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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chill William (ranked 23930 p4p, 24079 weight class) and Nick Adams (ranked 643 p4p, 684 weight class). Nick Adams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chill William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from William.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
William sets himself, and Adams steps forward looking for the clinch! William avoids it this time.
William lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adams tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William connects with a nice looking jab.
William lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Nick Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Chill William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Adams.
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but William defends well and Adams ends up having to push William into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and William counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like William has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
William lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
William cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams dives in and grabs William's left leg, looking for a takedown. William pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
William moves into range and connects with a jab.
William listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
William uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - William sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
William cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
William stuffs the takedown.
Adams looks winded!
William dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut!
William scores with a hook.
 Adams is rocked!
William fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Adams square on the jaw! Damn, Adams is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chill William!
A very excited looking Chill William made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 4285 p4p, 23734 weight class) and Ray Lawris (ranked 522 p4p, 692 weight class). Coppola comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Lawris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coppola lands a jab-cross combination.
Coppola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lawris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coppola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coppola has hold of Lawris's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lawris tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Coppola cranks the arm and Lawris screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lawris, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Salvatore Coppola!
Salvatore Coppola opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roelof Gerritzen (ranked 2098 p4p, 5199 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 281 p4p, 533 weight class). John Wick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roelof Gerritzen'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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roelof Gerritzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerritzen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gerritzen connects with a nice short shot to Wick's temple.
Wick won't allow Gerritzen to pass to mount.
Gerritzen prevents Wick from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Gerritzen seems content to control.
Gerritzen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gerritzen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gerritzen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerritzen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wick for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gerritzen.
Gerritzen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gerritzen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gerritzen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gerritzen content to control rather than advance.
Gerritzen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerritzen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gerritzen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gerritzen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerritzen continues to stall.
Wick is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gerritzen but Gerritzen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gerritzen counters with a takedown into side control.
Wick bucks up and tries to throw Gerritzen off but instead Gerritzen has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerritzen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gerritzen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gerritzen cracks Wick with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wick from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Good control from Gerritzen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gerritzen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Wick's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roelof Gerritzen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wick with a poor takedown
and Gerritzen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerritzen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wick wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gerritzen manages to pass to side control.
Gerritzen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerritzen seems to be looking for submissions.
Roelof Gerritzen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Gerritzen seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerritzen drops an elbow to the side of Wick's head.
Gerritzen content to control rather than advance.
Wick has hold of Gerritzen's hands but Gerritzen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gerritzen slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gerritzen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerritzen is taking a breather. Wick 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick misses with a takedown attempt - Gerritzen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gerritzen!
Gerritzen looking to score a takedown here. Wick is defending well but Gerritzen drives through and ends up in Wick's guard.
Gerritzen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick has momentary wrist control but Gerritzen slips an elbow through the middle.
Gerritzen controlling from the top position.
Gerritzen landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gerritzen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gerritzen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wick can do to turn this around?
Wick has an active guard here but Gerritzen has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roelof Gerritzen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gerritzen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wick did well to prevent Gerritzen getting side control.
Still in half guard, Gerritzen seems content to control.
More hug and hope from Gerritzen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerritzen 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.
Gerritzen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gerritzen slips a nice elbow through Wick's hands, connecting with Wick's forehead.
Gerritzen controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wick taking some punishment here, with Gerritzen in his half guard.
Gerritzen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gerritzen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wick is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerritzen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gerritzen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gerritzen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee warns Wick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gerritzen controlling his opponent.
John Wick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roelof Gerritzen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roelof Gerritzen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gerritzen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roelof Gerritzen!
John Wick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 2109 p4p, 4100 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 283 p4p, 491 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mada's choice of entrance music: Fighter Mode. Gajah Mada struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The Dude 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude pushes Mada up against the cage in a clinch.
Dude has had enough of the clinch but Mada keeps him there for the moment.
Dude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude tries to bum rush Mada with a series of wild strikes but Mada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Dude definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dude throws a combination. Mada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mada is rocked!
Mada is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Dude just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Mada has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Dude!
The defeated Gajah Mada had this to say: 'World please forgive Me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 1911 p4p, 3769 weight class) and Fredrico Schmico (ranked 265 p4p, 443 weight class). Chung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody Wang Chung Tonight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrico Schmico!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmico throws a leg kick
and Chung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schmico won't be happy with that.
Schmico is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chung is controlling him well.
Chung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chung is looking to take a break and control but Schmico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schmico knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chung goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Schmico rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chung's guard! Nice work there by Schmico!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmico's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Schmico is keeping the position.
Chung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chung prevents Schmico from getting back to his feet.
Schmico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schmico is looking to stand up but Chung isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chung content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chung stops Schmico from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schmico tries to clinch up.
Schmico misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmico stuffs the takedown attempt from Chung. Chung gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmico throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schmico pinned against the cage. Schmico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schmico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chung counters with a shoot takedown. Schmico fights it but they end up in guard.
Schmico is trying to keep Chung in close.
Chung trying to control but Schmico is working from the bottom.
Schmico wants to stand and escape but Chung is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmico is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chung is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schmico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chung fails with the takedown.
Schmico is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Chung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmico wants to slow Chung down by chopping away at his legs.
Chung throws a big counter combination but Schmico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Wang Chung will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schmico tries to close the distance and clinch but Chung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chung circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmico shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chung eats them both and turns towards Schmico to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Schmico tried to score with a low kick but Chung checks it.
Schmico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chung.
Schmico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schmico as he jumps to the side.
Chung avoids the head kick by Schmico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmico throws a right and a left that Chung avoids nicely.
Chung tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schmico defends well and Chung ends up having to push Schmico into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schmico keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmico tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chung tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Chung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chung wants to land a leg kick but Schmico is out of range.
Schmico will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chung moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmico.
Chung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schmico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chung swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmico.
Chung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schmico's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmico is looking to stand up but Chung isn't so interested in that idea.
Schmico is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chung advances position into side control!
Schmico is wriggling around trying to escape but Chung has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Schmico taps out and Chung picks up the big win! Great work there by Chung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wang Chung!
Our winner, Wang Chung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1595 p4p, 3033 weight class) and Pultti Pyssy (ranked 206 p4p, 343 weight class). Pultti Pyssy 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Pyssy throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Pyssy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyssy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Pyssy trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anderson manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Pyssy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pyssy is looking for a sweep.
Pyssy trying to remain calm as Anderson controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy is looking for a sweep.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pyssy is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pyssy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pyssy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Pyssy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson prevents Pyssy from improving his position.
Pyssy is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Pyssy wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pyssy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson slips under a jab from Pyssy.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Pyssy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Pyssy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pultti Pyssy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson forces Pyssy back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pyssy throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Pyssy as he connects with a hook.
Pyssy connects with the punch.
Pyssy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pyssy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Pyssy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyssy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyssy working a defensive guard but Anderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Anderson has hold of Pyssy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pyssy seems comfortable defending it but Anderson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pyssy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pyssy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Anderson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sparky Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Sparky Anderson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Dixon (ranked 1882 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Lee Comblin (ranked 270 p4p, 342 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Comblin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comblin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lee Comblin has been cut.
Lee Comblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comblin misses with a low kick.
Comblin throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Comblin is just out of range.
Dixon lands with a right hand.
Comblin misses with a head kick.
Comblin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Comblin.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Comblin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dixon lands a really nice looking cross but Comblin seems unphased.
Dixon cracks Comblin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Comblin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dixon!
That has opened up Lee Comblin's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comblin throws a sloppy head kick
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Comblin misses.
Dixon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dixon manages to break the clinch.
Comblin throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon connects with a body shot.
Comblin throws a series of punches but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dixon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dixon avoids the head kick by Comblin.
Nice straight punches there by Dixon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dixon.
Dixon pushes Comblin up against the cage in a clinch.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Comblin backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dixon drops Comblin with a beautiful combination! Comblin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dixon is looking for the KO!
Comblin is rocked!
The cut above Lee Comblin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Comblin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee Comblin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dixon cracks Comblin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Comblin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dixon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Comblin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Dixon!
Ali Dixon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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