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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topi Taunus (ranked 5248 p4p, 5291 weight class) and Butterfingers Butts (ranked 507 p4p, 509 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topi Taunus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butterfingers Butts!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Butts misses.
Taunus clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Butts has a couple of punches blocked by Taunus.
Taunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taunus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butts.
Taunus throws a big counter combination but Butts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Butts misses with an uppercut. Taunus saw that one coming.
Taunus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taunus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taunus closes the distance and pushes Butts back into the cage.
Butts prevents a body shot from Taunus.
Taunus struggles to land a body shot inside as Butts controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butts avoiding damage as Taunus throws knees to the body.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts avoiding damage as Taunus throws knees to the body.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taunus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butts misses with a looping left.
Taunus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taunus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Butts with a hook.
Taunus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taunus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butts.
Taunus ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Butts cracks Taunus with a good jab.
Butts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taunus counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butts.
Taunus just leaning against Butts, taking a breather.
Butts swings wildly with an uppercut but Taunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taunus prevents a body shot from Butts.
Butts has a couple of punches blocked by Taunus.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
Taunus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Butts.
A shot in the inside from Taunus.
Taunus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butts avoids a wild elbow strike from Taunus.
Taunus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taunus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taunus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Butts's face.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Taunus breaks from the clinch.
Taunus darts in and clinches Butts up against the cage.
Butts blocks a body shot from Taunus.
Taunus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butts.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butts.
Taunus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butts.
Taunus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Butts working aggressively here.
Taunus landing knees to the head.
Taunus slowing the pace effectively.
Butts tries to work over Taunus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Butts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Butts misses.
Butts swings for the body but Taunus moves out of range.
It looked like Taunus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Butts throws a lazy right hand but Taunus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taunus instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Taunus.
Taunus blocking some punches.
Taunus can't find room to land a body shot as Butts controls the action.
Taunus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taunus takes one on the button.
Butts stuns Taunus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taunus throws a head kick but Butts moves out of range.
Taunus clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taunus stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taunus.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
Taunus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taunus looking for a takedown.
Taunus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Butts up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
Butts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butts swings wildly with an uppercut but Taunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butts swings wildly with an uppercut but Taunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butts misses with a straight right.
Butts scores with a jab.
Taunus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taunus trying to land knees to the body.
Taunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taunus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Butts up against the cage.
Taunus scores a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Taunus with a knee to the head.
Butts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Butts throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Taunus blocks an uppercut.
Taunus stalling.
Taunus tries to work over Butts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taunus.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Taunus.
Taunus blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taunus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taunus lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Butts fails to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Taunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butts looks to throw the jab but Taunus is out of range.
Butts throws a looping overhand right but Taunus ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Taunus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butts lunges at Taunus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taunus's hand.
Butts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taunus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Butts scores with a sloppy right hand. Taunus should have avoided that one.
Taunus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butts.
Butts blocks a leg kick.
Butts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taunus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butts throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taunus.
Taunus slips a jab from Butts.
Taunus is looking to counter the offense by Butts and move into the clinch.
Taunus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taunus looks to land a body kick but Butts moved away.
Butts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Butts misses the target.
Butts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taunus moves away from the strike by Butts.
Taunus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butts misses with an uppercut.
Taunus throws a head kick that misses.
Butts digs a good body shot into Taunus's ribs.
Butts throws a jab but it's blocked by Taunus.
Nice defenses there by Taunus.
As Butts backs away, Taunus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taunus.
Butts tries to keep at a distance but Taunus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taunus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butts is defending well for now.
Butts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taunus connects with a knee to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butts misses with some punches.
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Taunus blocks an uppercut.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Taunus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taunus.
Taunus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taunus.
Taunus effectively controlling the action here.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Taunus is pushing Butts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Butts misses with some punches.
Butts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taunus crunches a lovely knee into Butts's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Butterfingers Butts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Taunus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Butts throws a hook but Taunus blocks it.
Topi Taunus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butts misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Butts.
Butts blocks a head kick by Taunus.
Taunus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butts swings widly with a right hand
and Taunus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taunus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taunus breaks the clinch.
A big left from Taunus misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butts scores with the left hand. Taunus knows he should have avoided that one.
Butts might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taunus avoids the body shot from Butts.
It appears Taunus was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Butts misses.
Taunus misses with a body kick.
Taunus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Butts misses with a looping left.
Taunus has closed the distance and engaged Butts in a clinch.
Taunus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Butts up against the cage.
Butts has a couple of punches blocked by Taunus.
Taunus blocking some punches.
Topi Taunus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Taunus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taunus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butts.
Taunus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butts.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Taunus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taunus.
Taunus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taunus throws a head kick but Butts moves out of range.
Butts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts lands a right hook to the body.
Butts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts connects with a body shot that sends Taunus's belly button to the back.
Taunus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butts lands a really nice looking cross but Taunus seems unphased.
Taunus tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butts avoids the head kick by Taunus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Butts misses.
Jab from Butts.
Taunus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taunus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Taunus.
Taunus clinches with his opponent.
Butts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Taunus.
Butts throws a punch but it's blocked by Taunus.
Taunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taunus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taunus tries a body shot but Butts blocks it.
Butts struggles to land a body shot inside as Taunus controls his hands.
Taunus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taunus moves out of range as Butts strikes.
Jab by Butts.
Butts misses with a hook.
Butterfingers Butts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butts 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.
Taunus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butts.
Butts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taunus's hands.
Taunus clinches up with Butts and pushes him back against the cage.
Taunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butts working aggressively here.
Taunus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butts misses with the head 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!
Taunus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Butts misses with a punch to the body.
Taunus blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Taunus.
Taunus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butts lands a jab to Taunus's midsection.
Butts throws a shot from downtown. Taunus moves away and avoids it.
Butts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A leg kick checked by Butts.
Taunus moves away from the strike by Butts.
Taunus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Butts.
Butts misses the jab.
Butts throws a right hand that misses
and Taunus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taunus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butts.
Taunus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taunus doesn't seem bothered though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Taunus throws a wild body kick that Butts sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Butts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taunus ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Butts moves out of range of the body kick from Taunus.
Butts throws a body punch but Taunus moves out of range.
Taunus slips a jab from Butts.
Taunus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taunus defending well as Butts loads up on a big left hand.
Butts looks to land a left hand but Taunus moved out of range nicely.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taunus.
As Butts backs away, Taunus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Taunus clinches up with Butts and pushes him back against the cage.
Taunus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taunus slips under a jab from Butts.
Taunus appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Butts.
Butts missing with a left hand there. Taunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taunus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Butts cracks Taunus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taunus slips under a jab.
Taunus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Butts throws a hook but Taunus avoids it easily.
Butts with a jab.
Butts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taunus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Taunus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butts.
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended 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!
Butts misses with a hook
and Taunus counters by moving into the clinch.
Butts misses with a punch on the inside.
Taunus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taunus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butts throws out a loose jab but Taunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taunus.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butts throws out a powerful jab.
Taunus clinches up with Butts and pushes him back against the cage.
Taunus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taunus stalling.
Taunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butts throws a head punch that misses.
Butts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taunus lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butts.
Taunus scores with a knee to the head.
Taunus lands an elbow just above Butts 's eye.
Butts misses with some punches.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butts managing to block the knees to the body from Taunus.
Taunus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butterfingers Butts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taunus ducks right into an uppercut from Butts.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taunus.
Taunus moves into the clinch successfully.
Butts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butts working aggressively here.
Taunus pulls guard.
Taunus seems keen to control Butts's posture.
Taunus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Taunus.
Butts won't allow Taunus to sweep him here.
Butts stops Taunus from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taunus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Butts's guard.
Taunus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Butts's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Butterfingers Butts.
I think Butts 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Butterfingers Butts!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Butterfingers Butts!
Butterfingers Butts wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Inganno (ranked 4371 p4p, 24839 weight class) and Dieselnoi Thanasukarn (ranked 463 p4p, 554 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Braxton Inganno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanasukarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thanasukarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inganno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thanasukarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inganno connects with a looping right hand.
Thanasukarn closes the distance and pushes Inganno back into the cage.
Inganno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thanasukarn uses from the top position.
Inganno has an active guard here but Thanasukarn has managed to pass into half guard.
Inganno actively working from the bottom here.
Thanasukarn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thanasukarn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inganno defending well though.
Inganno moves into full guard.
Thanasukarn is looking to work some ground and pound but Inganno has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanasukarn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Inganno pushes a forearm under Thanasukarn's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thanasukarn is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Braxton Inganno !
In his post fight interview, Braxton Inganno started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Dieselnoi Thanasukarn had this to say: 'Hey, it is what it is. U win some and u lose some. Fair play to my opponent, he fought well and we’ll be back baby!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Jay (ranked 3970 p4p, 24923 weight class) and Maruyama Takeshi (ranked 499 p4p, 647 weight class). Marco Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maruyama Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Takeshi.
 It looks like Marco Jay has been cut.
Maruyama Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi lands an overhand right.
Jay throws a body kick that misses.
Takeshi sends Jay crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Takeshi is motioning to the referee to let Jay up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeshi misses the jab.
Jay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Takeshi cracks Jay with a hook to the temple - Jay is on wobbly legs here! Takeshi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jay falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Takeshi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maruyama Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 3977 p4p, 4446 weight class) and Alpyurek Sanli (ranked 505 p4p, 531 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 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alpyurek Sanli!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Romero misses
and Sanli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanli controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanli looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanli, not yet.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanli doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Alpyurek Sanli has been cut.
Romero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanli sprawls well initially but Romero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanli is refusing to be controlled, as Romero sits in half guard.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Sanli is defending well.
Sanli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanli is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Romero is trying to control. Sanli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanli trying to hold on to Romero's head to control him but Romero postures up.
Sanli is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanli.
Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanli flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
A good leg kick by Sanli.
Sanli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanli wants it to stay on the feet.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Sanli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanli lands a leg kick that knocks Romero off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Sanli.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Sanli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a lazy head kick
and Sanli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanli counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Sanli works the jab nicely.
Sanli with a nice calf kick.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanli sprawls well. Sanli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanli counters with a head kick that drops Romero to the mat! Romero scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Romero is rocked!
Sanli stuffs the takedown.
Sanli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romero's sensitive parts.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanli, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanli slows down the pace here.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sanli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with an elbow to the head.
Romero avoiding Sanli 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Romero's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sanli can't escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanli looking very determined here, making life difficult for Romero.
Romero is persistently looking for the submission but Sanli is defending it well.
Sanli trying to control but not successfully.
Romero trying to control.
Romero lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Romero lands shots from the back.
Sanli tries to roll but Romero sticks to his back.
Sanli covering up well under a series of strikes from Romero.
Romero working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sanli trying to control the hands but Romero breaks the grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romero slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Romero tries to keep control of the position but Sanli is staying busy.
Sanli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanli is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero dives in and grabs Sanli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanli pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Romero backing away here, and Sanli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alpyurek Sanli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alpyurek Sanli'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. This is the final round!
Sanli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanli is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, Sanli circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Sanli connects with a leg kick.
Sanli with a nice calf kick.
Sanli thumps Romero with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Sanli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero looks for the body kick but Sanli saw that one coming.
Sanli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanli keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Romero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Sanli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero wants to control from the top but Sanli keeps moving.
Sanli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanli's waist but Sanli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanli circles away.
Romero clinches up with Sanli and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanli throws a head punch that misses.
Sanli misses with some punches.
Sanli has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Sanli swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanli's elbow.
Sanli has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanli throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Sanli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Sanli moves out of range easily.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Sanli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanli counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanli with the inside leg kick.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Sanli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero backing away here, and Sanli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alpyurek Sanli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanli connects with a high kick.
Romero gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanli struggling a bit here.
Sanli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well,Romero is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets to mount! Sanli was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Romero is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanli frees his head quite easily.
Romero manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanli to take his back!
That's eight 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.
Sanli wants to escape the position.
Romero is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Romero is looking to control Sanli but Sanli is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Romero missing with strikes.
Romero trying to control.
Romero is looking for the choke from the back position but Sanli is controlling his hands well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeps control of the position as Sanli tries to break free.
Sanli avoids the strikes from Romero.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Alpyurek Sanli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero misses with punches from the back.
Romero looking for the choke but no joy.
Yoel Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanli turns into Romero and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpyurek Sanli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanli 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Alpyurek Sanli!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Alpyurek Sanli!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Alpyurek Sanli!
Alpyurek Sanli wins by unanimous decision!
Alpyurek Sanli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veg Eta (ranked 4239 p4p, 3976 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 459 p4p, 445 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veg Eta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eta.
Eta works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eta. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Eta as he connects with a hook.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eta keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eta is controlling Aldo's posture.
Eta is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Eta is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eta keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eta looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aldo is defending well. Eta quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aldo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Eta celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veg Eta!
A relieved looking Veg Eta 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Astrom (ranked 3524 p4p, 4544 weight class) and Bjorn Simpson (ranked 457 p4p, 531 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Astrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson stuffs the takedown.
Simpson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Astrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simpson as he jumps to the side.
Astrom misses with a takedown
and Simpson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Astrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astrom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astrom dives in for a single leg takedown but Simpson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrom has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from Simpson misses.
Astrom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simpson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson unleashes a big counter combination but Astrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Astrom's head coaches at Hilo MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Astrom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Simpson is trying to defend but Astrom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Astrom trying to control from half guard but Simpson is working away.
Simpson trying to control but Astrom postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrom throwing shots but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson is doing well to control the position and prevent Astrom from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Astrom working Simpson over with strikes.
Astrom is working for a kimura but Simpson is defending it quite comfortably.
Astrom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrom is trying to control. Simpson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Simpson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Astrom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Astrom wants to control but Simpson is keeping him busy.
Astrom thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Astrom throwing shots but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson has hold of Astrom's hands but Astrom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Astrom wants to free his trapped foot but Simpson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Simpson is not content to let Astrom control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simpson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Astrom.
Simpson is doing well to control the position and prevent Astrom from advancing to side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Astrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simpson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Astrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simpson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Astrom wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Astrom has picked Simpson up and slammed him! Simpson can't keep hold of the triangle and Astrom manages to pass to side control!
Simpson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Astrom.
Simpson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Simpson is trying to control Astrom's posture but Astrom avoids it.
Simpson defending against the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Astrom throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Simpson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Astrom swings around for an armbar but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Astrom's guard.
Astrom throws a couple of heel strikes.
Simpson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Astrom's head.
Astrom looking for a guillotine here but Simpson defends easily.
Simpson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Astrom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Simpson throws a big right hand that misses.
Astrom looking for a guillotine here but Simpson defends easily.
Simpson wants to stand but Astrom has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simpson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simpson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Astrom's head.
Simpson with a nice head shot there.
Simpson landing some decent shots from guard.
Astrom trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Simpson postures up in Astrom's guard and throws a big left but Astrom blocks it.
Simpson working some strikes from top position.
Astrom is trying to control the position but Simpson postures up.
Astrom 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.
Astrom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Astrom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Astrom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Astrom has gone for a leg lock! Simpson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Astrom's guard.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Astrom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Astrom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simpson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Simpson with a nice head shot there.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simpson with a nice head shot there.
Astrom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
Simpson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Astrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Astrom from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Simpson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Astrom is looking to clinch.
Simpson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Astrom with a poor takedown
and Simpson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Astrom closes the distance and clinches up with Simpson, looking for a takedown. Astrom pushes Simpson against the cage but Simpson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Simpson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Astrom with a poor takedown
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Astrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astrom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simpson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Astrom is looking to clinch.
Astrom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Astrom off to one side.
Simpson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Astrom rather than just go for the knockout.
Astrom shoots in and drives through. Simpson sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Astrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Simpson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Astrom has his takedown stuffed
and Simpson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Astrom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Simpson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simpson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Astrom haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Astrom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrom drops back, looking for a kneebar! Simpson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Simpson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Simpson!
Astrom throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Simpson scoring with punches from side control.
Astrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Astrom is looking for a sweep.
Simpson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Simpson landing a few strikes.
Simpson working the body and head with strikes.
Simpson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Astrom down.
Simpson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Astrom is rocked!
Astrom misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson working the ground and pound.
Oh Astrom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson landing strikes.
Simpson cracks Astrom with a big elbow.
Simpson scoring with punches from side control.
Astrom struggling a bit here.
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!
Simpson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Astrom throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Astrom is trying to control Simpson's posture but Simpson avoids it.
Astrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a strong strike to the head of Astrom. That's dazed him! Simpson looking to finish here. Astrom is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Simpson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Simpson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Thomas (ranked 3318 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Smity Smash (ranked 375 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Smity Smash!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Smash's belly button to the back.
Smash swinging wildly here.
Smash misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smash! Thomas lets Smash back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Smash is rocked!
It looks like Smity Smash has been cut.
Thomas circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Smash tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Thomas wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Inganno (ranked 3389 p4p, 4453 weight class) and Esad Chimaev (ranked 440 p4p, 525 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Inganno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esad Chimaev!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inganno connects with a body shot that sends Chimaev's belly button to the back.
Inganno lands a right hook to the body.
Inganno cracks Chimaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Inganno. Those never looked like landing.
Inganno tests Chimaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Inganno finds it's target.
Inganno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Inganno.
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!
Inganno fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimaev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chimaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inganno counters with a nice right hand that sends Chimaev toppling to the canvas! Chimaev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Inganno finish him?!
Chimaev is rocked!
Inganno scores with a decent looking hook.
Chimaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Inganno finish him?
Inganno sizes up Chimaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chimaev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chimaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inganno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chimaev goes for a double leg but Inganno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Inganno continues to drive forward.
Chimaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Tommy Inganno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esad Chimaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Inganno defends well and Chimaev ends up having to push Inganno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Inganno cracks Chimaev with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Inganno has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chimaev to stand back up!
Inganno lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Inganno misses.
Inganno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimaev manages to avoid it.
Chimaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chimaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inganno defends it nicely.
Inganno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inganno drops Chimaev with a beautiful combination! Chimaev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Inganno is looking for the KO!
Inganno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chimaev.
Tommy Inganno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inganno throws a nice looking combination but Chimaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inganno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chimaev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chimaev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chimaev defending well as Inganno loads up on a big left hand.
Chimaev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chimaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inganno counters with a nice right hand that sends Chimaev toppling to the canvas! Chimaev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Inganno finish him?!
Inganno swings for the body but Chimaev moves out of range.
Inganno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chimaev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Inganno is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chimaev.
Chimaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chimaev shoots in for a double leg but Inganno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Inganno misses.
A jab from Inganno does it's job there.
Inganno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chimaev is defended easily by Inganno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chimaev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Inganno lands a head shot.
Chimaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chimaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inganno as he jumps to the side.
Inganno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chimaev darts in looking for a takedown but Inganno gets double underhooks and turns Chimaev into the cage.
Chimaev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inganno's sensitive parts.
Inganno throws a hook but Chimaev blocks it.
Chimaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inganno lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Chimaev goes down and covers up as Inganno starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Inganno!
Tommy Inganno bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Lascombe (ranked 3807 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Guilmont Morel (ranked 505 p4p, 412 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ferdinand Lascombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guilmont Morel!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lascombe ducks under a wild hook from Morel.
A swing and a miss from Morel.
Lascombe tries to counter with a takedown but Morel is quick to defend against it.
Morel takes a swing at Lascombe's ribcage but misses.
Lascombe feinted with a counter takedown.
Morel feints and as Lascombe raises his hands in defense, Morel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morel has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Puncher's Chance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Morel landing some decent shots from guard.
Morel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lascombe's head.
Lascombe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Morel has his hands clasped together but Lascombe extends and breaks Morel's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lascombe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ferdinand Lascombe!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Kochanowski (ranked 2515 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Cujo Jackson (ranked 316 p4p, 273 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Kochanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cujo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Kochanowski shows good takedown defense.
Kochanowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kochanowski to the ground. Jackson is now in Kochanowski's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Kochanowski working a defensive guard here.
Jackson trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kochanowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kochanowski is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Kochanowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Kochanowski has moved into half guard.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kochanowski is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Kochanowski is controlling the pace.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kochanowski is staying active.
Jackson is concentrating on defense, preventing Kochanowski from advancing position.
Jackson trying to control but Kochanowski postures up.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Kochanowski has passed into side control.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kochanowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kochanowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson is in trouble now - Kochanowski has advanced to mount!
Jackson holds on for dear life.
Kochanowski tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Kochanowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Kochanowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kochanowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kochanowski with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson tries to hold on but Kochanowski pushes him away.
Kochanowski wants to take Jackson's back here but Jackson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kochanowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson wants to control but Kochanowski is having none of it.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Kochanowski wants to take Jackson's back here but Jackson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kochanowski wants to finish this one by submission but Jackson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Kochanowski looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kochanowski trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Kochanowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson is looking to sweep but instead, Kochanowski has passed into half guard.
Kochanowski trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Jackson has his hands clasped together around Kochanowski's back. He's all about the action.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Kochanowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kochanowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Kochanowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is pulling down on Kochanowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kochanowski, at least for the moment.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kochanowski postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kochanowski looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Kochanowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kochanowski tries to clinch
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kochanowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Kochanowski's legs - danger averted.
Jackson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kochanowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski preventing the sweep.
Kochanowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to sweep but instead, Kochanowski has passed into half guard.
Kochanowski not doing much here.
Kochanowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson has a hand on Kochanowski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kochanowski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kochanowski looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kochanowski is looking to work his way around to Jackson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kochanowski is working hard here to advance position.
Mateusz Kochanowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Kochanowski fails to take his opponent's back.
Kochanowski wants to control the action but instead Jackson gets a body lock and reverses into Kochanowski's guard! Nice work!
Jackson is looking to advance position but Kochanowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Kochanowski maintains control.
Kochanowski trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Kochanowski moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Jackson right now.
Kochanowski controlling from the back.
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Kochanowski keeps control of the position.
Jackson prevents Kochanowski from getting a body triangle.
Jackson wants to escape the position.
Jackson trying to control the hands but Kochanowski breaks the grip.
Kochanowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
I really don't envy Jackson right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski looking for the RNC.
Kochanowski is not going to allow Jackson to sit and survive in this position.
Jackson tries to roll but Kochanowski sticks to his back.
Kochanowski trying to control momentarily.
Kochanowski looking to break Jackson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jackson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kochanowski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kochanowski sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jackson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mateusz Kochanowski!
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