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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Heldemo (ranked 3453 p4p, 3948 weight class) and Chill William (ranked 450 p4p, 494 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Heldemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chill William!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William moves away from the strike by Heldemo.
William appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
William checks the leg kick nicely there.
William misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from William.
Heldemo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heldemo misses with some punches.
Heldemo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. William obliges.
William lands a body shot.
William blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William slowing the pace effectively.
Heldemo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heldemo avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heldemo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William tries a body shot but Heldemo blocks it.
William lands with a light punch inside.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heldemo.
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!
Heldemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heldemo misses with a punch to the body.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
William blocks a body shot from Heldemo.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heldemo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heldemo managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Heldemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Heldemo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for William.
Heldemo has a couple of punches blocked by William.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William blocking some punches.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heldemo is defending well for now.
William takes a shot to the head.
William pushes Heldemo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. William obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Heldemo back against the cage.
Heldemo digs a right hand underneath William's ribcage. William let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for William to work.
William displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heldemo up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heldemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heldemo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heldemo misses with a punch on the inside.
William creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
William landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heldemo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William lands a nice knee to the body.
Heldemo tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Heldemo drops back down to his feet.
Heldemo struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from William on the inside.
William prevents a body shot from Heldemo.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heldemo avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Heldemo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heldemo misses with some punches.
William unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heldemo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heldemo tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
Heldemo managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William tries to work over Heldemo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Heldemo on the inside.
William just leaning against Heldemo, taking a breather.
Heldemo tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heldemo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heldemo's elbow.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heldemo avoids it.
Heldemo swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William avoiding damage.
Heldemo misses with some punches.
William is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by William.
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 displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heldemo up against the cage.
Heldemo prevents a body shot from William.
William lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
William slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chill William dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heldemo throws a poor cross that misses
and William counters with a straight right hand.
William has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heldemo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
William lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heldemo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heldemo ducks right into an uppercut from William.
William takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heldemo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heldemo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heldemo throws an overhand right that lands on William's shoulder, as William tries to avoid the shot.
Heldemo looks to land a left hand but William moved out of range nicely.
William turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heldemo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heldemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heldemo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
William moves away from the strike by Heldemo.
William doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
William uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heldemo.
Heldemo connects with a right hand. William shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heldemo looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
William lands a nice shot that snaps Heldemo's head back.
William throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by William.
William dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
William takes a swing at Heldemo's ribcage but misses.
Heldemo doesn't manage to clinch there - William circles away.
William clinches up with Heldemo and pushes him back against the cage.
Heldemo tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heldemo struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Heldemo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heldemo blocks a body shot from William.
Heldemo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
Heldemo misses with a body punch.
William blocks a body shot from Heldemo.
William blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
William lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from William.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heldemo cracks William with a nice body shot.
William stalling against the cage.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heldemo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Heldemo avoids the damage to the body.
Heldemo presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heldemo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heldemo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. William's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Heldemo misses with a punch on the inside.
Heldemo misses with a hook from the clinch.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Heldemo controls the action.
William has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heldemo prevents a body shot from William.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Heldemo avoids the damage to the body.
William lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heldemo.
Heldemo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heldemo tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heldemo misses with a punch to the body.
Heldemo pulls guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Heldemo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Heldemo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
William throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heldemo is trying to keep William in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heldemo can't keep his opponent in guard - William advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo is trying to control but can't.
William is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heldemo sees it coming and defends easily.
William stalling.
William is looking to advance position but Heldemo won't allow it.
William landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Heldemo is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chill William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heldemo moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Heldemo fails to land.
Chill William seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heldemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William trying to land knees to the body.
Heldemo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William throws a head punch that misses.
William blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heldemo fails to land.
Heldemo misses with a body punch.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heldemo is defending well for now.
Heldemo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heldemo misses with a punch on the inside.
William is struggling to control the position.
Heldemo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heldemo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
Heldemo struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Heldemo digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heldemos head.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heldemo working aggressively here.
William missing with knees to the body.
Heldemo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heldemo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heldemo managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Nice body punch from Heldemo.
William is trying to stall.
William slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Heldemo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heldemo struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heldemo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heldemo misses with a punch to the body.
William is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heldemo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William is trying to maintain a safe position but Heldemo gets an underhook and turns William into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chill William.
William moves out of range as Heldemo strikes.
The fighters circling - Heldemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heldemo instigates a clinch.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heldemo lands a hook to the side of the head.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heldemo is defending well for now.
Heldemo misses with a body punch.
Heldemo tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chill William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
William landing knees to the body.
Heldemo misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heldemo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William effectively controlling the action here.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heldemos head.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Heldemo misses with a punch to the body.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heldemo avoids it.
William scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William landing knees to the head.
William is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jonas Heldemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heldemo misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chill William.
Well William has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chill William!
A relieved looking Chill William thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 2710 p4p, 4128 weight class) and Fredrico Schmico (ranked 322 p4p, 435 weight class). Super Salajudin Ii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrico Schmico!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmico slips under a jab from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii throws a combination that misses
letting Schmico counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salajudin Ii.
A slow jab from Schmico misses its intended target.
Schmico tries a low kick but Salajudin Ii avoids it.
Salajudin Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salajudin Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmico.
Salajudin Ii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmico.
Schmico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salajudin Ii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salajudin Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Salajudin Ii misses with a takedown attempt
and Schmico counters with a three punch combo that has Salajudin Ii backing up. Salajudin Ii nods at Schmico to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Salajudin Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmico has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salajudin Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schmico breaks the clinch.
Salajudin Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fredrico Schmico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmico throws a jab but it's blocked by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Schmico is quick to defend against it.
Schmico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salajudin Ii gets tackled into the cage by Schmico. Schmico maintains the clinch.
Salajudin Ii is pushing Schmico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salajudin Ii manages to pull guard.
Schmico wants to get up but he can't break Salajudin Ii's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Salajudin Ii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Salajudin Ii'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.
Salajudin Ii wants to pass the guard but Schmico is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmico wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Salajudin Ii manages to pass to side control.
Salajudin Ii moves nicely into side control.
Salajudin Ii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Salajudin Ii has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schmico is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Salajudin Ii yanks on the arm and Schmico is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Salajudin Ii.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Super Salajudin Ii!
A victorious Super Salajudin Ii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romega Vartanein (ranked 2518 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 287 p4p, 305 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Vartanein misses
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vartanein sprawls well initially but Chandler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vartanein manages to get to full guard.
Vartanein trying to control the position here.
Chandler landing with the ground and pound.
Vartanein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vartanein managing to control the position.
Vartanein has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Vartanein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartanein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chandler postures up in Vartanein's guard and throws a big left but Vartanein blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein is pulling down on Chandler's head. It's preventing any offense from Chandler, at least for the moment.
Chandler postures up and lands a big shot to Vartanein's brow.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chandler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vartanein is trying to control the position but Chandler postures up.
Vartanein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vartanein looking for a sweep. Not yet Vartanein, not yet.
Vartanein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vartanein is adopting a defensive guard.
Vartanein has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Chandler is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vartanein can't find room to land a body shot as Chandler controls the action.
Vartanein breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vartanein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chandler dives in and grabs Vartanein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vartanein pushes down on Chandler's head and hops out.
Vartanein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chandler at a distance.
Vartanein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romega Vartanein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler slips under a jab.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Vartanein counters with a left to the body.
Vartanein scores with a nice head shot.
Vartanein with a nice cross.
Chandler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vartanein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chandler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vartanein counters with a thumping low kick.
Vartanein lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses the jab.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Vartanein moved out of range.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Chandler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vartanein throws a lazy uppercut
and Chandler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vartanein!
Vartanein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chandler is nestled in close to Vartanein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chandler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vartanein tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vartanein wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vartanein tries to get to full guard but Chandler has control of the leg.
Vartanein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vartanein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vartanein is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler trying to control the position.
Vartanein stands up over Chandler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vartanein controlling from the top position.
Chandler is trying to keep Vartanein in close.
Chandler keeping full guard, as Vartanein tries to pass.
Vartanein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vartanein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vartanein trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chandler manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romega Vartanein dominated that round.
That's time! Vartanein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vartanein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vartanein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chandler. Chandler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chandler throws a big shot that misses.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Vartanein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein scores with a punch to the head.
Vartanein misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vartanein defends it well.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Vartanein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chandler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chandler lands in his opponent's guard.
Vartanein has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chandler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vartanein throws out the jab.
Chandler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romega Vartanein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vartanein looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Chandler slips under a jab from Vartanein.
Vartanein throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Chandler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vartanein misses with a looping left.
Vartanein lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Vartanein lands.
Vartanein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vartanein scores with a hook to the body. Chandler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
Romega Vartanein is winning the standup battle so far.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Vartanein lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vartanein. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vartanein misses with a shot to the body
and Chandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartanein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Chandler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chandler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chandler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vartanein lands a right hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vartanein here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vartanein misses with a head kick.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chandler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Vartanein throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vartanein misses with a straight left.
Vartanein just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chandler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vartanein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein throws an overhand right that lands on Chandler's shoulder, as Chandler tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chandler misses.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Chandler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vartanein is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Vartanein circles away and we're back to standing.
Romega Vartanein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Chandler.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vartanein sprawls well initially but Chandler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vartanein manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Chandler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vartanein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vartanein blocks a body shot from Chandler.
A right handed body shot lands from Vartanein.
Vartanein digs a right hand underneath Chandler's ribcage. Chandler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vartanein blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Vartanein on the inside.
Vartanein lands a shoulder strike.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vartaneins head.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Vartanein blocking some punches.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vartanein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romega Vartanein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chandler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vartanein on his heels. He'll look to pass Vartanein's guard now, I'm sure.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Vartanein.
Vartanein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chandler manages to get himself to full guard.
Vartanein throws a big elbow that misses.
Vartanein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romega Vartanein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vartanein trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vartanein throwing strikes from guard but Chandler blocks nicely.
Vartanein advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartanein is trying to control. Chandler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vartanein is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vartanein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vartanein throws an off balance right hand
and Chandler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vartanein just misses with a punch to the body.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler slips under a jab.
Vartanein blocks a jab.
Vartanein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chandlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vartanein looks to land a right hand but Chandler moved out of range.
Chandler lunges at Vartanein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vartanein's hand.
Vartanein with a jab.
Vartanein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vartanein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chandler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Chandler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chandler there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler scores with a body shot.
Vartanein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vartanein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vartanein lands a nice looking body shot.
Vartanein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chandler momentarily.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chandler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chandler.
Vartanein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vartanein swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler throws out a counter right but Vartanein avoids it with no problem.
Vartanein connects with a body shot that sends Chandler's belly button to the back.
Vartanein moves out of range of the strikes.
Vartanein works Chandler's body with a nice hook.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
It looked like Vartanein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vartanein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chandler. Chandler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vartanein lands a jab to the nose.
Vartanein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vartanein scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Chandler does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vartanein swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Chandler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vartanein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartanein moves away.
Vartanein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vartanein throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chandler.
Romega Vartanein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Vartanein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Vartanein misses
and Chandler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vartanein kicks Chandler off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Vartanein scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romega Vartanein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vartanein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romega Vartanein!
A very excited looking Romega Vartanein 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 Corwin Anstey (ranked 2390 p4p, 2072 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 311 p4p, 278 weight class). Ragnar Ragnarsson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Anstey saw that one coming.
Anstey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson.
Anstey throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anstey walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Anstey avoids it easily.
Anstey wants to clinch but Ragnarsson slips to the side
and Ragnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Anstey slips the punch.
Anstey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Anstey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anstey is defended easily by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anstey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control from the bottom.
Anstey controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is keen to just control but Ragnarsson is a slippery customer.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson gets caught flat footed, as Anstey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Ragnarsson trying to control from the bottom.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnarsson defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ragnarsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ragnarsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anstey trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Anstey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ragnarsson is trying to keep Anstey in close.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anstey'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.
Ragnarsson pulls Anstey in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey moves into the clinch.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Ragnarsson dominated that round.
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.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anstey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anstey blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anstey drives through and clinches with Ragnarsson against the cage.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anstey has his takedown stuffed
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey tries for a takedown but Ragnarsson circles away easily
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnar Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anstey throws an elbow but Ragnarsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ragnarsson seems a little lost for a moment, as Anstey dominates the positioning.
Anstey working away.
Anstey trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Anstey throws a strike aimed at the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to control but Ragnarsson is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey wants to control but Ragnarsson is keeping him busy.
Ragnarsson is trying to improve his position.
Anstey is working Ragnarsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is being controlled here.
Ragnarsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anstey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ragnarsson keeps working.
Anstey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Anstey happy to just control the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Anstey shoots in but Ragnarsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
 It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.
Ragnarsson cracks Anstey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Anstey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ragnarsson finish him?
 Anstey is rocked!
Ragnarsson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Anstey up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ragnarsson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Anstey's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnar Ragnarsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 2146 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 310 p4p, 295 weight class). Kholin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Berserkir. Reggie Barnes 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kholin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Kholin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kholin throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes throws a combination. Kholin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kholin throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kholin.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Kholin counters with a nice leg kick.
Kholin misses with a body kick.
Kholin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Kholin throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kholin.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kholin momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Kholin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kholin.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kholin is out of range.
Kholin wants to slow Barnes down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Kholin.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kholin checks a leg kick.
Kholin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kholin checks a leg kick.
As Barnes backs away, Kholin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kholin thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Kholin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kholin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Kholin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Kholin shrugs it off though.
Kholin looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Kholin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kholin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnes just manages to avoid it.
Kholin throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Barnes with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes throws a hook but Kholin blocks it.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kholin.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Kholin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but Kholin avoids it.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Kholin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.
Kholin moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kholin on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kholin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Kholin.
Kholin is looking to score with low kicks.
Kholin thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes cracks Kholin with an open hand slap.
Kholin cracks Barnes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Barnes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kholin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Barnes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalinar Kholin!
Dalinar Kholin gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 1189 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Hick Diaz (ranked 160 p4p, 388 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Brien might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hick Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and O Brien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz shoots and misses
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
O Brien throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Brien fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Diaz is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by O Brien there.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Brien is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Are you kidding me?! O Brien ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Diaz clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seamus O Brien!
Our winner, Seamus O Brien, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1359 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Frederick Zwirn (ranked 188 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederick Zwirn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwirn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zwirn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Zwirn throws an elbow that misses.
Zwirn misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn prevents the takedown attempt.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zwirn has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zwirn is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zwirn down to the mat. Zwirn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zwirn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zwirn manages to circle out of the way.
Zwirn gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Zwirn is controlling the position.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn.
Anderson has Zwirn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zwirn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson has hold of one of Zwirn's legs. Zwirn is fighting the takedown attempt but Anderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pushing down on Zwirn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zwirn is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwirn is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zwirn for as long as he can get away with.
Zwirn stops Anderson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Anderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zwirn is controlling an arm, preventing Anderson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zwirn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zwirn shrugs it off.
Zwirn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zwirn because Anderson loaded up on that one.
Zwirn tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson wants to take his opponent's back but Zwirn doesn't allow it.
Zwirn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid 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 Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson slips under a jab.
Zwirn is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Zwirn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Zwirn misses with a hook.
Zwirn looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Zwirn lands the left hand.
Anderson is rocked!
A punch combination from Zwirn misses.
Zwirn wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Anderson passes Zwirn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zwirn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson is working for an americana but Zwirn has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Anderson was thinking about the submission.
Anderson 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.
Anderson passes Zwirn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zwirn is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Zwirn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four 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.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson wants to control but Zwirn is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zwirn throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zwirn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zwirn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zwirn wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frederick Zwirn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zwirn backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson darts in and clinches Zwirn up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zwirn is retaining full guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Zwirn keeps moving.
Zwirn managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson trying to control but Zwirn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson is trying to drag Zwirn to the mat but Zwirn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Anderson is staying tight to Zwirn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zwirn struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson 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 Zwirn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zwirn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Anderson staying calm.
Sparky Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zwirn can do to turn this around?
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.
Anderson continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from Anderson.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson 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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