, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hick Diaz!
Hick Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Wick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 3315 p4p, 5741 weight class) and Ross Nyland (ranked 420 p4p, 600 weight class). Tiger's entrance music is Alok - Hear Me Tonight. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ross Nyland enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Nyland!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyland tries to clinch up.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Nyland.
Nyland dives in and grabs Tiger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes down on Nyland's head and hops out.
Nyland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiger pinned against the cage. Tiger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nyland shoots and misses
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Nyland.
Nyland darts in trying to clinch
and Tiger counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tiger counters with a big right hand! Oh Nyland is in trouble here! Tiger follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lion Tiger!
Our winner, Lion Tiger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Well Rounded (ranked 2253 p4p, 6424 weight class) and Nick Adams (ranked 302 p4p, 633 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Well Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Adams!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Rounded.
Adams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adams lands in his opponent's guard.
Rounded is looking to cinch up a triangle. Adams throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rounded's body to avoid the submission. Rounded has instead reached around Adams's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rounded arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Well Rounded!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Well Rounded made sure he mentioned Un-Kaged Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 2277 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Justin Boyington (ranked 263 p4p, 397 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Boyington!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyington throws a body kick that misses
and Chandler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyington's guard.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chandler defends it easily.
Chandler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chandler with a nice head shot there.
Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Chandler stays in close to Boyington's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boyington has momentary wrist control but Chandler slips an elbow through the middle.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyington has his foot on Chandler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chandler works his way back into a safe position though.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chandler.
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyington is keeping the position for now.
Chandler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyington's head.
Boyington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Boyington has his foot on Chandler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chandler works his way back into a safe position though.
Boyington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boyington has his feet on Chandler's thighs here. He's pushed Chandler off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chandler screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Boyington!
Justin Boyington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Dixon (ranked 1561 p4p, 1947 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 226 p4p, 272 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Dixon avoids it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Dixon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixon tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dixon's knee momentarily.
Dixon looks to land a combination. Barnes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Dixon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dixon throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Dixon's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Dixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixon scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Dixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Dixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Dixon.
Barnes lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Dixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
Dixon is stalking Barnes. Barnes circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Dixon, and it's lights out! Barnes really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Dixon!
Our winner, Ali Dixon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1557 p4p, 1895 weight class) and Joshi Dell (ranked 197 p4p, 218 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dell throws out the jab.
Dell misses with a hook
and Shima counters with a three punch combo that has Dell backing up. Dell nods at Shima to acknowledge the strikes.
Dell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dell.
Shima walks into a straight right hand from Dell.
Shima wants to clinch up but Dell keeps it at a distance.
Shima tries to move into range but Dell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Dell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dell digs a good body shot into Shima's ribs.
Shima lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shima misses with a body shot.
Shima tries to clinch but Dell moves out of range.
Dell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shima misses with a few strikes there.
Shima lands a slapping body shot.
Dell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dell throws a leg kick
and Shima counters with a nice body shot.
Dell keeps the fight on the outside.
Dell connects with a body shot.
Shima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dell lunges at Shima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shima's hand.
Dell misses with a straight right.
A jab from Shima misses.
Shima wants to clinch up but Dell keeps it at a distance.
Shima looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Joshi Dell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a series of punches but Dell avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Dell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
Dell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dell.
Dell throws a leg kick but Shima checks it.
Shima throws a big counter combination but Dell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Dell misses.
Dell connects with a solid leg kick.
Shima lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dell! But no joy.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dell eats them both and turns towards Shima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dell throws out the jab.
As Dell looks to move away, Shima throws a big counter combo but Dell just gets out of the way.
Dell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dell misses with a two punch combination.
Shima looks to land a combination but Dell avoids it well.
Shima throws a looping overhand right but Dell ducks down to avoid it.
Dell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shima looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dell. Dell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima tries to clinch up.
Dell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Shima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dell tries to bum rush Shima with a series of wild strikes but Shima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Dell tests Shima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell throws a jab when Shima was well out of range.
Dell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shima.
Dell throws the left hand but Shima avoids the punch easily.
Shima moves out of range as Dell strikes.
Dell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shima.
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 Tetsuo Shima 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.
Shima fails to land with a series of punches.
Dell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
Dell misses with a looping right.
Shima appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shima moves into range and clinches up with Dell.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Dell controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shima prevents it.
Dell working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shima.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dell up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dell tries a body shot but Shima blocks it.
Shima'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.
Dell lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Shima scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shima.
Nice body punch from Shima - that landed with a thud.
Dell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dell backwards.
Shima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima blocking some punches.
Shima lands with a light punch inside.
Shima taking a breather.
Dell can't get the takedown.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Dell.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshi Dell.
Shima taking a breather.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shima.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Shima.
A bit of stalling here from Shima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shima controlling the action here for a moment.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
Shima is leaning against Dell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima pushes Dell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Shima lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands with a short shot to the head.
Shima gets underhooks to prevent Dell's takedown attempt.
Dell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Shima.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
Dell wants a takedown.
Shima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dell is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shima.
Dell is still on wobbly legs! Can Shima finish him?
Shima lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima slows down the pace here.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Dell.
Shima creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dell's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dell drops to his knees and Shima pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Smith (ranked 616 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 93 p4p, 237 weight class). Rob Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Faulk's chin.
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220
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13 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faulk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Faulk avoids it well and moves away.
Faulk throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at NY Savages that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Faulk scores with a four punch combination!
Smith throws a body punch but Faulk moves out of range.
Faulk is looking for the big counter here.
Faulk misses with a two punch combination.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faulk counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faulk was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Faulk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faulk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Rob Smith has been cut.
Rob Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Faulk's head but Faulk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Faulk.
Smith throws a body punch but Faulk moves out of range.
Faulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faulk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Faulk tries a head kick but it misses.
Faulk connects with a leg kick.
Faulk is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faulk counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes Faulk and presses him up against the cage.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faulk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faulk is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faulk.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Faulk.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a right hand.
Faulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a body shot.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith is looking to wear down Faulk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faulk swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Faulk blocks an uppercut.
Faulk is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faulks head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Faulk breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Smith misses.
Faulk closes the distance and clinches.
Smith prevents a body shot from Faulk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith swings for the body but Faulk moves out of range.
Faulk flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith misses with some punches.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faulk.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Faulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faulk counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Faulk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!
 Smith is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faulk swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Faulk lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Faulk takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a straight left.
As Smith backs off Faulk throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Faulk.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faulk counters with a big right hand! Oh Smith is in trouble here! Faulk follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kevin Faulk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 820 p4p, 646 weight class) and Jean Pierre Archambeau (ranked 113 p4p, 95 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Pierre Archambeau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archambeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Archambeau is out of range.
Archambeau closes the distance and clinches.
Savage is fighting off a takedown attempt but Archambeau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Savage to the mat. Savage regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Savage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Archambeau is controlling him.
Archambeau is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Savage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Savage has escaped and now he's on top!
Archambeau pulls Savage in close to his closed guard and prevents Savage from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archambeau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Savage passes into side control.
Savage gets to mount! Archambeau was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archambeau is trying desperately to improve position.
Archambeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Archambeau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savage get's back to his feet.
Archambeau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage counters with a left and a right that stings Archambeau.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Archambeau ducks down to avoid it.
Archambeau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Archambeau.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archambeau tightens his grip and picks Savage up, before dumping him to the ground. Savage manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archambeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archambeau wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage wants to stand but Archambeau is controlling the position.
Archambeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archambeau wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Archambeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savage lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Jean Pierre Archambeau has been cut.
We've been told by Savage's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savage throws a series of punches but Archambeau moves out of range.
Archambeau dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Archambeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Archambeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archambeau tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
Archambeau moves into the clinch.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Archambeau.
Archambeau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Archambeau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Archambeau trying to control the position.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Archambeau has his hands on Savage's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archambeau's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Archambeau working a defensive guard but Savage manages to pass into side control anyway.
Archambeau tries to improve position but can't.
Savage tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Royal Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Pierre Archambeau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Archambeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archambeau can do to turn this around?
Archambeau is looking to clinch.
Savage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Archambeau moves into the clinch successfully.
Savage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Archambeau tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Archambeau blocks an uppercut.
Archambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archambeau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Archambeau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Royal Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Pierre Archambeau.
Archambeau tries to clinch up.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Archambeau gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archambeau's elbow.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Archambeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archambeau jumps guard but Savage turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Savage on the inside.
Archambeau tries to pull guard but Savage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Archambeau fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Archambeau.
Archambeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage working aggressively here.
Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
Savage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archambeau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savage smiles and moves away.
Savage throws a right and a left that Archambeau avoids nicely.
Savage lands a body shot.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Archambeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Archambeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Archambeau clinches up against the cage.
Archambeau has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Savage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Archambeau is breathing heavily.
Archambeau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Archambeau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savage cracks Archambeau with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Archambeau looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Savage finish him?
Archambeau is rocked!
Archambeau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archambeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Archambeau backwards.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Archambeau is trying to pull guard but Savage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
Archambeau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Savage after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Savage on the inside.
Savage gets through Archambeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archambeau fails to pull guard.
Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Archambeau is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Savage to keep the fight standing.
Savage cracks Archambeau with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Savage.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Archambeau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Archambeau can turn it around.
Savage digs a right hand into Archambeau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Archambeau's gas tank.
Savage dips a shoulder and cracks Archambeau with a mighty uppercut! Archambeau falls back against the cage and Savage unloads with a barrage of strikes! Archambeau is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Savage screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Royal Savage!
The Royal Savage retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking The Royal Savage 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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