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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soe Nyan Bo (ranked 2874 p4p, 5163 weight class) and Khaing Tun (ranked 105 p4p, 160 weight class). Soe Nyan Bo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khaing Tun's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soe Nyan Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khaing Tun!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo misses with a straight left.
Tun throws a hook to the side of Bo's head but Bo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Tun misses
and Bo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tun misses the body punch
and Bo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Khaing Tun has been cut.
Bo defending well as Tun loads up on a big left hand.
Tun throws a right hand that misses
and Bo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo misses with an uppercut. Tun saw that one coming.
Tun misses with an uppercut
and Bo scores with a counter punch that sends Tun to the canvas! Bo smells blood - he's punishing Tun with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tun has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soe Nyan Bo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratz Nimnitz (ranked 5054 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 492 p4p, 284 weight class). Schrute is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Office theme song. Dwight Schrute 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ratz Nimnitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimnitz lands a jab to Schrute's midsection.
Nimnitz tries to clinch up but Schrute circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimnitz moves into the clinch.
Nimnitz tries a body shot but Schrute blocks it.
Nimnitz working aggressively here.
Nimnitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Schrute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schrute blocks an uppercut.
Nimnitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schrute's elbow.
Schrute wants to get back to striking at distance but Nimnitz won't allow it.
Schrute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Schrute's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schrute looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nimnitz looking to throw knees to the head but Schrute is blocking nicely.
Schrute blocks a body shot from Nimnitz.
Nimnitz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nimnitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch but Nimnitz keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimnitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Nimnitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nimnitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schrute wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nimnitz has him pressed against the cage.
Nimnitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimnitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Schrute uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch but Nimnitz keeps him there for the moment.
Schrute tries to break free but Nimnitz pushes him back against the cage.
Nimnitz prevents Schrute from breaking the clinch.
Nimnitz has a couple of punches blocked by Schrute.
Schrute lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimnitz.
Nimnitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrute's efforts to push away.
Schrute tries to circle away but Nimnitz has him pinned against the cage.
Schrute wants to break free but Nimnitz has control.
Nimnitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schrute is trying to force a seperation but Nimnitz has the dominant position.
Schrute blocking some punches.
Schrute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schrute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schrute scores with a shoulder strike.
Schrute is trying to break free.
Nimnitz tries a knee to the head but Schrute blocks it.
Schrute is trying to force a seperation but Nimnitz has the dominant position.
Schrute lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimnitz scores a nice knee to the body.
Schrute looks winded!
Nimnitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimnitz misses with a knee strike.
Nimnitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimnitz.
Schrute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schrute looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schrute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nimnitz fails to land.
Schrute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nimnitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimnitz taking a breather.
Nimnitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrute blocks a body shot from Nimnitz.
Schrute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute is trying to break the clinch but Nimnitz has him pressed against the cage.
Nimnitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schrute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nimnitz missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute is trying to force a seperation but Nimnitz has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimnitz misses with a knee strike.
Nimnitz working aggressively here.
Nimnitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schrute wants to get back to striking at distance but Nimnitz won't allow it.
Schrute is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimnitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimnitz.
Nimnitz has Schrute pressed against the cage, preventing Schrute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schrute is trying to push Nimnitz away but Nimnitz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nimnitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schrute is trying to break the clinch but Nimnitz has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nimnitz as the two fighters clinch.
Nimnitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schrute has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schrute wants to break free but Nimnitz has control.
Schrute blocking some punches.
Nimnitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schrute blocks it with crossed arms.
Nimnitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Schrute avoids the damage to the body.
Nimnitz tries to throw a body punch but Schrute avoids it by throwing Nimnitz back against the cage.
Schrute blocks a body shot from Nimnitz.
Schrute tries to break the clinch but Nimnitz is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimnitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nimnitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrute tries to circle away but Nimnitz has him pinned against the cage.
Schrute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nimnitz misses with some punches.
Nimnitz throws a head punch that misses.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nimnitz tries to stall but Schrute uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schrute blocking some punches.
Schrute lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Schrute's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nimnitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nimnitz tries a knee to the head but Schrute blocks it.
Nimnitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Schrute avoids the damage to the body.
Nimnitz keeps control of Schrute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nimnitz misses with some punches.
Schrute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nimnitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratz Nimnitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schrute tries to bum rush Nimnitz with a series of wild strikes but Nimnitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nimnitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Nimnitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimnitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrute.
Schrute swats away the attempt to clinch by Nimnitz.
Nimnitz is looking to clinch but Schrute is avoiding it.
Nimnitz tries to clinch up but Schrute circles away and keeps his distance.
Nimnitz wants to clinch up but Schrute keeps it at a distance.
Nimnitz tries to clinch there but Schrute circles away.
Nimnitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nimnitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schrute throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimnitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nimnitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Schrute swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimnitz moves in looking to clinch but Schrute pushes him off.
Nimnitz avoids the body shot from Schrute.
Nimnitz wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute ducks under a wild hook from Nimnitz.
Schrute sizes up Nimnitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nimnitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrute.
It seemed like Schrute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nimnitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schrute paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schrute now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nimnitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Schrute swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schrute misses with an uppercut.
Nimnitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Schrute swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimnitz tries to clinch but Schrute moves out of range.
Nimnitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schrute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimnitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Schrute circles away.
Nimnitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Schrute circles away.
Schrute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Schrute releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schrute cracks Nimnitz with an open hand slap.
Schrute throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nimnitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nimnitz lands a jab.
Ratz Nimnitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimnitz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nimnitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nimnitz seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Schrute shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nimnitz is backing up but Schrute catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nimnitz covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Schrute Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Schrute!
An out of breath Dwight Schrute 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Hall (ranked 2724 p4p, 5404 weight class) and Ousha Oilshestolenov (ranked 334 p4p, 508 weight class). Corey Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ousha Oilshestolenov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oilshestolenov connects with a nice looking jab.
Oilshestolenov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oilshestolenov lands a head shot.
Oilshestolenov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Oilshestolenov.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Oilshestolenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oilshestolenov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oilshestolenov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half 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!
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Oilshestolenov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Oilshestolenov is trying to control but can't.
Hall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Oilshestolenov is rocked!
It looks like Ousha Oilshestolenov has been cut.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oilshestolenov is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Oilshestolenov is out! Hall gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Corey Hall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khaing Wai (ranked 2414 p4p, 5337 weight class) and Barry Bon Temps (ranked 247 p4p, 421 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khaing Wai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Bon Temps!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Bon Temps.
Wai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bon Temps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai clinches up against the cage.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Bon Temps's head.
Bon Temps takes a shot to the head.
Wai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wai lands with a light punch inside.
Wai is working Bon Temps over against the cage.
Wai lands a left hand.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bon Temps jumps guard but Wai stands there with Bon Temps around his waist. Bon Temps gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bon Temps takes a shot to the head.
Wai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Wai.
A short body shot lands from Wai as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Wai.
Wai pushes Bon Temps back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wai works on Bon Temps's body with a couple of short punches.
Wai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Wai.
Wai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bon Temps jumps guard but Wai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bon Temps looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Temps tries to pull guard but Wai holds him up against the cage and eventually Bon Temps drops back down to his feet.
Khaing Wai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Bon Temps.
Bon Temps tries to land knees in the clinch but Wai avoids the damage to the body.
Wai lands a body punch.
Bon Temps jumps guard but Wai stands there with Bon Temps around his waist. Bon Temps gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wai.
Bon Temps jumps guard but Wai stands there with Bon Temps around his waist. Bon Temps gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wai is working Bon Temps over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wai.
Wai lands a hook that snaps the head of Bon Temps backwards.
Wai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Wai.
Wai lands a body shot.
Wai is working Bon Temps over against the cage.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Wai.
Wai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bon Temps backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wai.
Bon Temps is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai digs a right hand into Bon Temps's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bon Temps's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wai.
Wai gets through Bon Temps's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands an uppercut.
Bon Temps is still on wobbly legs! Can Wai finish him?
Wai lands a body shot.
Bon Temps seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bon Temps backwards.
Wai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wai gets through Bon Temps's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bon Temps backwards.
A short right from Wai on the inside.
Wai lands with a short shot to the head.
Wai lands a body punch.
Wai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bon Temps backwards.
Wai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wai creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bon Temps's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bon Temps drops to his knees and Wai pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaing Wai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 2826 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Izzy Hall (ranked 394 p4p, 400 weight class). Izzy Hall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kegomoditswe Vermeulen's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izzy Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vermeulen is defending well for now.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall drives through and clinches with Vermeulen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall gets through Vermeulen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to control Vermeulen's arms but Vermeulen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vermeulen's face.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vermeulen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall slows down the pace here.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Vermeulen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vermeulen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Izzy Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeulen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Vermeulen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vermeulen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vermeulen is breathing heavily.
Hall with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Vermeulen's ribcage.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall pushes Vermeulen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Hall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks with his arms.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall drives through and clinches with Vermeulen against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Vermeulen in a clinch.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Izzy Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Vermeulen avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break free but Vermeulen pushes him back against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Izzy Hall's cut even more.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vermeulen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Izzy Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Vermeulen has the dominant position.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vermeulen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Vermeulen is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Izzy Hall'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!
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vermeulen as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Izzy Hall 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.
Hall lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Izzy Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Izzy Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 838 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 123 p4p, 267 weight class). Babcock comes into the arena with SS00999 blaring out of the sound system. Jesse Thomas Babcock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babcock misses with a left hand
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Babcock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Babcock takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Babcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karokaro working hard to break the clinch.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
Babcock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock tries a body shot but Karokaro blocks it.
Babcock working aggressively here.
Karokaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Babcock won't allow it.
Karokaro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Babcock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karokaro can turn it around.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
Karokaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Karokaro.
Babcock throws a combination that misses
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Karokaro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karokaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babcock.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Karokaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karokaro lands with a hook. Babcock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock breaks the clinch.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Karokaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karokaro! But no joy.
Babcock moves into range and clinches up with Karokaro.
Babcock tries a body shot but Karokaro blocks it.
Babcock presses Karokaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Babcock keeps control of Karokaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karokaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock slowing the pace effectively.
Karokaro being controlled against the cage.
Babcock misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Babcock.
Karokaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Karokaro.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babcock scores with a punch to the head.
Babcock misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
As Babcock backs off Karokaro throws a huge counter combo but Babcock manages to avoid it all.
Babcock moves away from the strike by Karokaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babcock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karokaro sprawls well initially but Babcock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karokaro trying to control but Babcock postures up.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Karokaro defending well.
Babcock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Karokaro is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Karokaro defends it.
Babcock throwing shots but Karokaro is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karokaro!
Babcock tries to control but Karokaro wriggling away.
Babcock 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.
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Karokaro is staying in there.
Karokaro is bucking up trying to escape but Babcock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Babcock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karokaro is rocked!
Karokaro takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Babcock's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Jesse Thomas Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teague Shannon (ranked 3316 p4p, 819 weight class) and Brandon Hendrix (ranked 390 p4p, 122 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teague Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shannon moves away.
Shannon with a jab.
Hendrix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shannon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shannon throws an overhand right that lands on Hendrix's shoulder, as Hendrix tries to avoid the shot.
Hendrix checks a low kick from Shannon.
Shannon avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Shannon misses with a looping right.
Shannon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Teague Shannon has been cut.
Shannon cracks Hendrix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shannon scores with a head kick. Hendrix tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shannon looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
Shannon blocks a jab.
Hendrix feints a jab promting Shannon to slip. Hendrix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shannon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 Shannon is rocked!
Hendrix finds Shannon's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Shannon flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hendrix lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Shannon will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Hendrix!
A very excited looking Brandon Hendrix made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 1366 p4p, 506 weight class) and Darren Frost (ranked 207 p4p, 79 weight class). Morton Masters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Frost's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morton Masters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Frost!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a hook but Masters avoids it easily.
Masters connects with a right hand. Frost shakes it off.
Frost checks a low kick from Masters.
Masters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masters darts in and clinches Frost up against the cage.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Frost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masters staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters tries to clinch up.
Frost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masters instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Masters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masters throws an elbow but misses.
Masters lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Masters avoids the damage to the body.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Masters blocks an uppercut.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Frost is trying to push Masters away but Masters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masters tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masters working aggressively here.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Frost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Masters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost moves forwards but Masters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters takes one on the button.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Frost tries to move into range but Masters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Masters has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch.
A big right from Masters misses.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters misses with a looping right.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Masters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost presses Masters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frost gets through Masters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost checks the leg kick.
Frost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Masters moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frost counters with a crisp right hand that drops Masters! Frost lets Masters back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Masters is rocked!
Frost fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Masters to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Masters looks to clinch but Frost throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Masters taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darren Frost!
Darren Frost is the new middleweight champion!
Darren Frost 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiase Quama (ranked 815 p4p, 693 weight class) and Fotu Veainu (ranked 114 p4p, 96 weight class). 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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiase Quama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fotu Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quama misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Quama.
It looked like Quama was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veainu.
Quama ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Quama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quama slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a body shot
and Quama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Fotu Veainu has been cut.
Quama needs to keep his hands up - Veainu had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooh!!! Quama has knocked Veainu down with a huge combo! Quama steps away and waves a wobbly Veainu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Quama is just out of range.
It looked like Quama was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veainu.
Quama misses with a straight right.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Quama avoids it with no problem.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Quama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fotu Veainu's cut even more.
Quama ducks right into an uppercut from Veainu.
Quama missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quama throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Quama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veainu dodges the punch combination from Quama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Quama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Kiase Quama has been cut.
Quama lands a left and a right that send Veainu crashing to the mat, dazed. Quama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Veainu is rocked!
Quama jabs Veainu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Quama counters with a stiff right hand.
Fotu Veainu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Veainu throws a jab when Quama was well out of range.
Quama grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Veainu takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Quama cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiase Quama!
Kiase Quama is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kiase Quama 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 168 p4p, 486 weight class) and Milan Jovovic (ranked 26 p4p, 74 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Jovovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jovovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovovic moves away.
Jovovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milan Jovovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovovic lands an overhand right.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jovovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jovovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jovovic misses with a wild combination.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jovovic takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Jovovic lands a jab to the nose.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and pushes Jovovic back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovovic manages to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Jovovic.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovovic is just out of range.
Jovovic misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jovovic finds it's target.
Jovovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jovovic throws a big shot that misses.
As Jovovic tries to get set, Thibodeaux tries to push him back and clinch up but Jovovic manages to avoid the attempt.
Jovovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux cracks Jovovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovovic.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovovic breaks the clinch.
Jovovic throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Jovovic misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Jovovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovovic is just out of range.
Jovovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Jovovic is out of range.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Jovovic strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Jovovic catches Thibodeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Thibodeaux finds it's way through Jovovic's defenses.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Jovovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Jovovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Jovovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up but Jovovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Thibodeaux works Jovovic's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Jovovic circles away.
Jovovic misses with a body shot.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovovic is just out of range.
Thibodeaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jovovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Jovovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thibodeaux clinches up against the cage.
Thibodeaux presses Jovovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Jovovic.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Jovovic's ribcage.
Jovovic looks winded!
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jovovics head.
Thibodeaux pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jovovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Jovovic's ribcage.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovovic controls his hands.
Jovovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux has Jovovic pressed against the cage, preventing Jovovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Jovovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jovovic tries to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling the position.
Jovovic is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jovovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jovovic's efforts to push away.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovovic controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Jovovic's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thibodeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thibodeaux pushes Jovovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karockas Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Thibodeaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux is looking to wear down Jovovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
Jovovic is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Jovovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Jovovic is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Jovovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thibodeaux keeps control of Jovovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Milan Jovovic has been cut.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jovovic is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Jovovic backwards.
Jovovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Jovovic is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes Jovovic against the cage. Thibodeaux is working some dirty boxing. Thibodeaux pushes off with a quick right hook! Jovovic goes down! Jovovic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thibodeaux moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Karockas Thibodeaux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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