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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kranckx Diesel (ranked 5294 p4p, 23978 weight class) and Pete Roberts (ranked 461 p4p, 499 weight class). The key to victory for Kranckx Diesel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kranckx Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel closes the distance and pushes Roberts back into the cage.
Diesel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts is working for takedown but Diesel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diesel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diesel avoiding damage.
Roberts goes for a takedown attempt but Diesel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diesel pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diesel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
Diesel stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Kranckx Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Roberts.
Roberts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diesel is defending well.
Diesel lands a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Diesel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roberts looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diesel pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
Nice body punch from Diesel.
Diesel pushes Roberts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Diesel manages to get underhooks.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Diesel.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diesel scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Roberts is rocked!
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Diesel finish him?
Diesel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Roberts's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Roberts drops to his knees and Diesel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kranckx Diesel!
Kranckx Diesel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sunil Ganga (ranked 2221 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Necmettin Hoca (ranked 263 p4p, 178 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunil Ganga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganga looks to throw the jab but Hoca is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoca! But no joy.
Ganga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganga manages to avoid it.
Ganga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ganga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ganga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ganga closes the distance and pushes Hoca back into the cage.
Hoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganga's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ganga working aggressively here.
Hoca can't find room to land a body shot as Ganga controls the action.
Ganga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoca is keeping busy.
Hoca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ganga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ganga slips a jab from Hoca.
Ganga throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hoca tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ganga is in Hoca's guard.
Ganga content to stall in guard here.
Hoca looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoca, not yet.
Hoca is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hoca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ganga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoca looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoca, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ganga passes Hoca's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoca is not content to let Ganga control the position.
Ground and pound from Ganga.
Ganga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoca is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ganga pulls his head out easily.
Hoca trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganga is looking to take a break and control but Hoca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganga manages to avoid it.
Hoca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ganga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunil Ganga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ganga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoca.
Ganga throws a big counter combination but Hoca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hoca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hoca looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ganga puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ganga trying to pass the guard but Hoca defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca is looking to control Ganga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoca avoid being mounted?
Hoca tries to get to full guard but Ganga has control of the leg.
Ganga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoca defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganga wants to control but Hoca is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sunil Ganga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ganga gets the takedown into side control.
Ganga controlling from side mount.
Ganga trying to control the action but Hoca is working from the bottom.
Ganga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hoca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca is not content to let Ganga control the position.
Hoca struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Ganga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoca tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ganga wants to control the pace but Hoca is squirming around nicely.
Ganga avoids the attempt from Hoca to control.
Ganga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ganga throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ganga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoca can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca manages to control the position for a moment.
Ganga throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ganga wants to control the pace but Hoca is squirming around nicely.
Hoca is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ganga with good strikes from the mount here!
Ganga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoca is looking to escape.
Ganga unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga avoids the attempt from Hoca to control.
Ganga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ganga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ganga is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hoca to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hoca shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sunil Ganga dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ganga moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ganga.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ganga.
Ganga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoca looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hoca tries to bench press Ganga off him but Ganga keeps the position.
Ganga tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ganga is looking to take a break and control but Hoca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca is looking for a sweep.
Hoca being controlled for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sunil Ganga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ganga wants to control but Hoca is keeping him busy.
Ganga takes a little break here. Hoca wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ganga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hoca sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ganga working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ganga.
Ganga looks for a takedown but Hoca sprawls well.
Ganga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Necmettin Hoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ganga wants to clinch.
Sunil Ganga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoca missing with a left hand there. Ganga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown but Hoca shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunil Ganga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ganga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoca pulls Ganga in to control the position.
Let's hope that Hoca has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga advances position into side control!
Ganga decides to stand back up.
Ganga fails to land the takedown.
Hoca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ganga moves in looking to clinch but Hoca pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoca! But no joy.
Hoca throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Necmettin Hoca.
I think Ganga 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunil Ganga!
After winning the bout, Sunil Ganga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 1764 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 224 p4p, 379 weight class). Aaron Tate Jr looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Tate Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tate Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson stands and throws Tate Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson wants to control but Tate Jr is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tate Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henderson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Henderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tate Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Henderson trying to control the action but Tate Jr is working from the bottom.
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.
Henderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henderson takes a little break here. Tate Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tate Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tate Jr tries to get out of the position.
Tate Jr is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tate Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tate Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henderson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tate Jr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Henderson yanks on the arm and Tate Jr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Henderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Henderson!
Harry Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boston (ranked 2306 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Bane Carter (ranked 290 p4p, 263 weight class). Michael Boston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bane Carter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boston is defending well.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Boston.
Boston is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boston has his back to the cage.
Carter lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boston misses with some punches.
Boston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston is looking for a takedown.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boston throws a combination that misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Boston works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Carter throws a jab when Boston was well out of range.
Boston half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carter instigates a clinch.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boston misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Boston fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Boston works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Boston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Boston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boston!
Bane Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boston gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter blocking some punches.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter prevents a body shot from Boston.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carter digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Boston lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter lands a left hand.
Boston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter is leaning against Boston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boston prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
A frustrated look appears on Boston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boston misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Boston controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Boston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter slips a straight right by Boston.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter takes one on the button.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boston working aggressively here.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Boston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Carter's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Carter presses Boston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boston up against the cage.
Boston working aggressively here.
Boston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Boston is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boston down to the mat. Boston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A lazy left from Boston finds it's target.
Carter darts in and clinches Boston up against the cage.
Carter taking a breather.
Carter'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.
Boston has clasped his hands together around Carter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carter sneaks out the side door and pushes Boston away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Michael Boston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boston throws an off balance right hand
and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boston.
Carter blocks a body shot from Boston.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Boston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is stalling here.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boston swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Boston being controlled against the cage.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bane Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Boston circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Boston prevents a body shot from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter prevents Boston from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
Carter slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Boston.
Boston can't get the takedown.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Carter digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
Boston tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boston's brow.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston wants a takedown.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Carter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bane Carter.
Boston dodges the punch combination from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boston digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Carter clinches.
Boston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Boston on the inside.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Boston misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with the head strike.
Boston managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter avoiding damage.
Boston throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boston avoids it.
Boston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter blocks a body shot from Boston.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Carter pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bane Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bane Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between New Home (ranked 1686 p4p, 416 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 224 p4p, 60 weight class). Home kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ransom. New Home could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Little Late's chin.
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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 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, New Home!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late lands a left and a right that send Home crashing to the mat, dazed. Late thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Home is rocked!
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Home paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Home is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Late darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Home's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Late before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Little Late!
Little Late gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Goddard (ranked 1663 p4p, 823 weight class) and Valerio Falto (ranked 179 p4p, 97 weight class). Magnus Goddard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Falto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard throws a nice looking combination but Falto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goddard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goddard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Falto avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falto! But no joy.
Goddard has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Falto sprawls well. Falto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goddard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Goddard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falto lands a nice shot that snaps Goddard's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falto tries to sprawl but Goddard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Goddard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falto defending well though.
Falto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goddard passes to side control.
Falto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goddard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Falto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goddard stopping the sweep attempt from Falto.
Falto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goddard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goddard controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falto keeping moving, preventing Goddard from controlling successfully.
Falto working for a triangle but Goddard defends it easily.
Goddard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Falto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goddard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Falto has his foot on Goddard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goddard works his way back into a safe position though.
Falto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goddard is working Falto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goddard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Falto's head.
Falto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goddard is aware though and is defending well.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falto is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard slips nicely into half guard.
Falto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Falto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goddard controlling the action here.
Falto is staying active underneath Goddard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Falto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goddard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goddard's back!
Goddard is trying to roll into a better position but Falto has get a rear naked choke and Goddard is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valerio Falto!
An out of breath Valerio Falto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 1756 p4p, 1369 weight class) and Voracic Frank (ranked 217 p4p, 183 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Everest Frank might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat. Everest Frank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Voracic Frank's chin.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voracic Frank!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everest Frank misses the jab.
Everest Frank defending well as Voracic Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Everest Frank tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Voracic Frank manages to circle out of the way.
Voracic Frank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Voracic Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Everest Frank moves away from the strike by Voracic Frank.
Voracic Frank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Everest Frank has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everest Frank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Voracic Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everest Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Everest Frank.
Voracic Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everest Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Everest Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Voracic Frank.
Voracic Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Everest Frank.
Voracic Frank misses with a straight right.
Everest Frank shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Voracic Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voracic Frank misses with a hook. Everest Frank ducked under it nicely.
Voracic Frank scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everest Frank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Everest Frank scoring with some ground and pound.
Everest Frank wants to control from the top but Voracic Frank keeps moving.
Voracic Frank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Everest Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Everest Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
Voracic Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Everest Frank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everest Frank wants to pass the guard but Voracic Frank is keeping the position.
Everest Frank lands a couple of elbows.
Voracic Frank looking for a guillotine here but Everest Frank defends easily.
Everest Frank landing with the ground and pound.
Everest Frank throws an elbow that misses. Voracic Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Everest Frank's guard. Nice move by Voracic Frank!
Voracic Frank preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voracic Frank stands and throws Everest Frank's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Everest Frank can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voracic Frank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Everest Frank keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Voracic Frank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Everest Frank's cut.
That's time! Everest Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Everest Frank misses with a shot to the body
and Voracic Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Voracic Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Everest Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Everest Frank moves forwards but Voracic Frank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Everest Frank's cut is getting worse.
Everest Frank closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Voracic Frank's guard.
Our spies down at at Thib's Sweat Shoppe inform us that Voracic Frank has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Voracic Frank keeping moving, preventing Everest Frank from controlling successfully.
Everest Frank controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everest Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everest Frank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voracic Frank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Voracic Frank trying to keep a closed guard but Everest Frank is proving a slippery customer.
Everest Frank scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everest Frank postures up in Voracic Frank's guard and throws a big left but Voracic Frank blocks it.
Voracic Frank looking to control.
Everest Frank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Everest Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Everest Frank postures up and lands a big shot to Voracic Frank's brow.
Everest Frank throws an elbow that misses. Voracic Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Everest Frank's guard. Nice move by Voracic Frank!
Voracic Frank trying to control the position from guard on top but Everest Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everest Frank has Voracic Frank pulled in close to control his posture.
Everest Frank looking for a sweep. Not yet Everest Frank, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voracic Frank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Everest Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everest Frank keeping moving, preventing Voracic Frank from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Everest Frank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voracic Frank in his tracks.
Everest Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Everest Frank gets a double leg takedown into Voracic Frank's guard.
Everest Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Voracic Frank's head.
Everest Frank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voracic Frank escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Everest Frank gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everest Frank wants to control from the top but Voracic Frank keeps moving.
Everest Frank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Everest Frank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Voracic Frank's head.
Everest Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
Everest Frank postures up in Voracic Frank's guard and throws a big left but Voracic Frank blocks it.
Everest Frank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voracic Frank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Everest Frank controls the pace.
Everest Frank throws an elbow that misses. Voracic Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Everest Frank's guard. Nice move by Voracic Frank!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everest Frank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Everest Frank's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Everest Frank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Everest Frank working Voracic Frank over with strikes.
Everest Frank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Voracic Frank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Everest Frank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voracic Frank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voracic Frank is rocked!
Everest Frank is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Voracic Frank is hurt! He's hurt bad - Everest Frank fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Voracic Frank from any more punishment! Congratulations to Everest Frank! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everest Frank!
Everest Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 1080 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 147 p4p, 158 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire clinches.
Zaire pushes off an throws an elbow but Jarvinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaire throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire misses with an elbow strike.
Zaire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jarvinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jarvinen tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire tries to pull guard but Jarvinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jarvinen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaire tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvinen avoids the damage to the body.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaire working aggressively here.
Zaire blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Zaire blocks it.
Jarvinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Zaire prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
A nice left hand lands by Jarvinen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarvinen.
Zaire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Jarvinen.
Zaire looks winded!
A short right from Jarvinen 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!
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jarvinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaire can turn it around.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Jarvinen as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Jarvinen.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaire is rocked!
Jarvinen dips a shoulder and cracks Zaire with a mighty uppercut! Zaire falls back against the cage and Jarvinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zaire is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jarvinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Jarvinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Arto Jarvinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 975 p4p, 487 weight class) and Dwalin Giantslayer (ranked 141 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwalin Giantslayer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantslayer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kawiwasulu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Giantslayer is controlling him.
Giantslayer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kawiwasulu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giantslayer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kawiwasulu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kawiwasulu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giantslayer on the ground.
Giantslayer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Giantslayer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giantslayer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawiwasulu some visible discomfort.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Giantslayer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
What's Kawiwasulu going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kawiwasulu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Giantslayer just content to control the position.
Kawiwasulu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantslayer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Giantslayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Giantslayer taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Giantslayer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kawiwasulu pushes Giantslayer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Giantslayer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Giantslayer controlling from side mount.
Giantslayer is continuing to stall.
Giantslayer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawiwasulu some visible discomfort.
Giantslayer controlling from side mount.
Kawiwasulu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kawiwasulu gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu can't find room to land a body shot as Giantslayer controls the action.
Giantslayer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Giantslayer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawiwasulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawiwasulu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawiwasulu misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu misses with some punches.
Kawiwasulu cracks Giantslayer with a nice body shot.
Giantslayer looks winded!
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
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!
Kawiwasulu tries a body shot but Giantslayer blocks it.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawiwasulu pushes Giantslayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giantslayer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Giantslayer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu tries a knee to the head but Giantslayer blocks it.
Kawiwasulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawiwasulu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kawiwasulu scores with a shot to the side of Giantslayer's head.
Kawiwasulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
Kawiwasulu lands a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Dwalin Giantslayer has been cut.
Kawiwasulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giantslayer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kawiwasulu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawiwasulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giantslayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu avoiding damage.
Giantslayer takes a shot to the head.
Giantslayer blocks a body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giantslayer.
Kawiwasulu is pushing Giantslayer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kawiwasulu blocking some punches.
Kawiwasulu misses with some punches.
Kawiwasulu missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giantslayer blocks an uppercut.
Giantslayer throws a head punch that misses.
Giantslayer tries to pull guard but Kawiwasulu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amaru Kawiwasulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwalin Giantslayer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawiwasulu as Giantslayer tries to tie him up.
Giantslayer is trying to pull guard but Kawiwasulu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu scores with a hook to the body.
Kawiwasulu tries to throw a body punch but Giantslayer avoids it by throwing Kawiwasulu back against the cage.
Kawiwasulu presses Giantslayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawiwasulu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawiwasulu misses with a body punch.
Giantslayer takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giantslayer is breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu lands a shoulder strike.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu breaks from the clinch.
Kawiwasulu clinches with his opponent.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawiwasulu with a knee to the head.
Kawiwasulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giantslayer managing to block the knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body shot
and Giantslayer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kawiwasulu!
Kawiwasulu is trying to improve his position.
Kawiwasulu wants to control but Giantslayer postures up.
Giantslayer working the head and body with strikes.
Giantslayer lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giantslayer working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kawiwasulu being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giantslayer cracks Kawiwasulu with a big right hand but Kawiwasulu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kawiwasulu struggling a bit here.
Dwalin Giantslayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giantslayer looks up at the clock and then as Kawiwasulu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Giantslayer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kawiwasulu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kawiwasulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giantslayer can do to turn this around?
Giantslayer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Giantslayer working the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kawiwasulu is trying to control Giantslayer's posture but Giantslayer avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantslayer cracks Kawiwasulu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kawiwasulu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kawiwasulu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Giantslayer working away.
Giantslayer gets to mount! Kawiwasulu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Giantslayer raining down shots from the mount!
Kawiwasulu is in a horrible position here. Giantslayer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Giantslayer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kawiwasulu's face.
Kawiwasulu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Giantslayer lands a big elbow - Kawiwasulu is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kawiwasulu is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dwalin Giantslayer!
Dwalin Giantslayer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Takashi (ranked 26 p4p, 390 weight class) and Catchy Cartwright (ranked 4 p4p, 49 weight class). Takashi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 吉田兄弟 Rising. Cartwright has chosen Spiders as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Takashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takashi attempts a counter takedown but Cartwright avoids it well and moves away.
Cartwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartwright.
Takashi attempts a counter takedown but Cartwright avoids it well and moves away.
Takashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Takashi seems to be looking for submissions.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashi is pressing down on Cartwright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cartwright is holding on for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cartwright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright lands with a shot to the body.
Takashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cartwright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cartwright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takashi momentarily.
Catchy Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cartwright!
Takashi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cartwright's shoulder. That is not cool.
Takashi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Takashi trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Takashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
Takashi tries to advance position but instead Cartwright slips a leg back in to half guard.
Takashi wants to take a breather but Cartwright is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takashi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takashi is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Catchy Cartwright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Takashi clinches.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Takashi.
Takashi stalling against the cage.
Takashi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cartwright clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cartwright fending off the submission attempt from Takashi.
Takashi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet but Takashi has full control of the position and if anything, Cartwright has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Takashi is looking for the choke from the back position but Cartwright is controlling his hands well.
Cartwright fending off the submission attempt from Takashi.
Cartwright is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Takashi.
Takashi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
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.
Takashi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi controls the position.
Takashi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Cartwright taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuo Takashi!
Kazuo Takashi retains his featherweight title!
Kazuo Takashi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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