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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Ann (ranked 3810 p4p, 5675 weight class) and Bobby Brix (ranked 495 p4p, 592 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jules Ann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Brix!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ann stalks Brix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brix's face. Brix staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Bobby Brix has been cut.
Ann clinches with his opponent.
Brix tries to break the clinch but Ann is controlling the position.
Ann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ann feints a jab promting Brix to slip. Ann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ann moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brix scores with a sloppy right hand. Ann should have avoided that one.
Brix misses the shot to the body.
Brix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brix misses with an uppercut
and Ann counters with a two punch combo.
Brix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ann is looking to counter the offense by Brix and move into the clinch.
Brix misses with a hook
letting Ann counter with a right hand.
 Brix is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ann connects with a nice cross there... Brix is looking wobbly and Ann recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Brix to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ann jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jules Ann!
In his post fight interview, Jules Ann started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Bordukov (ranked 3867 p4p, 4013 weight class) and Ross Nyland (ranked 504 p4p, 519 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasily Bordukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Nyland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nyland instigates a clinch.
Bordukov taking a breather.
Bordukov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ross Nyland has been cut.
Bordukov tries to land a knee to the head but Nyland blocks with his arms.
Nyland has had enough of the clinch but Bordukov keeps him there for the moment.
Bordukov avoiding damage.
Nyland is trying to pull guard but Bordukov has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordukov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyland's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nyland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bordukov smiles and moves away.
Vasily Bordukov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Nyland.
Bordukov has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bordukov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bordukov misses with a body kick.
Bordukov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Nyland drives through and clinches with Bordukov against the cage.
Bordukov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nyland blocks an elbow strike.
Nyland blocks the elbow strike.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nyland being controlled against the cage.
Bordukov prevents Nyland from breaking the clinch.
Nyland can't get the takedown.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordukov lands an elbow that stopped Nyland in his tracks for a moment.
Nyland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bordukov pushes Nyland up against the cage in a clinch.
Bordukov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nyland is defending well for now.
Bordukov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nyland.
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bordukov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nyland's defenses.
Bordukov missing with knees to the body.
Bordukov lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nyland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyland fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyland has managed to clinch.
Bordukov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nyland avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
Bordukov lands an elbow that stopped Nyland in his tracks for a moment.
Nyland blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bordukov.
Bordukov lands an elbow just above Nyland 's eye.
Nyland tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bordukov lands a good knee to the midsection. Nyland won't want to take too many of those.
Nyland looks winded!
Nyland avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
Nyland takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Ross Nyland's cut even more.
Bordukov missing with knees to the body.
Nyland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bordukov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nyland wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bordukov lands an elbow inside that Nyland shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyland blocks the elbow strike.
Nyland throws an elbow but it misses.
Nyland jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bordukov walks away with a smile on his face. Nyland gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bordukov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bordukov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bordukov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nyland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bordukov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nyland takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Ross Nyland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bordukov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nyland blocks an elbow strike from Bordukov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Bordukov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Nyland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bordukov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nyland, pushing him back against the cage.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bordukov scores a nice knee to the body.
Bordukov tries to land a knee to the head but Nyland blocks with his arms.
Nyland misses with the head strike.
Bordukov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nyland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bordukov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nyland on the side of the head.
Nyland shoots in for a takedown but Bordukov shows good takedown defense.
Bordukov is looking to counter the offense by Nyland and move into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Bordukov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordukov throws a right and a left that Nyland avoids nicely.
Bordukov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bordukov defends well and Nyland ends up having to push Bordukov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nyland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vasily Bordukov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Nyland.
Bordukov has Nyland up against the cage in a clinch.
Nyland tries to break free but Bordukov pushes him back against the cage.
Bordukov lands a damaging elbow.
Bordukov has Nyland pressed against the cage.
Bordukov lands a nice elbow.
Bordukov is trying to maintain a safe position but Nyland gets an underhook and turns Bordukov into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyland is looking to break free of the clinch but Bordukov has double underhooks.
Bordukov trying to stall but Nyland improves his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bordukov connects with a knee to the head.
Bordukov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyland avoids it.
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses.
Vasily Bordukov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nyland blocks an elbow strike.
Bordukov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nyland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyland misses with a head kick.
Bordukov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nyland has closed the distance and engaged Bordukov in a clinch.
Bordukov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Bordukov.
Bordukov lands an elbow just above Nyland 's eye.
Ross Nyland's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordukov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bordukov has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Nyland goes down! Bordukov pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Nyland is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bordukov wants to control but Nyland is keeping him busy.
Nyland is still in real trouble! Can Bordukov finish him?
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bordukov lands some shots froms side control.
Bordukov working away.
Bordukov laying and praying for a moment but Nyland takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bordukov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyland can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyland looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nyland tries to roll over but Bordukov keeps him under control.
Nyland seems to have recovered his senses.
Nyland has hold of Bordukov's hands but Bordukov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nyland is positioning himself well to prevent Bordukov advancing to mount.
Bordukov wants to control but Nyland is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordukov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bordukov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bordukov wants to free his trapped foot but Nyland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bordukov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nyland defending well though.
Bordukov trying to mount his opponent but Nyland defends it.
Bordukov is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Nyland has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Nyland! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ross Nyland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gajah Mada (ranked 3020 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Declan Moss (ranked 387 p4p, 521 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fighter Mode. Moss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mercury kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gajah Mada had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 10 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Declan Moss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss scores with a head kick. Mada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Moss looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moss looks to land a left hand but Mada moved out of range nicely.
Mada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moss sprawls and moves away.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Mada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mada is working Moss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mada stands and steps away. Moss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mada counters with a single leg into guard. Moss didn't expect that.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Mada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mada wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Mada throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Mada throwing strikes but missing.
Mada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mada.
Mada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Mada stops Moss from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Mada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.
Mada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mada 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.
Nice strikes from Mada there.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mada trying to control the action but Moss is working from the bottom.
Mada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moss defending well though.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mada shoots for a takedown but Moss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mada has been working on his balance at Reach Around, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Moss.
Moss moves to clinch but Mada breaks away
and Mada counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moss!
Moss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mada throws an elbow but Moss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mada in side control, throwing shots but Moss defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Moss is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mada asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Moss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mada.
Mada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Mada seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Mada crashes against the mat.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Mada drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gajah Mada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gajah Mada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moss throws a sloppy head kick
and Mada counters with a body kick that stops Moss in his tracks momentarily.
Mada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moss napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mada looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moss is avoiding damage well.
Mada in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mada fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Moss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mada is chipping away with strikes.
Moss struggling a bit here.
Mada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mada landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada prevents Moss from escaping the position.
Moss takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mada in side control, throwing shots but Moss defends.
Mada working the ground and pound from side control.
Moss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mada off and has taken his back!
Mada trying to control the position but Moss manages to sink in the hooks.
Mada is in bad spot here.
Mada breaks Moss's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mada is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mada postures up.
Moss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mada connects with a couple of short punches.
Mada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mada won't allow Moss to get back to his feet.
Mada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mada postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Mada throws a big elbow that misses.
Mada stands and steps away. Moss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mada there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss wants to clinch up but Mada keeps it at a distance.
Mada seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mada is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moss's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mada connects with a nice short shot to Moss's temple.
Mada thows a huge punch but Moss dodges it nicely.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moss has one foot on Mada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Moss misses.
Mada feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mada tries to counter with a takedown but Moss is quick to defend against it.
Moss throws a head kick that misses
and Mada counters with a single leg into guard. Moss didn't expect that.
Gajah Mada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mada postures up in Moss's guard and throws a big left but Moss blocks it.
Mada stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Mada attempts a counter takedown but Moss avoids it well and moves away.
Moss throws a poor cross that misses
and Mada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moss is trying to stand back up but Mada is controlling him
Mada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gajah Mada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gajah Mada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moss throws a right and a left that Mada avoids nicely.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mada appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moss trying to control but Mada postures up.
Moss looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mada.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Mada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mada is thwarting Moss's attempts to control the position.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
Moss wants to get back to his feet.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moss has hold of Mada's hands but Mada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moss trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moss tries to kick Mada off but Mada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moss has hold of Mada's hands but Mada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mada circles away quickly and effectively.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Mada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Mada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moss sprawls and moves away.
Mada shoots for a double leg takedown but Moss sprawls well. He's pushed Mada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gajah Mada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Moss throws a right hand that misses
and Mada counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moss!
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mada cracks Moss with a big elbow.
Moss is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mada is controlling him well.
Mada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mada trying to control the action but Moss is working from the bottom.
Mada misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mada tries to score with some ground and pound. Moss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moss is trying to buck Mada off.
The strikes coming from Mada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Declan Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gajah Mada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Moss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mada in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Mada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gajah Mada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gajah Mada!
A relieved looking Gajah Mada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Declan Moss stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was boxing the bleedin head off him and kicking the bleedin leg off him. THIS IS NOT OVER! If I have to take this outside with him, it's on outside. I don't give a bollocks.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 1961 p4p, 1818 weight class) and Roelof Gerritzen (ranked 259 p4p, 242 weight class). Adesanya comes to the cage accompanied by Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. Israel Adesanya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roelof Gerritzen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Gerritzen both land. Nice combination.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Adesanya as Gerritzen shoots in.
Gerritzen misses with a series of wild punches.
Adesanya misses the jab.
Adesanya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya scores with a head kick.
Gerritzen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gerritzen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adesanya.
We've been told by Adesanya's head coaches at Hilo MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerritzen.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Gerritzen moves out of range.
Gerritzen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Israel Adesanya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerritzen moves away from the strike by Adesanya.
Gerritzen feints the counter takedown.
Adesanya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gerritzen will feel that in the morning.
Adesanya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gerritzen eats them both and turns towards Adesanya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gerritzen is rocked!
Gerritzen get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gerritzen stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Adesanya runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Israel Adesanya!
Israel Adesanya took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'We love a good one out. We love a good fight. This is part of the culture. Straight up. We’re a country of a warrior race, the Maori. This is part of our culture. If a fight broke out right now, what would you all do? You’d ignore me and you’d watch the fight. It’s in our DNA.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Frankies (ranked 1733 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Joshi Dell (ranked 233 p4p, 243 weight class). Frankies's entrance music is Steady as she goes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Dell misses.
Dell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dell scores with a jab. Frankies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frankies blocks a jab.
Frankies shoots and misses
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Frankies with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Frankies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Dell.
Dell gets caught napping as Frankies dives in and scores a takedown. Dell manages to retain guard.
Frankies cracks Dell with a solid left hand.
Frankies landing some decent shots from guard.
Frankies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dell's guard.
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!
Dell gets back to full guard.
Dell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Frankies has his hands clasped together but Dell extends and breaks Frankies's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshi Dell!
Joshi Dell 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 Salvatore Coppola (ranked 1026 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Tj Pen (ranked 149 p4p, 306 weight class). Coppola comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tj Pen enters the cage!
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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 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Pen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen stuffs the takedown.
Coppola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coppola moves nicely into side control.
Pen tries to improve position but can't.
Pen looks to move to half guard but instead Coppola has passed into mount! Damn!
Pen tries to hold on but Coppola pushes him away.
Coppola looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pen tries to hold on but Coppola postures up.
Coppola working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coppola wants to finish this one by submission but Pen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Coppola.
Pen wants to control but Coppola is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coppola has hold of Pen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Coppola is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pen shrugs it off.
Coppola looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Coppola is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coppola working for a submission but Pen is keeping him at bay.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coppola avoids the attempt from Pen to control.
Pen working to try and regain half guard.
Coppola is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coppola but Coppola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pen jumps guard but Coppola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coppola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coppola is defending well for now.
Coppola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pen uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coppola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coppola seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Coppola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coppola is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pen has his hands clasped together but Coppola extends and breaks Pen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Coppola.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salvatore Coppola!
Salvatore Coppola opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 1233 p4p, 1492 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 186 p4p, 213 weight class). Payton comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina - Yeah. Walter Payton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
Norton feints and then cracks Payton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payton down.
Payton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Payton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payton misses with a hook.
Payton throws a shot to the body.
Payton lands with a straight right. Norton didn't see that one coming.
Norton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Payton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norton scrambles back to his feet.
Payton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton throws a combination that misses
and Norton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payton misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
BOOM! Payton lands a beautiful left hook that drops Norton. Norton tries to recover but Payton is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Norton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Payton!
Walter Payton tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 335 p4p, 786 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 53 p4p, 113 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Alok - Hear Me Tonight blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paulo Kogos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kogos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Kogos misses the body punch
and Tiger counters with a series of strikes. Kogos will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
Kogos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kogos defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Kogos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiger throws a shot to the body.
Kogos looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Kogos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Kogos defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Kogos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiger takes a swing at Kogos's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Kogos's ribs.
Tiger lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kogos - he's out on his feet here! Tiger follows up with another monster hook that separates Kogos from consciousness! Kogos falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Tiger stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lion Tiger!
Lion Tiger retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Lion Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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