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HFC 6: Francisco vs Ilmarinen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Cas (ranked 25371 p4p, 6448 weight class) and Peter Thunder (ranked 602 p4p, 575 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Cas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cas throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Cas lands a head kick. Thunder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cas scores with a kick to the body.
Cas misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Cas scores with a spinning back kick!
Cas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cas misses with a hook.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cas lands with a slapping head kick.
Thunder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cas lands a head kick. Thunder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cas.
Cas throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cas.
Cas misses with a kick to the body.
Thunder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cas blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Cas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thunder moves to clinch but Cas breaks away
and Cas counters with a one-two to the body.
Cas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thunder takes a swing at Cas's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Cas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cas lands a leg kick that knocks Thunder off balance momentarily.
Cas leaves Thunder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cas scores with a nice body kick.
Cas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Cas.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cas is breathing heavily.
Thunder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cas pinned against the cage. Cas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rob Cas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thunder moves out of range as Cas strikes.
Thunder has Cas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder avoiding damage.
Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thunder has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cas uses from the top position.
Thunder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cas is looking to stand up but Thunder won't let him.
Thunder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thunder lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thunder looks for a takedown but Cas sprawls well.
Cas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cas.
Thunder throws a head kick but Cas moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cas as Thunder shoots in.
Cas scores with a head kick. Thunder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thunder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cas.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Cas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rob Cas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cas.
Cas scores with a body shot.
Rob Cas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Cas. No joy for Thunder on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Rob Cas is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Cas misses.
Thunder shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunder takes a swing at Cas's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Cas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cas takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Cas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cas throws a head kick but Thunder moves out of range.
Cas lands with a slapping head kick.
Thunder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cas lands a head kick. Thunder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cas avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder moves into the clinch.
Cas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to work over Cas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Cas misses.
A clash of legs there as Cas blocks the low kick.
Thunder with a poor takedown
and Cas counters with a big head kick but Thunder shrugs it off.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cas.
Cas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thunder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Cas.
Thunder moves out of range as Cas throws a body kick.
Cas scores with a punch to the head.
Cas throws a sloppy head kick and Thunder moves out of range easily.
Thunder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thunder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Rob Cas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
Cas gets tackled into the cage by Thunder. Thunder maintains the clinch.
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!
Thunder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thunder has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cas.
Thunder is trying to drag Cas to the mat but Cas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Cas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cas with a nice calf kick.
Thunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thunder somewhat.
Cas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Cas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder fails with the takedown
and Cas counters with a head kick.
Thunder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cas swivels and escapes.
Rob Cas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Thunder.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Rob Cas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cas!
Thunder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cas.
Cas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Cas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cas.
Thunder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cas. Cas obviously looking to wear him down.
Cas throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Cas avoids it well.
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
Cas is looking for a counter combo.
Cas connects with the punch.
Cas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thunder blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cas misses with an uppercut.
Cas swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder is looking for the big counter here.
Cas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cas stuffs the takedown.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Cas as Thunder shoots in.
Cas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thunder dives in for a single leg takedown but Cas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cas.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Cas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rob Cas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown. Cas tries to sprawl out of it but Thunder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cas scores with a head kick.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown. Cas tries to sprawl out of it but Thunder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thunder or perhaps it was just good defense by Cas, which made it look bad.
Cas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thunder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cas throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Cas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cas pinned against the cage. Cas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cas throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Thunder with that takedown attempt.
Peter Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunder throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Cas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Cas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Mataratsi (ranked 4541 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Turenai Sterling (ranked 230 p4p, 243 weight class). Sterling has chosen i will always love you as his entrance music. Turenai Sterling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brendan Mataratsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turenai Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sterling successfully pulls guard.
Sterling throwing short punches from the bottom.
Sterling trying to control the position here.
Mataratsi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sterling manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mataratsi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sterling on the ground.
Sterling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sterling jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Mataratsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling wants to stand but Mataratsi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sterling content to stall in guard here.
Mataratsi working for a triangle but Sterling defends it easily.
Mataratsi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sterling controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sterling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sterling wants to pass the guard but Mataratsi is keeping the position.
Sterling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sterling passes into half guard.
Mataratsi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataratsi is refusing to be controlled, as Sterling sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sterling content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling decides to stand up.
Sterling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mataratsi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sterling somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mataratsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sterling moves in looking to clinch but Mataratsi pushes him off.
Mataratsi tries for a takedown but Sterling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sterling avoids the head kick by Mataratsi.
Sterling is looking to clinch but Mataratsi is avoiding it.
Mataratsi shoots for a double leg takedown but Sterling sprawls well. He's pushed Mataratsi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mataratsi is breathing heavily.
Mataratsi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sterling sprawls well. Sterling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mataratsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sterling shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Mataratsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mataratsi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mataratsi wants it to stay on the feet.
Mataratsi tries for a takedown but Sterling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Turenai Sterling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mataratsi sprawls well. Mataratsi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
Sterling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sterling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mataratsi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mataratsi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brendan Mataratsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Sterling. No joy for Mataratsi on that attempt.
Sterling misses with a few strikes there.
Sterling dives in for a single leg takedown but Mataratsi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling leaves Mataratsi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sterling is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mataratsi.
Sterling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mataratsi.
Mataratsi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brendan Mataratsi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turenai Sterling.
Sterling shoots in but Mataratsi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sterling misses with a wild combination.
Mataratsi shoots in for a double leg but Sterling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sterling misses with a takedown attempt - Mataratsi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mataratsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sterling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sterling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sterling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sterling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sterling wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataratsi shoots in for a takedown but Sterling shows good takedown defense.
Mataratsi shoots in for a double leg but Sterling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sterling.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mataratsi's waist but Mataratsi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
No luck for Sterling with that takedown attempt.
Mataratsi stuffs the takedown.
Mataratsi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mataratsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mataratsi stuffs the takedown.
Mataratsi misses with a takedown attempt - Sterling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown. Mataratsi tries to sprawl out of it but Sterling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mataratsi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sterling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mataratsi is fending him off so far but Sterling persists. Nope, Mataratsi circles away and we're back to standing.
Mataratsi feinted with a counter takedown.
Sterling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mataratsi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sterling somewhat.
Mataratsi has a takedown stuffed.
Sterling is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mataratsi moves in looking to clinch but Sterling pushes him off.
Mataratsi misses with a body kick.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Mataratsi shows good takedown defense.
Mataratsi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataratsi clinches.
Mataratsi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sterling is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sterling stops a takedown attempt from Mataratsi.
Mataratsi wants to take the fight to the mat but Sterling manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mataratsi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sterling.
Sterling jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sterling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brendan Mataratsi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sterling takes the fight into the clinch.
Mataratsi wants to break free but Sterling has control.
Mataratsi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sterling is defending well.
Sterling pulls guard successfully.
Mataratsi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sterling is retaining full guard.
Mataratsi is fighting to break Sterling's control of his arms but Sterling is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling has his feet on Mataratsi's thighs here. He's pushed Mataratsi 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! Mataratsi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turenai Sterling!
During a confident post fight interview, Turenai Sterling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Broxtino (ranked 4039 p4p, 5171 weight class) and Ran Dom (ranked 473 p4p, 543 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ran Dom was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Broxtino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ran Dom!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broxtino pushes Dom up against the cage in a clinch.
Dom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Broxtino manages to break the clinch.
Dom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broxtino.
Broxtino darts in and clinches Dom up against the cage.
Broxtino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dom tries to clinch but Broxtino moves away
and Dom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dom tries to clinch up but Broxtino circles away and keeps his distance.
Dom takes the fight into the clinch.
Dom looking to throw knees to the head but Broxtino is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Dom.
 It looks like Carlito Broxtino has been cut.
Broxtino lands with a light punch inside.
Broxtino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broxtino can't break the clinch.
Dom lands an elbow that stopped Broxtino in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broxtino manages to break the clinch.
Broxtino lands a really nice looking cross but Dom seems unphased.
Broxtino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broxtino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dom moves into the clinch successfully.
Broxtino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dom tries to land knees in the clinch but Broxtino avoids the damage to the body.
Dom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Broxtino avoiding damage as Dom throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Broxtino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dom landing knees to the body.
Broxtino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broxtino breaks the clinch.
Dom gets a clinch.
Dom throws a head punch that misses.
Dom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Broxtino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Broxtino walks away with a smile on his face. Dom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Broxtino loads up on a big right hand but Dom slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broxtino lands with an uppercut that bounces Dom off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dom is looking to clinch.
Dom misses with a head kick.
Dom closes the distance but Broxtino moves to the side
and Broxtino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broxtino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Broxtino scores with the left hand. Dom knows he should have avoided that one.
Broxtino lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dom sprawling to the canvas. Broxtino follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dom hang on?
 Dom is rocked!
Broxtino prevents Dom from improving his position.
Dom is still in real trouble! Can Broxtino finish him?
Well, if Broxtino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dom is trying to stand.
Broxtino is taking a breather. Dom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dom seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broxtino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dom tries to kick Broxtino off but Broxtino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dom pushes Broxtino off and gets back to his feet.
Dom wants to clinch
and Broxtino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dom tries to clinch up.
Dom throws a sloppy head kick and Broxtino moves out of range easily.
Dom tries to clinch there but Broxtino circles away.
Jab by Broxtino.
Carlito Broxtino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broxtino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Broxtino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broxtino throws a right and a left that Dom avoids nicely.
Dom is looking to clinch but Broxtino is avoiding it.
Dom drives through and clinches with Broxtino against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dom managing to block the knees to the body from Broxtino.
Broxtino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dom got wobbled bad by a big combination! Broxtino presses forward with punches and knees until Dom stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dom closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlito Broxtino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwennyth Hyper (ranked 4950 p4p, 4002 weight class) and Yoni Gohata (ranked 550 p4p, 486 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gwennyth Hyper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gwennyth Hyper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwennyth Hyper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoni Gohata!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gohata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hyper's head.
Hyper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Gohata misses its intended target.
Gohata misses with the combination.
Gohata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gohata misses with a hook
enabling Hyper to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gohata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gohata throws a looping overhand right but Hyper ducks down to avoid it.
Hyper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gohata loads up on a big right hand but Hyper slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohata connects with a solid leg kick.
Gohata swings widly with a right hand
and Hyper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gohata tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gohata.
Hyper avoids the head kick by Gohata.
A jab lands there for Gohata.
Gohata motions for Hyper to come forward. Gohata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gohata throws a leg kick
and Hyper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gohata. Gohata obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyper takes the fight into the clinch.
Hyper lands a body shot.
Hyper scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyper scores with a hook to the body.
Gohata looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hyper.
A short body shot lands from Hyper as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Hyper.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hyper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hyper digs a right hand underneath Gohata's ribcage. Gohata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hyper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gohata backwards.
Hyper lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyper'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.
Hyper scores with a shot to the side of Gohata's head.
Hyper has Gohata pressed against the cage.
Come on Hyper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hyper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gohata tries to break the clinch but Hyper is controlling the position.
Gohata tries to break the clinch but Hyper is controlling the position.
Hyper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hyper.
Stalling in the clinch from Hyper.
Hyper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyper gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gohata takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gohata backwards.
Hyper digs a right hand into Gohata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gohata's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hyper.
Hyper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gohata up against the cage.
Hyper lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hyper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hyper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hyper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwennyth Hyper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hyper takes the fight into the clinch.
Hyper has Gohata pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hyper.
Hyper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hyper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gohata backwards.
Gohata tries to stall but Hyper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gohata working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hyper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hyper for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gwennyth Hyper.
Gohata throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gohata throws a lazy body kick
and Hyper counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gohata! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwennyth Hyper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Valdealez (ranked 4161 p4p, 4156 weight class) and Taron Caceres (ranked 491 p4p, 490 weight class). Richard Valdealez 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Valdealez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taron Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdealez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caceres quickly recovers to half guard.
Caceres misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Caceres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valdealez is working away from the top position though.
Valdealez lands strikes from half guard.
Valdealez is taking a breather. Caceres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valdealez winds up and cracks Caceres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Caceres trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valdealez in particular looking to stall.
Caceres gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdealez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caceres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valdealez has managed to get both his arms back between Caceres's legs - danger averted.
Caceres is trying to control the position but Valdealez postures up.
Caceres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valdealez is aware though and is defending well.
Valdealez content to stall in guard here.
Caceres looking for a guillotine here but Valdealez defends easily.
Valdealez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdealez throws a sloppy strike and Caceres has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Valdealez is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Caceres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taron Caceres!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bass (ranked 4401 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Ty Wong (ranked 475 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Wong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bass manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bass wants to take a breather but Wong is having none of it.
Wong missing with punches from the bottom.
Wong is not content to let Bass control the position.
Wong missing with punches from the bottom.
Bass will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bass trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong wants to control but Bass is keeping busy.
Bass prevents Wong from improving his position.
Bass is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wong is just riding it out for now. Bass eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bass is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wong defends it well.
Bass takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bass preventing the sweep.
Bass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wong has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bass should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wong has tightened it up now! Bass should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ty Wong!
Ty Wong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between LaTravius Brown (ranked 4655 p4p, 4652 weight class) and Isaac Hayes (ranked 417 p4p, 418 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, LaTravius Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Hayes misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown misses with the combination.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Sloppy strikes from Hayes. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown connects with a right hand. Hayes shakes it off.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Brown cracks Hayes with a good jab.
Hayes throws a wild hook but Brown just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Hayes gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Brown raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTravius Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Kartuzelev (ranked 3684 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Vinyl Tintley (ranked 460 p4p, 491 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Kartuzelev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinyl Tintley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintley lands a two punch combo.
Tintley connects with a body shot that sends Kartuzelev's belly button to the back.
and Tintley counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kartuzelev! He's just covering up as Tintley starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinyl Tintley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nomak (ranked 3948 p4p, 3250 weight class) and Beric Collins (ranked 465 p4p, 401 weight class). Beric Collins 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Nomak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beric Collins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomak drops Collins with a beautiful combination! Collins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nomak is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Beric Collins has been cut.
Nomak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Collins sprawling to the canvas! Collins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nomak finish him?!
Collins is rocked!
That has opened up Beric Collins's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins rushes Nomak and presses him up against the cage.
Nomak struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Nomak.
Nomak shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Collins backs up against the cage.
Collins misses with the combination.
Collins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nomak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
A big left from Collins misses.
Nomak throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Nomak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nomak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Collins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nomak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomak with a hook.
The cut above Beric Collins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
It looks like Frank Nomak has been cut.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomak.
Nomak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nomak tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Nomak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nomak swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Collins looks winded!
Nomak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nomak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nomak misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nomak.
Collins clinches.
Collins works on Nomak's body with a couple of short punches.
Nomak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Collins lands a jab to Nomak's midsection.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Nomak misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a series of strikes. Nomak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nomak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins thuds a left hand into Nomak's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nomak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Collins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nomak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nomak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Collins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Collins lands with a right hand.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danga de danga de dang - Collins scores with a four punch combination!
 Nomak is rocked!
Frank Nomak's cut is getting worse.
Collins takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nomak moves away from the strike by Collins.
Nomak misses with a combination
and Collins counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Nomak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nomak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Collins dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beric Collins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fransisco (ranked 3679 p4p, 3231 weight class) and Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 459 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 Hilo, Gabriel Fransisco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen throws out a loose jab but Fransisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ilmarinen looks to land a left hand but Fransisco moved out of range nicely.
Fransisco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fransisco misses with a leg kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fransisco won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilmarinen lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen working the body and head with strikes.
Fransisco is pushing Ilmarinen's head away, looking to escape. Ilmarinen manages to hold on to the position though.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ilmarinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fransisco seems a little lost for a moment, as Ilmarinen dominates the positioning.
Ilmarinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fransisco is trying to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen lands an elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ilmarinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fransisco taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fransisco pushes Ilmarinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ilmarinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ilmarinen cracks Fransisco with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen controlling the position.
Fransisco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ilmarinen controls the position.
Fransisco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ilmarinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ilmarinen cracks Fransisco with a big elbow.
Ilmarinen cracks Fransisco with a big right hand but Fransisco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fransisco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ilmarinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ilmarinen controls the position from side control.
Fransisco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ilmarinen is working Fransisco over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco prevents Ilmarinen from moving into mount.
Ilmarinen controls the position from side control.
Fransisco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ilmarinen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fransisco being controlled for a moment.
Fransisco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four 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.
Ilmarinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Fransisco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ilmarinen connects with a decent elbow.
Fransisco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilmarinen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ilmarinen prevents Fransisco from escaping the position.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fransisco to see if he's OK.
Fransisco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ilmarinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down.
Ilmarinen lands a few punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fransisco thuds a left hand into Ilmarinen's body.
Fransisco scores with a sloppy right hand. Ilmarinen should have avoided that one.
It looks like Anton Ilmarinen has been cut.
Ilmarinen throws out a loose jab but Fransisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fransisco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ilmarinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fransisco .
Fransisco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fransisco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ilmarinen thows a leg kick but Fransisco checks it
and Fransisco counters with a three punch combo that has Ilmarinen backing up. Ilmarinen nods at Fransisco to acknowledge the strikes.
Fransisco jabs at Ilmarinen's body.
Ilmarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fransisco moves away.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fransisco misses with a leg kick
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fransisco 's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmarinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Fransisco 's brow.
Ilmarinen passes Fransisco 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ilmarinen not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen stops Fransisco from getting back to his feet.
Ilmarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen stalling.
Anton Ilmarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fransisco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ilmarinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ilmarinen working Fransisco over with strikes.
Fransisco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fransisco has hold of Ilmarinen's hands but Ilmarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ilmarinen is controlling the pace.
Ilmarinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilmarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ilmarinen there.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fransisco is looking to escape.
Ilmarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fransisco looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen working Fransisco over with strikes.
Fransisco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ilmarinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Ilmarinen there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Fransisco moved out of range.
Ilmarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Fransisco is predictable there
and Ilmarinen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fransisco !
Ilmarinen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fransisco down.
Fransisco wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen drags him back down.
Ilmarinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fransisco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ilmarinen connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fransisco will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fransisco wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen controls the position.
Ilmarinen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ilmarinen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ilmarinen controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen advances to mount.
Ilmarinen lands with some strikes.
Ilmarinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fransisco hang on?
Ilmarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Ilmarinen landing strikes from the mount.
Fransisco is rocked!
Ilmarinen unloading with bombs!
Oh Fransisco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ilmarinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Ilmarinen! Fransisco is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Ilmarinen!
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