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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden James (ranked 4929 p4p, 2008 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 573 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sakuraba dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakuraba has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakuraba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakuraba cracks James with a big right hand but James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
James gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Sakuraba there.
Sakuraba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but James is defending well.
Sakuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuraba not doing much here.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuraba 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.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sakuraba connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
 James is rocked!
Sakuraba seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. James is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hayato Sakuraba!
A very excited looking Hayato Sakuraba 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimothy Jones (ranked 3591 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 474 p4p, 205 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimothy Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett jabs at Jones 's body.
Burnett slips a straight right by Jones .
Burnett has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Burnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Burnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burnett lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Burnett is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burnett lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Burnett.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Burnett.
Burnett lands a left hand.
A short right from Burnett.
Jones is rocked!
Burnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnett lands a body punch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Burnett dips a shoulder and cracks Jones with a mighty uppercut! Jones falls back against the cage and Burnett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jones is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Burnett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Burnett!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 1584 p4p, 2491 weight class) and Nicholas Brady (ranked 237 p4p, 357 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Brady!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Brady misses with a two punch combination.
Brady misses with a hook.
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brady circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady circles away.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Brady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meeks gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meeks's brow.
Brady stalling in the clinch but Meeks improves position.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Brady to work.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
Brady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady stalling in the clinch but Meeks improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Brady in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Nicholas Brady has been cut.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Brady.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Brady.
 It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Brady on the inside.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands an elbow inside.
Brady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meeks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Brady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meeks or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Brady lands a damaging elbow.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Meeks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brady can turn it around.
Brady avoiding damage.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brady can't find room to land a body shot as Meeks controls the action.
Brady lands a right hand.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meeks blocks it with crossed arms.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
Brady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meeks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brady looking to slow down the pace here.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brady missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Brady.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Brady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
Brady misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brady scores with a shot to the side of Meeks's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicholas Brady will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
Brady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meeks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Brady.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brady missing with knees to the body.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Brady digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady avoiding damage.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks takes an elbow to the temple.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks dodges an elbow strike from Brady.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Brady.
Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
Brady pushes off an throws an elbow but Meeks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
Brady connects with a knee to the head.
Brady throws a punch but it's blocked by Meeks.
Brady lands a right hand.
Meeks is rocked!
Brady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Meeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks seems to have got his legs back now.
Brady missing with knees to the body.
Brady is trying to stall.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Brady back against the cage.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nicholas Brady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brady lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Brady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meekss head.
Turner Meeks's cut is getting worse.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brady.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brady misses with a knee strike.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brady trying to stall but Meeks improves his position.
Brady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brady landing knees to the body.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brady tries a knee to the head but Meeks blocks it.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Brady.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meeks.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
Brady slows down the pace here.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady is struggling to control the position.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brady scores with a shoulder strike.
Brady lands with a right to the head.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meeks is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Brady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Meeks ducks under a wild hook from Brady.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meeks is looking to counter the offense by Brady and move into the clinch.
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady circles away.
Meeks tries to clinch but Brady is having none of it.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Brady landing knees to the head.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Brady 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brady looking to stall.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady effectively controlling the action here.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks managing to block the knees to the body from Brady.
Brady blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks lands an elbow inside that Brady shrugs off.
Brady takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Brady in his tracks for a moment.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turner Meeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Brady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Brady to work.
Brady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Brady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meeks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brady working aggressively here.
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady tries a knee to the head but Meeks blocks it.
Brady tries to stall but Meeks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Brady 's eye.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Meeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meeks blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brady lands a nice elbow.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meeks lands an elbow that stopped Brady in his tracks for a moment.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meeks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brady swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Meeks.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Brady.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Brady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.
 Brady is rocked!
Brady dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Brady seems to have recovered his senses.
Brady blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Brady blocks the elbow strike.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meeks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brady misses with the head strike.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Brady misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brady's brow.
Nicholas Brady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brady looking to throw knees to the head but Meeks is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turner Meeks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brady has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Brady!
The defeated Turner Meeks had this to say: 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lima (ranked 678 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Greg Gregory (ranked 98 p4p, 497 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima gets a double leg takedown into Gregory's guard.
Lima trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gregory manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gregory defends it easily.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gregory wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gregory gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Lima looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gregory is defending well. Lima quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gregory has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lima celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Lima!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Lima 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 517 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 29 p4p, 111 weight class). Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Molly Malone- The Dubliners kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Seamus Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ziegler lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Seamus Murphy has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Ziegler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy is rocked!
Ziegler scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziegler finish him?
Ziegler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Ziegler.
Murphy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ziegler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ziegler cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Ziegler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ziegler sends Murphy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ziegler is motioning to the referee to let Murphy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Ziegler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziegler cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ziegler has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murphy to stand back up!
Ziegler lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Ziegler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ziegler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziegler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziegler.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ziegler connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Ziegler throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ziegler defends it well.
Ziegler lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ziegler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Seamus Murphy's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Ziegler takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Ziegler scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ziegler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Ziegler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ziegler loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Ziegler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Ziegler misses
so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ziegler looking for a sweep. Not yet Ziegler, not yet.
Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ziegler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Ziegler lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziegler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seamus Murphy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ziegler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ziegler scores with a push kick.
Murphy bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ziegler comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Murphy falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Murphy was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Ziegler!
Mike Ziegler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Lamez (ranked 782 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 47 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lamez misses.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivkov staying out of range there.
Ivkov misses with an uppercut.
Lamez throws the left hand but Ivkov avoids the punch easily.
Lamez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez lands with a cross.
Lamez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Ivkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Ivkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ivkov.
Lamez with a jab.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Ivkov moves away and avoids it.
Ivkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lamez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivkov on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivkov lands with a shot to the body.
Ivkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ivkov.
Lamez throws a jab when Ivkov was well out of range.
Lamez scores with a nice strike.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamez moves out of range as Ivkov strikes.
Ivkov slips a straight right by Lamez.
Ivkov throws a hook but Lamez avoids it easily.
Ivkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivkov throws a right hand that Lamez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamez also avoids with ease.
Lamez throws the left hand but Ivkov avoids the punch easily.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivkov.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamez is just out of range.
Ivkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamez's head.
Lamez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivkov slips under a jab from Lamez.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
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!
Ivkov slips a jab from Lamez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamez throws a jab when Ivkov was well out of range.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivkov slips under a jab from Lamez.
Ivkov throws a counter combo.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivkov moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
A jab from Lamez misses.
Ivkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ivkov lands a slapping body shot.
Lamez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ivkov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lamez misses with a left hand
and Ivkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Lamez slips a straight right by Ivkov.
Lamez blocks a jab.
Ivkov slips under a jab.
Ivkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ivkov scores with the left hand. Lamez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivkov takes a swing at Lamez's ribcage but misses.
Ivkov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamez back to the cage. Ivkov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lamez is rocked!
Lamez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Lamez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Ivkov moves away and avoids it.
Oooooh!!! Ivkov has knocked Lamez down with a huge combo! Ivkov steps away and waves a wobbly Lamez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ivkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Ivkov tries to counter with a clinch but Lamez shakes him off and moves away.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Ivkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Ivkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamez scores with a nice right hand.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Ivkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lamez's hands.
Sloppy strikes from Ivkov. Those never looked like landing.
Lamez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamez seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivkov blocks a jab.
Ivkov throws a big counter head kick but Lamez avoids it with no problem.
Ivkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ivkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivkov staying out of range there.
Ivkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamez.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivkov.
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivkov.
Ivkov ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Lamez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivkov.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Ivkov throws a head kick but Lamez moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ivkov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Ivkov's head but Ivkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivkov lands a jab.
Ivkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamez throws the left hand but Ivkov avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Ivkov.
Lamez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Ivkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lamez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivkov misses the jab.
A big left from Lamez misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lamez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lamez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Ivkov tries to bum rush Lamez with a series of wild strikes but Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamez throwing a counter right hand but Ivkov manages to avoid it.
Aleksandar Ivkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
Ivkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Lamez.
Ivkov misses the shot to the body.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Ivkov moves away and avoids it.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivkov counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivkov counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Ivkov's head but Ivkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivkov blocks a jab.
Lamez throws a hook but Ivkov blocks it.
Lamez misses with an uppercut
and Ivkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivkov defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Ivkov misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivkov misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivkov wants to counter the offense by Lamez and move into the clinch position.
Ivkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ivkov moves away from the strike by Lamez.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Ivkov ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Ivkov slips under a jab.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Ivkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Ivkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivkov slips a jab from Lamez.
Ivkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Ivkov blocks a jab.
Lamez misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez throws an off balance right hand
and Ivkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivkov throws a right hand that Lamez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamez also avoids with ease.
Ivkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamez manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
Ivkov shapes to counter with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivkov. Lamez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivkov lands the left hand.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Ivkov slips the punch.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
Lamez looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
Ivkov misses with a body shot.
Ivkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Ivkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivkov misses with a looping right.
Ivkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivkov ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamez misses with a hook. Ivkov ducked under it nicely.
Ivkov ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Ivkov slips a jab from Lamez.
Ivkov throws out a counter right but Lamez avoids it with no problem.
Lamez staying out of range there.
Ivkov throws a head kick but Lamez moves out of range.
Lamez misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Ivkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Ivkov is looking for the big counter here.
Ivkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Ivkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivkov.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Ivkov moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
Ivkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivkov 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.
Ivkov staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksandar Ivkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ivkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamez.
Ivkov is looking for the big counter here.
Ivkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivkov works the jab nicely.
Ivkov lands with a straight right. Lamez didn't see that one coming.
Ivkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamez.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez ducks under a wild hook from Ivkov.
Ivkov misses with a double jab.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ivkov slips under a jab from Lamez.
Ivkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov throws a hook but Lamez blocks it.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez slips under a jab from Ivkov.
Ivkov defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Ivkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamez is out of range.
Lamez is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Ivkov.
Lamez throws a shot from downtown. Ivkov moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ivkov misses.
Lamez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamez misses with a hook.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Ivkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivkov misses with a looping left.
Lamez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivkov.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Ivkov slips under a jab from Lamez.
Lamez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scottie Lamez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov slips a straight right by Lamez.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Ivkov ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Ivkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ivkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ivkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivkov.
A little feinted left hand from Lamez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ivkov missing with a left hand there. Lamez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivkov throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
Lamez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Ivkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Ivkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Ivkov cracks a nice hook into Lamez's ribs.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Lamez backs off Ivkov throws a huge counter combo but Lamez manages to avoid it all.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez misses with a hook.
Ivkov tries to bum rush Lamez with a series of wild strikes but Lamez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivkov misses with a looping right.
Lamez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivkov.
Ivkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamez misses the jab.
Ivkov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lamez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Ivkov.
Ivkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Ivkov saw that one coming.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Ivkov moved out of range.
Ivkov throws a nice looking combination but Lamez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov slips under a jab.
Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
Ivkov wants to counter the offense by Lamez and move into the clinch position.
Ivkov looks to land a combination but Lamez avoids it well.
Lamez throws a jab when Ivkov was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ivkov! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Ivkov misses.
Ivkov moves away from the strike by Lamez.
Good standup being displayed there by Lamez as he connects with a hook.
Ivkov ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Ivkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Ivkov's head but Ivkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivkov.
A jab from Lamez misses.
Ivkov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
As Lamez backs off Ivkov throws a huge counter combo but Lamez manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Ivkov misses its intended target.
Ivkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivkov slips a straight right by Lamez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scottie Lamez.
Well Ivkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Ivkov!
Aleksandar Ivkov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Dancer (ranked 462 p4p, 929 weight class) and Tobias Berge (ranked 75 p4p, 133 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lesley Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Berge!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dancer takes a swing at Berge's ribcage but misses.
Berge slips a jab from Dancer.
Berge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dancer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berge dives in for a single leg takedown but Dancer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lesley Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berge goes for a double leg but Dancer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dancer continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer misses the shot to the body.
Berge tries to counter with a clinch but Dancer shakes him off and moves away.
Berge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berge avoids the body shot from Dancer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer misses with an uppercut.
Dancer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dancer takes a swing at Berge's ribcage but misses.
Berge tries to keep at a distance but Dancer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Berge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berge pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berge tries to pass to full mount but Dancer defends it.
Berge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dancer defends it well.
Berge is trying to control. Dancer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dancer defend it? Berge steps over the head and cranks it - Dancer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Berge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tobias Berge!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tobias Berge waved his t-shirt featuring BE Younick 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bar (ranked 231 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 37 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown
so Bar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bar has Silva in his guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Bar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is pressing down on Bar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bar is holding on for now.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bar is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva is keen to just control but Bar is a slippery customer.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bar defends the submission attempt.
Bar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bar has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonny Bar!
In defeat, Rickson Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 307 p4p, 744 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 54 p4p, 111 weight class). David Scott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott has closed the distance and engaged Koppia in a clinch.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koppia to keep the fight standing.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott tries to pull guard but Koppia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ottaa Koppia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koppia to keep the fight standing.
Koppia breaks from the clinch.
Scott wants to clinch up but Koppia keeps it at a distance.
Ottaa Koppia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koppia. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koppia throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koppia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott throws out a counter right but Koppia avoids it with no problem.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Scott tries to counter it with a takedown but Koppia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koppia throws a big shot that misses.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koppia throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Koppia gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Koppia throws a head punch that misses.
Koppia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Scott tries to pull guard but Koppia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koppia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scott no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Scott working for a triangle but Koppia defends it easily.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Koppia pushes his legs off easily.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koppia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koppia has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Koppia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koppia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koppia has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Scott looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Koppia is defending well. Scott quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Koppia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Scott celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Scott!
A relieved looking David Scott 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 42 p4p, 780 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 3 p4p, 46 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga is having none of it.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves away
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Tomonaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomonaga is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Tomonaga circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomonaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomonaga blocks a jab.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga being controlled against the cage.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Tomonaga improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Hall has Tomonaga pressed against the cage.
Tomonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Hall manages to pull guard.
Tomonaga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tomonaga wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hall's closed guard. He's half up but Hall has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hall pivots and extends the arm, Tomonaga falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hall! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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