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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Green (ranked 4417 p4p, 4572 weight class) and Charlie Simmer (ranked 505 p4p, 512 weight class). Simmer has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Simmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Simmer is looking to stand back up but Green counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simmer.
Green thows a huge punch but Simmer dodges it nicely.
Green working Simmer over with strikes.
Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Simmer tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmer tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green thows a huge punch but Simmer dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Simmer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Green working over Simmer with some ground and pound. Simmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simmer punching from the bottom.
Green working Simmer over with strikes.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Simmer's temple.
Green 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.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Green lands a nice short elbow.
Simmer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Green passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Simmer!
Simmer looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green unloading with bombs!
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simmer wants to get back to his feet.
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Simmer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brayden Green!
The defeated Charlie Simmer had this to say: 'Time go home, I guess. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Alvarez (ranked 5930 p4p, 4384 weight class) and Yannick Diomande (ranked 257 p4p, 216 weight class). Alvarez's entrance music is Body Snatchers. A fine choice. Christian Alvarez 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yannick Diomande!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diomande kicks off Alvarez and gets to his feet.
Diomande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diomande is trying to defend but Alvarez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diomande is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diomande is looking to get back to is feet but Alvarez passes into side control.
Diomande tries to bench press Alvarez off him but Alvarez keeps the position.
Diomande wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Alvarez has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Diomande's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Diomande is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Alvarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Christian Alvarez!
Christian Alvarez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ridley Scott (ranked 5367 p4p, 4382 weight class) and Darwin Underwood (ranked 530 p4p, 484 weight class). Darwin Underwood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridley Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darwin Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood moves into the clinch.
Scott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Underwood is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Underwood is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott lands a left hand.
Underwood wants to take the fight to the mat but Scott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ridley Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Underwood.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Scott gets underhooks to prevent Underwood's takedown attempt.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott pulls guard effortlessly.
Scott is trying to control the position but Underwood postures up.
Underwood has gone for a leg lock! Scott slips out almost immediately though and dives into Underwood's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Underwood is proving hard to escape from.
Scott wants to control from the top but Underwood keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Underwood to sweep him here.
Scott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 Underwood is rocked!
Underwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Underwood is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Underwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott advances position into side control!
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Scott scores with a couple of short elbows.
Scott working the head with strikes.
Underwood wants to get back to his feet but Scott drags him back down.
Scott trying to control the position but Underwood is working away.
Scott works to advance to full mount. Underwood defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Scott postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Underwood bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Scott and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ridley Scott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 4999 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Nick Mullen (ranked 460 p4p, 442 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Little.
Mullen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Little!
Mullen is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well.
Mullen throws a strike aimed at the side of Little's head but Little avoids it well.
Mullen controls the position.
Mullen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Little is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mullen staying calm.
Mullen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen scoring with punches from side control.
Little is trying to get back to his feet.
Mullen controlling from side mount.
Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mullen slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mullen scoring with punches and elbows.
Mullen throwing strikes but Little manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mullen tries to buck Little off but Little is having none of it.
Mullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mullen keeps trying to improve his position.
Mullen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mullen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mullen tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Little knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mullen on the ground.
Mullen moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mullen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Little is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mullen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Little is looking to defend but Mullen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Little! Mullen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Little taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Mullen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bennett (ranked 4603 p4p, 4351 weight class) and Alex Bactya (ranked 385 p4p, 375 weight class). Alex Bactya struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Bactya!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett clinches up against the cage.
Bennett controlling the action here for a moment.
Bactya works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bennett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bactya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett is wriggling around but Bactya manages to pass to half guard.
Bactya stops Bennett from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in Cozad MMA New York inform me that Bactya has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bactya is stalling here. Bennett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bactya seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bennett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bennett tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bactya is looking to regain half guard here but Bennett keeps moving and retains side control.
Bactya looks winded!
Bactya can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bactya is trying to get back to half guard.
Bennett wants to stand but Bactya has his arm trapped.
Bennett decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bennett clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bactya wants a takedown.
Bactya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bennett to keep the fight standing.
Bactya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bennett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tommy Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Bactya.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bactya or not.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bactyas head.
Bennett pushes Bactya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bennett leaning against his opponent.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Bactya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bactya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Bactya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bennett throws a right hand that Bactya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bactya also avoids with ease.
Bactya wants to counter the offense by Bennett and move into the clinch position.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bactya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bactya tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bennett clinches up with Bactya and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Bactya is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bennett dominated that round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bactya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Bactya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bennett is staying active underneath Bactya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bactya in particular looking to stall.
Bactya decides to return to a standing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bactya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bennett with a body shot.
Bactya is breathing heavily.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bactya wants to counter the offense by Bennett and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bactya is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Bactya avoids nicely.
Bactya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett pushes Bactya up against the cage in a clinch.
Bactya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bactya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bactya avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tommy Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Bactya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett gets a clinch.
Bennett pushes off an throws an elbow but Bactya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bactya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bactya, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett sets himself, and Bactya steps forward looking for the clinch! Bennett avoids it this time.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Bactya changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tommy Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett moves into the clinch.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bactya avoids the damage to the body.
Bactya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Bennett pushes Bactya up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bactya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennett is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bennett throws a series of punches but Bactya moves out of range.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bactya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bactya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bactya misses with a takedown attempt - Bennett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bactya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bactya drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bennett defends it well.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Bactya avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Bactya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennett has Bactya up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bactya backwards.
Bactya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to work over Bactya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tommy Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bactya keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Bactya blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Bennett to work.
Bactya prevents Bennett from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bennett pushes off an throws an elbow but Bactya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bactya has picked Bennett up - he's going for a ride! Bactya dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bennett kicks off Bactya and gets to his feet.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bactya can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bactya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett works Bactya's body with a nice hook.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bennett both land. Nice combination.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bactya, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bactya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett just leaning against Bactya, taking a breather.
Bactya is working for takedown but Bennett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alex Bactya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tommy Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Bactya.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Bennett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lala Payash (ranked 3918 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Islam Aliyev (ranked 452 p4p, 397 weight class). Aliyev has chosen Gandangana as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lala Payash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payash slips a straight right by Aliyev.
Payash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payash forces Aliyev back against the cage and clinches.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Payash breaks the clinch.
Aliyev moves into the clinch.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Payash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Payash.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
Aliyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Payash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Payash blocks an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Payash pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payash is stalling here.
Aliyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Aliyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payash's defenses.
Aliyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Payash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payash leaning his opponent against the cage.
Payash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Aliyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aliyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Aliyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Aliyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aliyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aliyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payash's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aliyev throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Aliyev dominated that 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.
Payash moves out of range of the strikes.
Payash has closed the distance and engaged Aliyev in a clinch.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Aliyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev avoids a wild elbow strike from Payash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payash is looking to control Aliyev's arms but Aliyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payash has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aliyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payash's brow.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Payash blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Aliyev lands a nice elbow.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aliyev throws an elbow but misses.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payash blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Aliyev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Aliyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Aliyev misses with an elbow strike.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aliyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aliyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payash is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aliyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aliyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payash's brow.
Payash avoids the elbow strike from Aliyev, against the cage.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Aliyev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Payash stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aliyev throws an elbow but misses.
Aliyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payash's defenses.
Aliyev misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payash breaks the clinch.
Aliyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aliyev clinches up against the cage.
Aliyev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payash blocks it with crossed arms.
Payash avoids a wild elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aliyev clinches up against the cage.
Aliyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aliyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Payash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aliyev blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Aliyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Aliyev clinches up with Payash and pushes him back against the cage.
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Aliyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Payash stalling against the cage.
Payash wants to get back to striking at distance but Aliyev won't allow it.
Payash manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Payash avoids the elbow strike from Aliyev, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payash avoids the elbow strike from Aliyev, against the cage.
Payash blocks an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash avoids the elbow strike from Aliyev, against the cage.
Aliyev lands an elbow just above Payash 's eye.
Payash stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Aliyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Aliyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Payash blocks an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Lala Payash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Islam Aliyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payash is looking to control Aliyev's arms but Aliyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payash has his back to the cage.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Payash avoids the elbow strike from Aliyev, against the cage.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Payash blocks it.
Aliyev throws an elbow that misses.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash blocks an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Aliyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aliyev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payash blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash avoids a wild elbow strike from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside.
Payash slowing the pace effectively.
Aliyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Islam Aliyev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payash dodges an elbow strike from Aliyev.
Payash blocks an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aliyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payash's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payash - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Islam Aliyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aliyev 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Islam Aliyev!
A less than humble Islam Aliyev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eomer Greydorian (ranked 3127 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Apollo Rocky (ranked 408 p4p, 271 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eomer Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocky works Greydorian's body with a nice hook.
Rocky scores with a hook.
Rocky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocky misses with the combination.
Rocky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greydorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Greydorian shoots in for a takedown but Rocky shows good takedown defense.
Greydorian fails with the takedown.
Greydorian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greydorian defending well as Rocky loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Rocky misses.
Rocky misses with a right hand
and Greydorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greydorian has been working on his balance at HELLsinki, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rocky.
Rocky moves into range and clinches up with Greydorian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greydorian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greydorian jumps guard but Rocky stands there with Greydorian around his waist. Greydorian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Rocky.
Greydorian wants to take the fight to the mat but Rocky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Greydorian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocky.
Greydorian is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Rocky.
 It looks like Eomer Greydorian has been cut.
Rocky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greydorian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rocky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greydorian's face.
 Greydorian is rocked!
Rocky scores with a shot to the side of Greydorian's head.
Oh Greydorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocky drops Greydorian with a big knee straight up the middle! Greydorian is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocky closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Greydorian! Rocky dives in looking to finish! Greydorian is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Rocky!
An out of breath and clearly excited Apollo Rocky thanked Un-Kaged Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 2286 p4p, 3491 weight class) and Victor Edwards (ranked 322 p4p, 450 weight class). Ichirou's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Milky Way. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou lands a big right hand that sends Edwards crashing to the mat! Ichirou stays standing though and waves Edwards back to his feet!
 It looks like Victor Edwards has been cut.
Ichirou has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Good body shot from Ichirou.
Edwards looks winded!
A short right from Ichirou on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ichirou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ichirou lands with a left to the head.
Ichirou lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards is rocked!
Ichirou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edwards up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands with a left to the head.
Edwards takes a shot to the head.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Ichirou forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ichirou effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichirou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Ichirou finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
Ichirou scores with a shoulder strike.
Edwards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edwards tries to pull guard but Ichirou forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ichirou pushes Edwards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichirou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ichirou drops Edwards onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Edwards is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ichirou gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ichirou lands a shoulder strike.
Ichirou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ichirou drops Edwards onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Edwards is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Edwards with a big uppercut! Edwards tries to clinch up but Ichirou pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Edwards to the mat! Edwards covers up and Ichirou unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sugawara Ichirou!
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