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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinzo Yoshida (ranked 24940 p4p, 5932 weight class) and Banuve Vakaloloma (ranked 649 p4p, 612 weight class). Shinzo Yoshida 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banuve Vakaloloma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakaloloma thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control.
Yoshida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vakaloloma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vakaloloma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vakaloloma sprawls well initially but Yoshida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vakaloloma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vakaloloma doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshida.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakaloloma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Vakaloloma has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vakaloloma is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vakaloloma has escaped and now he's on top!
Yoshida has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vakaloloma doesn't defend quickly enough and Yoshida has managed to lock this one up! Can Vakaloloma escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yoshida on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shinzo Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brenton Sanders (ranked 4013 p4p, 4221 weight class) and Jonathan Liddell (ranked 217 p4p, 228 weight class). Brenton Sanders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Liddell's chin.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenton Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Sanders throwing a counter right hand but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Sanders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Liddell thuds his shin into the meat of Sanders's side.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders trying to control the position but instead, Liddell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanders into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanders leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanders.
Sanders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Sanders to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brenton Sanders.
Liddell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Sanders looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Sanders.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liddell up against the cage.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Liddell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanders seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Liddell can turn it around.
Sanders tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddell.
Liddell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanders's face.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanders is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Sanders into the cage.
Sanders lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Liddell to his knees! Sanders keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenton Sanders!
A less than humble Brenton Sanders misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Issa Brothers (ranked 4150 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Dan Druff (ranked 517 p4p, 476 weight class). Dan Druff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 Sydney, Issa Brothers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Druff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Druff!
Brothers gets caught flat footed, as Druff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Druff is looking to stand up but Brothers won't let him.
Druff is stalling in the full guard.
Druff content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Brothers has locked up a guillotine! Brothers's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Druff is holding on here and Brothers must be using up a lot of energy. Druff has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Brothers gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Issa Brothers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adeyloe Ndawy (ranked 4814 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 522 p4p, 346 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adeyloe Ndawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven stuffs the takedown.
Sven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ndawy gets the takedown into side control.
Ndawy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ndawy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sven rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ndawy's guard! Nice work there by Sven!
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet but Sven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ndawy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ndawy tries to get out of the position.
Sven tries to stand but Ndawy is controlling 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.
Ndawy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ndawy, not yet.
Ndawy pushes Sven off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sven thuds a left hand into Ndawy's body.
Ndawy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ndawy shoots in and bounces Sven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ndawy wants to control from the top but Sven keeps moving.
Ndawy throws an elbow that misses. Sven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ndawy's guard. Nice move by Sven!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy has Sven pulled in close to control his posture.
Sven prevents Ndawy from getting back to his feet.
Ndawy wants to sweep here but Sven controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy is adopting a defensive guard.
Sven prevents Ndawy from getting back to his feet.
Sven wants to get up but he can't break Ndawy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ndawy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sven is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jayden Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ndawy rushes Sven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Sven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ndawy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sven gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeyloe Ndawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sven.
Ndawy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sven regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ndawy trying to control but Sven is working from the bottom.
Ndawy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ndawy.
Ndawy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ndawy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jayden Sven will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ndawy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ndawy is looking to clinch.
Ndawy moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sven.
Ndawy letting Sven take a breather here.
Sven lands with a light punch inside.
Sven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ndawy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ndawy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sven regains half guard, as Ndawy was trying to land strikes.
Ndawy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ndawy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ndawy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sven defending well though.
Ndawy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ndawy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sven is trying to stand up here but Ndawy is controlling him well.
Sven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ndawy.
Ndawy 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.
Ndawy is keen to just control but Sven is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sven's head.
Sven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ndawy.
Sven wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ndawy.
Sven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ndawy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ndawy lands a nice short elbow.
Ndawy is looking to take a break and control but Sven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ndawy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ndawy thows a huge punch but Sven dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sven's head.
Ndawy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ndawy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ndawy lands strikes from half guard.
Ndawy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ndawy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ndawy thows a huge punch but Sven dodges it nicely.
Ndawy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sven defending well though.
Sven regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ndawy.
Sven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ndawy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy throws a strike but Sven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ndawy seems keen to control Sven's posture.
Ndawy wants to sweep here but Sven controlling him for the moment.
Ndawy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ndawy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adeyloe Ndawy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ndawy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sven! But no joy.
Ndawy shoots and misses
and Ndawy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ndawy shoots in for a takedown but Sven shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Sven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ndawy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sven lands with a short shot to the head.
Sven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ndawy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ndawy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sven misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ndawy shoots in looking for a takedown but Sven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ndawy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeyloe Ndawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ndawy tries to clinch up
and Sven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy tries to clinch but Sven moves away
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sven throws a big shot that misses.
Ndawy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ndawy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adeyloe Ndawy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ndawy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ndawy under the eye.
Ndawy misses with a takedown
and Sven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Ndawy is rocked!
Ndawy is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Sven doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Ndawy crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Ndawy's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayden Sven!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edinson Leone (ranked 5693 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Jake Wood (ranked 260 p4p, 171 weight class). Wood has chosen Many Men - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Jake Wood 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinson Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Wood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wood showed some decent athleticism there.
Leone trying to control but Wood postures up.
Wood is taking a breather. Leone 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leone trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Wood controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone is trying to maintain the position but Wood is very close to passing his half guard.
Wood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leone is looking to control Wood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leone avoid being mounted?
Wood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leone defends it well.
Leone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leone is looking to improve his position.
Wood not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leone is looking to control Wood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leone avoid being mounted?
Wood drops an elbow to the side of Leone's head.
Wood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Leone trying to control but Wood postures up.
Leone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leone is defending against the submission attempts here by Wood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Wood 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.
Wood is working for a kimura but Leone is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leone wants to improve his position but Wood is controlling well.
Wood works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wood controlling his opponent.
Wood swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Wood!
Jake Wood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Bronz (ranked 3377 p4p, 3989 weight class) and East Eat (ranked 186 p4p, 215 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Bronz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, East Eat!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronz staying out of range there.
Bronz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eat. Bronz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eat.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronz misses the target.
Eat misses with a looping right.
Eat throws an off balance right hand
and Bronz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Bronz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eat misses the shot to the body.
Bronz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eat.
A little feinted left hand from Bronz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eat misses with a body shot.
Bronz misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eat misses with a hook to the body
and Bronz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eat.
A quick step to the side and Bronz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eat.
Eat misses with a straight right.
Eat throws an off balance right hand
and Bronz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eat lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bronz counters with a stiff right hand.
Eat misses with a hook
and Bronz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Eat is rocked!
Bronz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronz finish him?
Bronz moves out of range as Eat strikes.
Eat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bronz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eat.
Bronz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Eat to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Eat looks to clinch but Bronz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Eat taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sean Bronz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Volodymyr Kiyashko (ranked 3784 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 451 p4p, 424 weight class). Kiyashko comes to the cage accompanied by Taras Borowok - Bayraktar. Volodymyr Kiyashko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Volodymyr Kiyashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiyashko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiyashko's guard.
Hunt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiyashko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hunt, into his guard.
Kiyashko won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Kiyashko wants to get up but he can't break Hunt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiyashko is sitting in close to Hunt's body. Hunt has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kiyashko is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kiyashko is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hunt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Ponjevic (ranked 1975 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Teem Reem (ranked 251 p4p, 486 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Ponjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teem Reem!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjevic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reem's guard.
Ponjevic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reem is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reem has escaped and now he's on top!
Reem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reem trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponjevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponjevic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Reem is defending well. Ponjevic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Reem has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ponjevic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milan Ponjevic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1720 p4p, 3467 weight class) and Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 240 p4p, 420 weight class). Torres comes into the arena with Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres tries to clinch up
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyrvänsyylä is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä working aggressively here.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyrvänsyylä wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres tries a body shot but Kyrvänsyylä blocks it.
Kyrvänsyylä has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kyrvänsyylä working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyrvänsyylä.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with the combination.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyrvänsyylä escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyrvänsyylä swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyrvänsyylä unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Torres wants to clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Kyrvänsyylä moved out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kyrvänsyylä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torres working aggressively here.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrvänsyylä swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres tries to clinch there but Kyrvänsyylä circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Kyrvänsyylä. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyrvänsyylä.
Torres throws a head kick but Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyrvänsyylä keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a front kick aimed at Torres's knee but Torres avoids it well.
Torres misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kyrvänsyylä on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Pablo Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kyrvänsyylä lands the left hand.
Torres tries to clinch there but Kyrvänsyylä circles away.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä blocks an uppercut.
Kyrvänsyylä breaks the clinch.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a series of strikes that have Torres backpedaling.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a two punch combination.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyrvänsyylä in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Torres tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Kyrvänsyylä is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Torres buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Torres!! Torres is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Kyrvänsyylä throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
A very excited looking Einar Kyrvänsyylä rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Pablo Torres was interviewed post fight and said 'I will try to have great comeback!'.
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