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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Lima (ranked 2594 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 153 p4p, 80 weight class). Sterling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Love. This should be fireworks!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sterling tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sterling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Lima is fending him off so far but Sterling persists. Nope, De Lima circles away and we're back to standing.
Sterling stuns De Lima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sterling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Lima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sterling has time to react.
Aljamain Sterling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling wants to clinch.
Sterling ducks under a wild hook from De Lima.
De Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sterling throws a head kick but De Lima moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Sterling with that takedown attempt.
De Lima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marcos De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aljamain Sterling.
Sterling ducks under a wild hook from De Lima.
De Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Sterling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Lima as he avoids it easily.
De Lima throws a looping overhand right but Sterling ducks down to avoid it.
De Lima stuffs the takedown attempt from Sterling. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
Sterling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sterling doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sterling shoots in for a double leg but De Lima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sterling slips a straight right by De Lima.
Sterling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lima.
Sterling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sterling staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sterling.
A swing and a miss from De Lima.
De Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sterling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Lima swivels and escapes.
De Lima misses with a hook.
De Lima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sterling.
De Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Sterling's shoulder, as Sterling tries to avoid the shot.
Sterling is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Sterling tries to get set, De Lima tries to push him back and clinch up but Sterling manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Lima cracks Sterling with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown. De Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Sterling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sterling ducks under a wild hook from De Lima.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Sterling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lima.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lima. Sterling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sterling shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Lima defends it nicely.
Sterling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Lima tries to avoid it but Sterling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Lima to the ground. De Lima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Lima slips a straight right by Sterling.
De Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Lima sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sterling somewhat.
Sterling looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sterling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Lima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sterling on the ground.
Sterling stopping the sweep attempt from De Lima.
De Lima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Reach Around that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sterling cracks De Lima with a solid left hand.
Sterling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Lima wants to stand and escape but Sterling is having none of it.
Sterling won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
De Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos De Lima dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sterling is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Lima.
De Lima leaves Sterling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sterling or perhaps it was just good defense by De Lima, which made it look bad.
Marcos De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aljamain Sterling.
De Lima throws a shot from downtown. Sterling moves away and avoids it.
De Lima manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sterling on his heels. He'll look to pass Sterling's guard now, I'm sure.
De Lima postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Sterling keeps moving.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sterling is tightening it up a little... De Lima has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! De Lima reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! De Lima taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sterling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aljamain Sterling!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aljamain Sterling made sure he mentioned BE Younick , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muchy Cartwright (ranked 976 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 147 p4p, 248 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Mauled. Muchy Cartwright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diamond Hand's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartwright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cartwright gets a double leg takedown into Hand's guard.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright throws an elbow that misses. Hand uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cartwright's guard. Nice move by Hand!
Cartwright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hand is one step ahead there.
Cartwright has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hand is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cartwright.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to control Hand's posture but Hand avoids it.
Cartwright is looking to regain half guard here but Hand keeps moving and retains side control.
Cartwright keeping his opponent close.
Cartwright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hand's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cartwright with the active half guard here but Hand passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cartwright struggling a bit here.
Hand controlling the position.
Cartwright tries to bench press Hand off him but Hand keeps the position.
Cartwright is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cartwright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cartwright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hand postures up.
Hand got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hand has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Hand must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hand is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartwright looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hand has picked Cartwright up and slammed him! Cartwright can't keep hold of the triangle and Hand manages to pass to side control!
Cartwright struggling a bit here.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hand in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright is trying to control Hand's posture but Hand avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diamond Hand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cartwright forces Hand back against the cage and clinches.
Cartwright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hand tries to avoid it but Cartwright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hand to the ground. Hand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright forces Hand back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright wants a takedown.
Cartwright tries for a takedown but Hand manages to get underhooks.
Cartwright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hand gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hand has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hand is defending well.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hand.
Hand lands a left hand.
Cartwright wants a takedown but no success here.
Hand breaks the clinch.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cartwright or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand, which made it look bad.
Hand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cartwright doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cartwright misses with a takedown
enabling Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand digs a good hook to Cartwright's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hand steps in with a hook that catches Cartwright right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hand follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cartwright looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diamond Hand!
A very excited looking Diamond Hand 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voracic Frank (ranked 2352 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Mariusz Dominator (ranked 276 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mariusz Dominator enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Voracic Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mariusz Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Frank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frank throws a body punch but Dominator moves out of range.
Dominator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank is looking to counter punch.
Dominator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frank.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
A counter left hand to the body from Frank misses its target.
Frank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frank throws a shot to the body.
Dominator ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Dominator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank slips under a jab from Dominator.
Frank takes a swing at Dominator's ribcage but misses.
Dominator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frank.
Dominator connects with a body shot that sends Frank's belly button to the back.
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!
Frank misses with a body shot.
Dominator throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator scores with a jab to the head.
Dominator missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank attempts a counter takedown but Dominator avoids it well and moves away.
Frank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dominator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Dominator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frank in his tracks.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frank walks into a straight right hand from Dominator.
A good leg kick by Dominator.
Dominator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frank.
A shot to the body from Dominator misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator avoids the body shot from Frank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominator misses with a few strikes there.
Frank has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Dominator misses with an uppercut.
Frank motions for Dominator to come forward. Frank throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominator throws a hook to the side of Frank's head but Frank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Dominator tenderised Frank's leg. Frank is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
Frank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank throws a big counter combination but Dominator scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Dominator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Dominator misses.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
Dominator delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frank takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dominator's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frank under the eye.
Dominator looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frank misses with a looping right.
A big left from Dominator misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dominator. Those never looked like landing.
Dominator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some bone on bone action there as Frank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dominator has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominator misses the target.
Dominator is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Dominator misses.
Dominator is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dominator throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Dominator misses the body punch
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Dominator throws a big shot that misses.
Dominator throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominator ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Dominator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Frank misses with a low kick as Dominator jumps back.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Dominator's head but Dominator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Frank shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dominator eats them both and turns towards Frank to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frank lands a jab to the head.
Dominator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Dominator dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominator.
Dominator scores with a body shot.
Frank tries to clinch there but Dominator circles away.
Dominator misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank is looking to score with low kicks.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominator scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominator connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank blocks a head kick by Dominator.
Dominator looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Frank.
Dominator scores with a hook.
Dominator throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominator misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank slips a jab from Dominator.
Dominator misses with a body shot
and Frank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dominator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dominator counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominator misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominator looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominator throws out the jab.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dominator.
Dominator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominator lands a lovely overhand right.
Dominator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Frank throws a hook but Dominator avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Frank might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Frank avoids the body shot from Dominator.
As Dominator looks to move away, Frank throws a big counter combo but Dominator just gets out of the way.
Frank moves away from the strike by Dominator.
Frank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominator throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Dominator breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frank checks it well.
Frank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dominator misses with a looping right.
Dominator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominator slips under a jab from Frank.
A left lands for Dominator.
An inside leg kick from Dominator misses.
A shot to the body from Dominator misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominator throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dominator misses with a body shot.
Dominator ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominator throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Dominator just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominator.
Sloppy strikes from Dominator. Those never looked like landing.
Dominator lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frank will feel that in the morning.
Frank wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frank at a distance.
Dominator throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominator drops his hands momentarily and Frank takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dominator throws a wild hook but Frank just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Dominator gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Frank raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voracic Frank!
Voracic Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 1116 p4p, 2586 weight class) and Joaquim Caetano (ranked 67 p4p, 152 weight class). Joaquim Caetano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Caetano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caetano punishes Venegas 's body with a nice straight punch.
Caetano throws a body shot but no joy.
Venegas shoots in for a double leg but Caetano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caetano.
Caetano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caetano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venegas gets a clinch.
Caetano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venegas effectively controlling the action here.
Caetano prevents the takedown attempt.
Venegas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Caetano prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caetano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caetano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Venegas .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caetano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas tries to score a body lock takedown but Caetano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caetano trying to land knees to the body.
Venegas is trying to drag Caetano to the mat but Caetano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Caetano lands a good knee to the midsection. Venegas won't want to take too many of those.
Caetano gets underhooks to prevent Venegas 's takedown attempt.
Venegas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Caetano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Caetano misses with the combination.
Caetano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caetano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Venegas tries to clinch but Caetano moves away
and Caetano counters with a straight right hand.
Venegas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Caetano on his heels. He'll look to pass Caetano's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caetano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venegas defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Caetano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venegas is pushing down on Caetano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caetano is fighting to maintain full guard but Venegas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Venegas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caetano actively working from the bottom here.
Venegas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caetano has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caetano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caetano wants to control but Venegas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venegas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Venegas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Caetano is looking to improve his position.
Venegas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Venegas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Venegas controlling the action here.
Caetano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caetano regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venegas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caetano is trying to control the position but Venegas postures up.
Venegas chips away with some ground and pound.
Venegas trying to control but Caetano is working from the bottom.
Caetano is pulling down on Venegas 's head. It's preventing any offense from Venegas , at least for the moment.
Caetano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venegas defends well.
Venegas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Caetano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Venegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Caetano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caetano scores with a jab to the head.
Venegas misses with a leg kick
and Caetano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Venegas really felt that one!
Caetano fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Caetano.
Venegas jabs Caetano right on the nose. Caetano blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Joaquim Caetano has been cut.
Venegas gets a double leg takedown into Caetano's guard.
Caetano trying to control the position.
Caetano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venegas lands a couple of elbows.
 Caetano is rocked!
Caetano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venegas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Venegas scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas wants to pass the guard but Caetano is keeping the position.
Caetano trying to keep a closed guard but Venegas is proving a slippery customer.
Caetano wants to control but Venegas passes easily into half guard.
Venegas 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.
Caetano tries to get to full guard but Venegas has control of the leg.
Caetano is refusing to be controlled, as Venegas sits in half guard.
Venegas working Caetano over with strikes.
Caetano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caetano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Venegas working the head and body with strikes.
Caetano has hold of Venegas 's hands but Venegas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caetano is looking to control Venegas 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Caetano avoid being mounted?
Venegas is trying for a kimura here. Caetano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Venegas wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frankie Venegas !
A relieved looking Frankie Venegas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 464 p4p, 395 weight class) and Jani Honkanen (ranked 71 p4p, 65 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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14 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jani Honkanen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honkanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Honkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Jani Honkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Railio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Railio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honkanen.
Nice uppercut lands for Honkanen. That snapped Railio's head back.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.
Railio looks to land a left hand but Honkanen moved out of range nicely.
Honkanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Honkanen tries for a kimura but Railio is defending well.
Honkanen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Railio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Honkanen's guard! Nice work there by Railio!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honkanen looking for subs off his back but Railio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Honkanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Railio is working away from the top position though.
Honkanen wants to control the action here but instead Railio manages to pass to full mount!
Honkanen regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen manages to get to full guard.
Honkanen working for a triangle but Railio defends it easily.
Railio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Honkanen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Railio is looking to defend but Honkanen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Railio! Honkanen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Railio taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jani Honkanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 946 p4p, 757 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 136 p4p, 108 weight class). Frank comes to the cage accompanied by Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat. Jarkko Ahola has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahola scores with a body shot.
Ahola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
A big left from Ahola misses.
A jab from Ahola finds it's way through Frank's defenses.
Frank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank sets himself, and Ahola steps forward looking for the clinch! Frank avoids it this time.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
A jab from Ahola misses.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ahola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ahola.
Jarkko Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahola swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Ahola breaks away and moves out of range.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Frank takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frank shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahola but Ahola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frank shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahola tries to sprawl out of it but Frank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everest Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahola throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahola missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahola lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands a jab.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ahola cracks a nice hook into Frank's ribs.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola misses with a right hand
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahola.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahola scores with a punch to the head.
Frank blocks a jab.
Ahola doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Ahola is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Frank had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ahola connects with a body shot.
Ahola has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ahola fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahola takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Ahola lands a really nice looking cross but Frank seems unphased.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahola sizes up Frank with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ahola cracks Frank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Ahola. Those never looked like landing.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Ahola breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Ahola breaks away and moves out of range.
Ahola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frank takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frank shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frank closes the distance and clinches up with Ahola, looking for a takedown. Frank pushes Ahola against the cage but Ahola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body. Frank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola'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.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahola was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
Ahola tries to counter with a clinch but Frank shakes him off and moves away.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahola works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Ahola.
Ahola thuds his right hand into Frank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Ahola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola with a nice cross.
Ahola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ahola. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ahola lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Ahola breaks away and moves out of range.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frank shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frank was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Frank throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frank fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Frank wants to control but Ahola is keeping him busy.
Frank 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.
Frank advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frank sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Frank throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frank working the ground and pound effectively.
Frank punching from mount but Ahola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Frank looking to control but Ahola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frank landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank connects with a bit shot that sees Ahola covering up! More strikes from Frank and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Frank is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everest Frank!
Everest Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 178 p4p, 2197 weight class) and New Home (ranked 25 p4p, 263 weight class). Home has chosen Ransom as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as New Home enters the cage!
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Dangerous knees
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas closes the distance and pushes Home back into the cage.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Vargas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Home lands a body shot.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Home lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Home misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Home avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vargas.
Home misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home blocks an uppercut.
Home on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Home's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Home's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Home blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands a left hand.
Home avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Home.
Vargas drops Home onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Home is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Home is rocked!
Vargas jerks Home's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Home drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Vargas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Vargas because Home was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Arturo Vargas!
During a confident post fight interview, Arturo Vargas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiase Quama (ranked 460 p4p, 587 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 70 p4p, 92 weight class). The key to victory for Kiase Quama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiase Quama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a poor takedown
and Quama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva goes for a double leg but Quama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Quama continues to drive forward.
Kiase Quama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
Quama scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva looks winded!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Quama.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Quama circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Silva to the canvas! Silva doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Quama keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiase Quama!
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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 328 p4p, 583 weight class) and Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 47 p4p, 90 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedetenko cracks Tartakov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fedetenko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tartakov to stand back up!
Fedetenko misses with a looping left.
Fedetenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tartakov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fedetenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tartakov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tartakov connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tartakov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fedetenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tartakov with a body shot.
Fedetenko throws a big shot that misses.
Fedetenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Fedetenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tartakov.
Fedetenko connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tartakov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladamir Fedetenko!
A relieved looking Vladamir Fedetenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 8 p4p, 27 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Veainu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Veainu scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Veainu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu walks into a straight right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Veainu toppling to the canvas! Veainu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Veainu moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veainu at a distance.
Finlayson with a hook.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson drops Veainu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Veainu looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Veainu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Veainu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Veainu's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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