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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damon Petrers (ranked 2362 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 127 p4p, 138 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Petrers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nickle looking to score a takedown here. Petrers is defending well but Nickle drives through and ends up in Petrers's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nickle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nickle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Petrers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nickle manages to get himself to full guard.
Petrers trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrers defends it easily.
Petrers won't allow Nickle to sweep him here.
Petrers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle 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.
Petrers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petrers is posturing up here but Nickle has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Petrers tries to roll out but it's too tight and Petrers has to tap! Slick submission there by Nickle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dill Nickle!
During a confident post fight interview, Dill Nickle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Judah Christ (ranked 1496 p4p, 1376 weight class) and Moshe Weiss (ranked 200 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Judah Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Christ was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weiss.
Weiss stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ cracks Weiss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weiss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weiss throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a head kick that drops Weiss to the mat! Weiss scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Weiss is rocked!
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Weiss is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Weiss seems to have recovered his senses.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Weiss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Weiss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christ, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ prevents Weiss from moving into mount.
Weiss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but Christ instead regains half guard.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Weiss trying to advance position but Christ counters by regaining guard.
Christ is looking to stand up but Weiss isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Weiss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weiss is fighting to break Christ's control of his arms but Christ is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Weiss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ keeping full guard, as Weiss tries to pass.
Weiss looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is posturing up here but Weiss has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Christ tries to roll out but it's too tight and Christ has to tap! Slick submission there by Weiss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Well Rounded (ranked 1650 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 249 p4p, 170 weight class). Blade Wilson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Well Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounded just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rounded throws a good cross that connects.
Rounded shoots and misses
and Rounded takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Well Rounded has been cut.
Rounded scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Wilson pushes Rounded back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rounded controls his hands.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Rounded working hard to break the clinch.
Wilson is pushing Rounded up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wilson works on Rounded's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Rounded's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson pushes Rounded back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rounded tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
Rounded bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Wilson rushes Rounded and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rounded backwards.
Rounded tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Rounded blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rounded blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rounded tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Well Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roundeds head.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Rounded is breathing heavily.
Rounded's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been hearing reports that Rounded has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wilson pushes Rounded back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rounded seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Rounded is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson is leaning against Rounded and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Rounded's ribcage. Rounded let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson works on Rounded's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson digs a right hand into Rounded's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rounded's gas tank.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rounded backwards.
Good body shot from Wilson.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson digs a right hand into Rounded's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rounded's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson works on Rounded's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rounded backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson pushes Rounded back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roundeds head.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rounded.
Wilson is leaning against Rounded and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rounded takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson gets through Rounded's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Rounded is rocked!
A short right from Wilson.
Oh Rounded is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rounded's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rounded drops to his knees and Wilson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Young (ranked 1259 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Danny Dawkins (ranked 172 p4p, 345 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Champagne Supernova- Oasis. Dawkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renaldo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danny Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawkins.
Young leaves Dawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Dawkins looks to land a strike but Young avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.
Dawkins works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Young wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins with a nice head shot there.
Young keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dawkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Young doesn't defend quickly enough and Dawkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Young escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dawkins on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny Dawkins!
A victorious Danny Dawkins 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 1185 p4p, 888 weight class) and Red Yabattoir (ranked 58 p4p, 44 weight class). Bostic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Move. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yabattoir's choice of entrance music: Them A Big Chatter Box . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabattoir just misses with a punch to the body.
Yabattoir throws a shot to the body.
Bostic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bostic avoids the body shot from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yabattoir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yabattoir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bostic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bostic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bostic dives in and grabs Yabattoir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yabattoir pushes down on Bostic's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bostic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yabattoir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bostic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bostic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yabattoir.
A counter left hand to the body from Bostic misses its target.
A jab from Yabattoir misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic drives through with a takedown into Yabattoir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bostic preventing the sweep.
Bostic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yabattoir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bostic is in close to Yabattoir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bostic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bostic with a nice head shot there.
Bostic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bostic stopping the sweep attempt from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yabattoir is looking for a triangle but Bostic pushes his legs off easily.
Bostic lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bostic stacks Yabattoir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bostic!
Bostic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yabattoir some visible discomfort.
Yabattoir is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yabattoir keeps working.
Yabattoir struggling a bit here.
Bostic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir is trying to improve his position.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Yabattoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yabattoir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bostic off and has taken his back!
Yabattoir keeps control of the position as Bostic tries to break free.
Bostic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Bostic's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic trying to control the action but Yabattoir just sinks the hooks in.
Yabattoir is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bostic has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Bostic right now.
Bostic is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
Bostic preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yabattoir.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Bostic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yabattoir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bostic but Bostic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bostic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Yabattoir lands with an overhand left.
Yabattoir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bostic. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bostic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic ducks under a wild hook from Yabattoir.
Bostic dives in and scores a takedown into Yabattoir's guard.
Bostic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Bostic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bostic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Michael Bostic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yabattoir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bostic passes into half guard.
Bostic drops an elbow to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Still in half guard, Bostic seems content to control.
Bostic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yabattoir won't allow Bostic to pass to mount.
Yabattoir keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir is pressing down on Bostic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bostic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bostic is in close to Yabattoir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bostic looking to pass the guard.
Yabattoir working a defensive guard here.
Yabattoir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yabattoir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bostic stands up over Yabattoir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yabattoir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yabattoir trying to control but Bostic is working from the bottom.
Bostic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yabattoir is one step ahead there.
Bostic is pulling down on Yabattoir's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic 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.
Yabattoir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yabattoir trying to control the position from guard on top but Bostic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bostic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yabattoir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bostic 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bostic misses the jab.
Yabattoir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bostic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yabattoir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Bostic.
Bostic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot lands for Bostic.
Bostic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yabattoirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yabattoir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabattoir throws a jab when Bostic was well out of range.
Yabattoir connects with a single shot there.
Bostic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabattoir moves away.
Yabattoir wants to counter the offense by Bostic and move into the clinch position.
Yabattoir slips a jab and a cross from Bostic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic scores with a jab to the body.
Yabattoir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bostic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yabattoir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bostic working some strikes from top position.
Bostic preventing the sweep.
Yabattoir has an active guard here but Bostic has managed to pass into half guard.
Yabattoir is looking for a sweep. Bostic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Red Yabattoir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic lands strikes from half guard.
Yabattoir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yabattoir is looking for a triangle but Bostic pushes his legs off easily.
Bostic wants to control from the top but Yabattoir keeps moving.
Bostic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bostic content to stall in guard here.
Yabattoir working a defensive guard but Bostic passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir looking for submissions off his back.
Yabattoir trying to get back to full guard but Bostic takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bostic with good strikes from the mount here!
Yabattoir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yabattoir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Bostic there.
Bostic is taking a breather. Yabattoir 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Michael Bostic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yabattoir looking for submissions off his back.
Bostic tries to pass to full mount but Yabattoir defends it.
Yabattoir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bostic is working away from the top position though.
Bostic slips a nice elbow through Yabattoir's hands, connecting with Yabattoir's forehead.
Bostic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yabattoir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bostic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bostic 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 857 p4p, 804 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 116 p4p, 111 weight class). Yu Tai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Invincible Pole Fighter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai lands with a nice body punch.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Yu Tai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu Tai.
Monkey clinches with his opponent.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Monkey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Yu Tai won't allow it.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monkey lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey working aggressively here.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Monkey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
I was talking to Monkey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monkey digs a right hand into Yu Tai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu Tai's gas tank.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monkey tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the head.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yu Tai as Monkey tries to tie him up.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey lands with a short shot to the head.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey stalling in the clinch but Yu Tai improves position.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Monkey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
A body shot lands from Yu Tai.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Yu Tai scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu Tai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monkey or not.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Monkey is trying to stall.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai lands a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai lands a left hand.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu Tai can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a looping left.
Monkey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu Tai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yu Tai. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monkey at a distance.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Yu Tai's leg. Yu Tai is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkey throws a push kick but Yu Tai slaps the foot to one side.
Yu Tai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Yu Tai settles back down.
Monkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yu Tai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monkey throwing a counter right hand but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monkey checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey digs a right hand underneath Yu Tai's ribcage. Yu Tai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but Yu Tai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey is working Yu Tai over against the cage.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yu Tai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Monkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Monkey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkey.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Monkey wants to stall.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey digs a right hand underneath Yu Tai's ribcage. Yu Tai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monkey is trying to stall.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey is looking to control Yu Tai's arms but Yu Tai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu Tai is trying to break the clinch but Monkey is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai pushes Monkey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey is struggling to control the position.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu Tai swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai digs a right hand into Monkey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monkey's gas tank.
Monkey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Monkey misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yu Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yu Tai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu Tai lunges at Monkey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monkey's hand.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monkey clinches up with Yu Tai and pushes him back against the cage.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is trying to maintain a safe position but Yu Tai gets an underhook and turns Monkey into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yu Tai tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkey.
Yu Tai scores with a shoulder strike.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Monkey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yu Tai smiles and moves away.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai slips a jab from Monkey.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu Tai works Monkey's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monkey momentarily.
Monkey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yu Tai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai is looking to slow Monkey down with leg kicks.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Yu Tai scores with a decent looking hook.
Yu Tai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
The crowd cheers as Yu Tai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monkey doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.
Monkey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monkey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monkey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yu Tai is stalling in the full guard.
Yu Tai wants to stand but Monkey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yu Tai trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Monkey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yu Tai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Yu Tai!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 542 p4p, 652 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 72 p4p, 90 weight class). The key to victory for Agent Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voluspa moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voluspa is defended easily by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Voluspa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith punishes Voluspa's body with a nice straight punch.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Voluspa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Voluspa is rocked!
Voluspa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Agent Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voluspa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voluspa is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voluspa seems to have recovered his senses.
Voluspa closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Voluspa pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Voluspa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Voluspa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Voluspa has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Voluspa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Voluspa on that attempt.
Smith connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets caught napping as Voluspa dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voluspa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Smith 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.
Smith managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voluspa chips away with some ground and pound.
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Voluspa is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls Voluspa in close to his closed guard and prevents Voluspa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Voluspa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Voluspa shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Voluspa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voluspa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Voluspa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voluspa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agent Smith dominated that round.
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.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Voluspa goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voluspa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Voluspa backing up. Voluspa nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Agent Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Voluspa looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voluspa under the eye.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Voluspa scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Voluspa is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has control of Voluspa's left arm, preventing Voluspa from doing any damage.
Voluspa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Voluspa wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Voluspa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes and gets back to his feet.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Agent Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voluspa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voluspa somewhat.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voluspa fails to land the takedown.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Voluspa down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Voluspa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Nori Voluspa has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Voluspa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith swings for the body but Voluspa moves out of range.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voluspa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a big right hand! Oh Voluspa is in trouble here! Smith follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agent Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agent Smith waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE™'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Knell (ranked 439 p4p, 969 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 64 p4p, 138 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seigel.
Seigel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knell scores with a jab.
Knell scores with a jab. Seigel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seigel lands with a shot to the body.
Knell shoots in for a takedown but Seigel shows good takedown defense.
We've been told by Knell's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knell clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knell - that landed with a thud.
Knell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
A knee to the head by Seigel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seigel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knell struggles to land a body shot inside as Seigel controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seigel.
Seigel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knell backwards.
Seigel trying to land knees to the body.
Knell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Knell lands a left hand.
Knell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seigel misses with some punches.
Knell lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Seigel on the inside.
Seigel misses with the head strike.
Seigel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Knell throws a head punch that misses.
Knell has a couple of punches blocked by Seigel.
Seigel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seigel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knell.
Knell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knell.
Seigel looks winded!
Seigel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knell scores with a shot to the side of Seigel's head.
Knell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seigel's elbow.
Knell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knell can't find room to land a body shot as Seigel controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seigel.
Seigel tries to throw a body punch but Knell avoids it by throwing Seigel back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knell prevents a body shot from Seigel.
Seigel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knell lands with a right to the head.
Knell lands with a short shot to the head.
Seigel lands with a right to the head.
Knell gets through Seigel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knell misses with a body punch.
Seigel lands with a right to the head.
Knell has a couple of punches blocked by Seigel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knell.
Knell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seigel.
Seigel scores with a knee to the head.
Knell presses Seigel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knell lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Knell.
Knell lands a shoulder strike.
Knell lands with a short shot to the head.
Knell pushes Seigel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knell throws a head punch that misses.
Knell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seigel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knell - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Knell.
Knell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knell lands with a light punch inside.
Knell presses Seigel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Knell tries to throw a body punch but Seigel avoids it by throwing Knell back against the cage.
Knell lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Knell.
Knell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knell throws a big uppercut that drops Seigel! More strikes from Knell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Seigel lies dazed against the cage as Knell celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Knell!
A very excited looking Death Knell 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 145 p4p, 323 weight class) and Frank Kurschmann (ranked 22 p4p, 53 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Kurschmann!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurschmann misses with a hook
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.
Kurschmann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Frank Kurschmann has been cut.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that misses.
Kurschmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Bonaparte lands but Kurschmann takes it in his stride.
Bonaparte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kurschmann swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Frank Kurschmann's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurschmann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurschmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
A quick step to the side and Bonaparte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurschmann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Kurschmann misses with a left hand
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Frank Kurschmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kurschmann looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
Bonaparte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Kurschmann moves out of range.
Kurschmann throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Kurschmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonaparte blocks a jab.
Bonaparte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurschmann.
Bonaparte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurschmann misses with an uppercut
and Bonaparte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurschmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte misses with a head kick.
Kurschmann throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurschmann manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kurschmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurschmann swings for the body but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Kurschmann connects with a right hand. Bonaparte shakes it off.
Kurschmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonaparte.
Kurschmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank Kurschmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kurschmann misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonaparte misses the target.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Kurschmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurschmann is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Kurschmann blocks it.
Bonaparte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Kurschmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Maximilian Bonaparte took to the microphone: 'Boom Boom Boom '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 428 p4p, 396 weight class) and Bruce Kiwi (ranked 67 p4p, 58 weight class). Hurst comes into the arena with Keep Their Heads Ringin' blaring out of the sound system. Kiwi has chosen Reaper as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst looks for a takedown but Kiwi sprawls well.
Hurst throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi works Hurst's body with a nice hook.
Jamil Hurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiwi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurst misses with a straight right.
Kiwi stuffs the takedown attempt from Hurst. Hurst gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Kiwi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Hurst catches Kiwi right on the button with a cross.
Kiwi moves away from the strike by Hurst.
Hurst has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches up with Kiwi, looking for a takedown. Hurst pushes Kiwi against the cage but Kiwi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamil Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurst.
Kiwi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
A jab from Kiwi misses.
Hurst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the body.
Hurst looks to throw the jab but Kiwi is out of range.
Hurst misses with a shot to the body
and Kiwi counters with a right hand to the body.
Hurst throws a looping overhand right but Kiwi ducks down to avoid it.
Kiwi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurst sets himself, and Kiwi steps forward looking for the clinch! Hurst avoids it this time.
Hurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiwi.
Hurst jabs Kiwi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiwi lands a nice shot that snaps Hurst's head back.
A slow jab from Kiwi misses its intended target.
Hurst fails with the takedown
letting Kiwi counter with a right hand.
That's two 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!
Hurst scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiwi should have avoided that one.
Kiwi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurst.
An attempted straight right counter from Hurst misses the target.
Kiwi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hurst with a poor takedown
and Kiwi counters with a crisp right that sends Hurst to the canvas! Kiwi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Kiwi!
A relieved looking Bruce Kiwi 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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