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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdok (ranked 5523 p4p, 25107 weight class) and Backy Izback (ranked 555 p4p, 606 weight class). Izback is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Without me. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Murdok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Backy Izback!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izback walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdok. That snapped Izback's head back.
Izback drives through and clinches with Murdok against the cage.
Izback blocks the elbow strike.
Murdok has a couple of punches blocked by Izback.
Izback is looking for a takedown.
Murdok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Izback avoids it.
Murdok working aggressively here.
Murdok is looking to control Izback's arms but Izback gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murdok has his back to the cage.
Izback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdok takes an elbow to the temple.
Izback is looking to control Murdok's arms but Murdok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Izback has his back to the cage.
Izback unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murdok wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izback stalls.
Murdok stalling in the clinch but Izback improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Izback throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Izback throws an elbow but misses.
Izback pressing his opponent against the cage.
Izback lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murdok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murdok prevents a body shot from Izback.
Izback tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdok lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Backy Izback has been cut.
Murdok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Izback changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murdok fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been told by Murdok's head coaches at Hyperbolic Time Chamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matt Murdok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Backy Izback.
Murdok clinches up against the cage.
Murdok tries a body shot but Izback blocks it.
Izback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murdok effectively controlling the action here.
Izback looking to stall.
Izback is looking for a takedown.
Murdok lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdok trying to control the position but instead, Izback has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murdok into the cage.
Izback wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdok takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Matt Murdok has been cut.
Izback is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Izback blocks a body shot from Murdok.
Murdok throws a head punch that misses.
Izback throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Murdok fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murdok throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murdok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izback has Murdok pressed against the cage.
Izback prevents Murdok from breaking the clinch.
Come on Izback - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murdok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izback's elbow.
Izback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdok managing to block the knees to the body from Izback.
Izback pressing his opponent against the cage.
Izback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izback has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murdok seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Izback can turn it around.
Izback landing knees to the body.
Izback tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izback backwards.
Izback slowing the pace effectively.
Murdok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murdok is trying to stall.
Izback blocks an uppercut.
Murdok breaks from the clinch.
Murdok clinches.
Izback tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdok shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izback misses with an elbow strike.
Izback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdok'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.
Murdok takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdok is pressed up against the cage. Izback has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murdok down to the mat. Murdok avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murdok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izback.
Murdok throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
The fighters circling - Izback throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murdok's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murdok duly obliges.
Murdok lands with a cross.
Izback closes the distance and pushes Murdok back into the cage.
Murdok avoids the elbow strike from Izback, against the cage.
Izback lands an elbow that stopped Murdok in his tracks for a moment.
Izback cracks Murdok with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Izback misses with a punch to the body.
Murdok stops a takedown attempt from Izback.
Murdok lands with a short shot to the head.
Izback is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murdok gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murdok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izback backwards.
Izback is working for takedown but Murdok is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdok dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murdok throws a right hand that Izback ducks under and follows up with a left that Izback also avoids with ease.
Murdok moves into the clinch successfully.
Izback lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Izback lands an elbow inside that Murdok shrugs off.
Murdok lands a nice uppercut.
Murdok is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murdok takes a shot to the head.
Izback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdok is defending well for now.
Izback wants to stall.
Murdok throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Murdok - that landed with a thud.
Matt Murdok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Izback has Murdok pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Izback pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murdok tumbling to the mat - Izback dives into Murdok's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdok keeping moving, preventing Izback from controlling successfully.
Izback throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok wants to stand and escape but Izback is having none of it.
Izback working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murdok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Izback.
Izback 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.
Murdok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Izback has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Murdok is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Izback lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murdok or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murdok tries to work over Izback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdok wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murdok blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Izback misses with an elbow strike.
Izback has Murdok pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Izback pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murdok tumbling to the mat - Izback dives into Murdok's guard.
Izback loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Izback must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Izback looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murdok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Izback.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izback not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Izback throwing strikes from guard but Murdok blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izback seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Izback throws an elbow that misses. Murdok uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Izback's guard. Nice move by Murdok!
Murdok has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Izback is proving hard to escape from.
Izback has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murdok off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdok stuffs the takedown.
Murdok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izback has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matt Murdok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izback darts in looking for a takedown but Murdok gets double underhooks and turns Izback into the cage.
Izback takes one on the button.
Izback shoots in but no luck this time.
Matt Murdok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Backy Izback.
Izback shoots in for a takedown but Murdok shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murdok throws a series of strikes that have Izback backpedaling.
Murdok rushes Izback and presses him up against the cage.
Murdok takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Murdok.
Murdok takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Izback just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murdok's brow.
Izback trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Izback wants to take the fight to the mat but Murdok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Backy Izback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Izback doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murdok counters with a one-two to the body.
Izback moves into the clinch.
Izback comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Izback scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdok pushes Izback back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izback slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murdok lands with a right to the head.
Izback drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murdok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murdok moves into the clinch.
Murdok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izback backwards.
Izback throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Izback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izback takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Murdok.
A hook to the body from Murdok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murdok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdok lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Murdok on the inside.
Izback pushes off an throws an elbow but Murdok leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murdok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Izbacks head.
Murdok cracks Izback with a nice body shot.
Murdok is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Izback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Izback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izback tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdok avoids the damage to the body.
Murdok gets through Izback's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdok lands an elbow just above Izback 's eye.
Murdok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Murdok lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izback can do to turn this around?
Murdok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murdok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Izback in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murdok lands a shot to the body.
Murdok looking to slow down the pace here.
Murdok is leaning against Izback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Murdok.
Izback looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murdok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdok feints a jab promting Izback to slip. Murdok then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Izback slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Izback closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murdok circles away.
Matt Murdok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Backy Izback.
Izback has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good leg kick by Murdok.
Matt Murdok is winning the standup battle so far.
Izback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdok lands with a nice combination. Izback backs away looking to recover.
Murdok scores with a one two! Izback had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izback looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murdok is fending him off so far but Izback persists. Nope, Murdok circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Murdok.
Murdok throws a combination. Izback tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murdok!
Murdok throws a right hand that Izback ducks under and follows up with a left that Izback also avoids with ease.
Izback has Murdok up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdok.
Izback pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murdok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izback backwards.
Murdok lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Izback to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murdok as Izback tries to tie him up.
Murdok misses with a body punch.
Murdok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izback is looking to take this one to the mat.
Izback is trying to drag Murdok to the mat but Murdok just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murdok tries to stall but Izback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murdok holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murdok swings wildly with an uppercut but Izback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izback gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Izback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdok is defending well for now.
Izback looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Izback tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdok avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdok scores with a one two! Izback had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Izback is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Murdok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murdok 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Murdok!
Backy Izback was interviewed post fight and said 'it sucks'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuoni Perkele (ranked 5029 p4p, 5988 weight class) and John Maze (ranked 537 p4p, 571 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuoni Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Maze!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perkele leaves Maze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perkele throws a big counter combination but Maze scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maze.
Tuoni Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Maze.
No luck for Maze with that takedown attempt.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele gets a clinch.
Perkele has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maze is trying to keep an underhook but Perkele manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maze trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze looking for submissions off his back.
Maze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maze missing with punches from the bottom.
Maze trying to control from the bottom.
Perkele throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perkele is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
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.
Maze trying to hold on to Perkele's head to control him but Perkele postures up.
Perkele trying to advance position but Maze counters by regaining guard.
Perkele wants to stand but Maze has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Perkele looking to pass the guard.
Perkele postures up.
Maze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perkele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Maze is tightening it up a little... Perkele has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Perkele reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Perkele taps out! Nice BJJ there by Maze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Maze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Holland (ranked 3706 p4p, 3635 weight class) and Morten Larsen (ranked 462 p4p, 452 weight class). Holland kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Emo Rockstar. 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Morten Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Kevin Holland has been cut.
Larsen cracks a nice hook into Holland's ribs.
Holland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsen scores with a shot to the body.
Holland scores with a head kick. Larsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holland walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Larsen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morten Larsen!
Kevin Holland spoke after the fight, saying 'That’s what he does, right? I think I do it better'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 3114 p4p, 5355 weight class) and Athanasios Agathangelou (ranked 394 p4p, 576 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's entrance music is Meet Fran. A fine choice. Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Athanasios Agathangelou!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Agathangelou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agathangelou throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Agathangelou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Agathangelou.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agathangelou was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Agathangelou's head backwards.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with an inside leg kick.
Agathangelou checks a leg kick nicely.
Agathangelou throws a head kick that misses
and Agathangelou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agathangelou throws a lazy head kick
and Agathangelou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski checks a leg kick.
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!
Agathangelou misses with a shot to the body
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a nice right hand that sends Agathangelou toppling to the canvas! Agathangelou scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski finish him?!
 Agathangelou is rocked!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agathangelou is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski finish him?
Agathangelou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Agathangelou throws a head kick that misses
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a big right hand! Oh Agathangelou is in trouble here! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abello Danger (ranked 3236 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Jehu Christ (ranked 400 p4p, 438 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abello Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jehu Christ!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores with a jab to the body.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Danger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ lands a nice hook to Danger's body. Danger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Abello Danger has been cut.
Christ looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Danger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Danger throws a body punch but Christ moves out of range.
Danger scores with a hook to the body. Christ takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Danger.
Danger misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danger throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Danger ducks down to avoid it.
Danger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Danger is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Danger misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Danger's defenses.
Oh Danger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danger throws a combination that misses
and Christ counters with a crisp right that sends Danger to the canvas! Christ follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jehu Christ!
A relieved looking Jehu Christ thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Morpheus (ranked 2420 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 306 p4p, 399 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: The Rain. Nate Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Morpheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz goes for a double leg but Morpheus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morpheus continues to drive forward.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Morpheus.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Morpheus. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Daniel Morpheus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morpheus.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Morpheus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick from Morpheus lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Morpheus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morpheus circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Diaz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Morpheus follows Diaz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Morpheus!
Daniel Morpheus took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.'.
The defeated Nate Diaz had this to say: 'There’s round-winners, and there’s fighters'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Berthier (ranked 3640 p4p, 4398 weight class) and Jay Christ (ranked 438 p4p, 505 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berthier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Strasbourgeoise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Christ!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berthier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berthier closes the distance and clinches.
Berthier pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ tries to circle away but Berthier has him pinned against the cage.
Berthier lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Berthier moves into the clinch.
Berthier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berthier lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christ is trying to force a seperation but Berthier has the dominant position.
Berthier blocking some punches.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berthier scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Berthier blocks an uppercut.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berthier has him pressed against the cage.
Berthier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Berthier - that landed with a thud.
Christ looks winded!
Berthier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berthier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Christ with a big uppercut! Christ tries to clinch up but Berthier pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Christ to the mat! Christ covers up and Berthier unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noah Berthier!
A victorious Noah Berthier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Drugger (ranked 2591 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Felipe Moura (ranked 332 p4p, 480 weight class). Moura has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Drugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drugger moves in looking to clinch but Moura pushes him off.
Moura is looking for the big counter here.
Moura misses with a wild combination.
Moura throws a series of punches but Drugger avoids them all with ease.
Moura looks to land a combination but Drugger avoids it well.
Moura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drugger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drugger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drugger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moura's guard.
Moura is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drugger dives into side control.
Moura is looking to reverse the position.
Drugger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drugger connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drugger taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Drugger working the head with strikes.
Moura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drugger taking a breather here.
Moura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drugger has an Americana. Moura didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Drugger is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Drugger hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Abel Drugger!
Felipe Moura spoke after the fight, saying 'Lamento a todos que acreditaram em mim e todos meu fãs,decepcionei a todos está noite.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Mikhailov (ranked 2928 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Kung Li (ranked 302 p4p, 291 weight class). Mikhailov comes to the cage accompanied by Положение (2 Remix). Kung Li 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kung Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Li on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Mikhailov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mikhailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhailov looks to clinch
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhailov wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Mikhailov gets a clinch.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhailov.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikhailov is rocked!
Mikhailov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mikhailov can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Mikhailov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhailov tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mikhailov wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhailov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Oh Mikhailov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li pushes Mikhailov against the cage. Li is working some dirty boxing. Li pushes off with a quick right hook! Mikhailov goes down! Mikhailov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Li moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Li!
A less than humble Kung Li misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dio Nysus (ranked 2133 p4p, 2543 weight class) and Josiah Harlan (ranked 279 p4p, 326 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dio Nysus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Nysus.
Nysus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harlan.
Harlan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nysus throws a hook but Harlan avoids it easily.
Nysus misses with a wild combination.
Nysus throws a poor cross that misses
and Harlan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nysus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nysus misses with a hook. Harlan ducked under it nicely.
Harlan clinches up against the cage.
Harlan's coach down at GWad's Playpen was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harlan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harlan.
Harlan lands a nice shot to the body.
Harlan blocking some punches.
Nysus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harlan misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harlan.
Nysus misses with a punch to the body.
Harlan blocks a body shot from Nysus.
Harlan lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Harlan.
Harlan can't find room to land a body shot as Nysus controls the action.
Nysus blocks an uppercut.
Nysus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harlan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harlan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nysus is breathing heavily.
Nysus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nysus.
Harlan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nysus's elbow.
Harlan gets through Nysus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Nysus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nysus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harlan scores with a body shot.
Harlan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harlan closes the distance and clinches.
Harlan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Harlan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harlan cracks Nysus with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nysus.
Harlan has a couple of punches blocked by Nysus.
A head punch on the inside from Harlan fails to land.
Harlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Nysus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harlan.
Nysus throws a head punch that misses.
Nysus tries to break the clinch but Harlan is controlling the position.
Harlan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nysus or not.
Harlan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nysus backwards.
Nysus is rocked!
Harlan works on Nysus's body with a couple of short punches.
Harlan gets through Nysus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Nysus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harlan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nysus! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harlan is unloading with more strikes now! Nysus drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josiah Harlan!
Josiah Harlan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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