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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Francisco (ranked 3707 p4p, 24021 weight class) and Bang Mai Ni (ranked 339 p4p, 411 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bang Mai Ni!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco ducks right into an uppercut from Mai Ni.
Francisco tries to clinch up.
Francisco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mai Ni stuffs the takedown.
Francisco misses with a leg kick.
Mai Ni lands with a good body shot.
Francisco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Francisco wants to control from the top but Mai Ni keeps moving.
Mai Ni managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mai Ni keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Mai Ni looking for a sweep. Not yet Mai Ni, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mai Ni wants to sweep but no luck.
Mai Ni keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mai Ni holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Francisco tried to score with a low kick but Mai Ni checks it.
Mai Ni scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mai Ni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Joao Francisco has been cut.
Bang Mai Ni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francisco fails with the takedown.
Joao Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francisco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francisco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco walks into a jab.
Francisco needs to keep his hands up - Mai Ni had a free shot at his head there.
Mai Ni throws a low kick, looking for Francisco's leg but Francisco calmly moves out of range.
Francisco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Francisco dives in and grabs Mai Ni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mai Ni pushes down on Francisco's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Francisco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mai Ni slaps away a takedown attempt from Francisco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Francisco takes a swing at Mai Ni's ribcage but misses.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Mai Ni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mai Ni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Francisco under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francisco shoots in for a takedown but Mai Ni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francisco misses with a few strikes there.
Mai Ni with a jab.
Francisco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Mai Ni.
 Francisco is rocked!
Francisco walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mai Ni swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bang Mai Ni!
A very excited looking Bang Mai Ni 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 3853 p4p, 4702 weight class) and Joost Pertle (ranked 445 p4p, 481 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Pertle!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pertle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pertle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pertle lands a jab.
Meeks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight.
Pertle shoots in for a takedown but Meeks shows good takedown defense.
Pertle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
Pertle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
Pertle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle.
Pertle checks a leg kick nicely.
As Meeks backs off Pertle throws a huge counter combo but Meeks manages to avoid it all.
Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pertle closes the distance and pushes Meeks back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pertle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Meeks is trying to keep an underhook but Pertle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meeks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet.
Meeks pulls Pertle in close to prevent any damage.
Meeks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pertle manages to get himself to full guard.
Meeks gets to his feet - Pertle follows without any prompting.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pertle fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pertle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meeks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meeks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pertle's coach down at Titan Fitness $180/wk was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pertle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meeks with the inside leg kick.
Pertle tries to close the distance and clinch but Meeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meeks connects with a high kick.
Pertle slips under a jab.
Pertle avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Meeks.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pertle is defending well for now.
Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pertle blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pertle jumps guard and drags Meeks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pertle is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Meeks is fighting to break Pertle's control of his arms but Pertle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Let's hope that Pertle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pertle's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meeks throws a body kick that misses.
Meeks looks to land a body kick but Pertle moved away.
Pertle throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pertle is defended easily by Meeks.
Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pertle tries a head kick but it misses.
Pertle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pertle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meeks to score with a decent uppercut.
Pertle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meeks thinks about countering with a head kick.
Meeks moves out of range of the body kick.
Pertle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pertle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pertle is defending well for now.
Pertle effectively controlling the action here.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Pertle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks misses with a knee strike.
Meeks tries a knee to the head but Pertle blocks it.
Pertle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meeks is defending well.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pertle goes for a takedown attempt but Meeks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle.
Meeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pertle manages to avoid it.
Meeks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pertle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks connects with a leg kick.
Meeks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meeks throws a head kick but Pertle moves out of range.
Meeks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pertle can do to turn this around?
Pertle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Meeks.
Meeks has managed to clinch.
Pertle is looking for a takedown.
Meeks works on Pertle's body with a couple of short punches.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pertle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pertle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meeks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pertle's face.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks is working Pertle over against the cage.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks connects with a knee to the head.
Pertle is working for takedown but Meeks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pertle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meeks drives through and clinches with Pertle against the cage.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pertle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meeks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage.
Pertle wants to stall.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks tries to work over Pertle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Meeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
A bit of stalling here from Meeks.
Meeks is pushing Pertle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pertle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meeks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round.
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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pertle's sensitive parts.
Meeks misses with the combination.
Pertle feints the counter takedown.
Pertle checks a low kick from Meeks.
Pertle dives in and scores a takedown into Meeks's guard.
Meeks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pertle has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Pertle blocks a body shot from Meeks.
Pertle stalling.
Pertle wants a takedown but no success here.
Pertle leaning against his opponent.
Pertle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pertle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meeks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pertle up against the cage.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks cracks Pertle with a nice body shot.
Meeks stalling the fight.
Meeks working Pertle over with knees to the body.
Meeks digs a right hand into Pertle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pertle's gas tank.
Meeks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meeks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meeks scores with a shot to the side of Pertle's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Meeks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks working Pertle over with knees to the body.
Meeks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pertle's face.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Pertle controls his hands.
Pertle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage.
Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Meeks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pertle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meeks prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
A knee to the head by Meeks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pertle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meeks is defending well.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle.
Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks tries a body shot but Pertle blocks it.
Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pertle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meeks is keeping busy.
Pertle tries to work over Meeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pertle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pertle doesn't manage to clinch there - Meeks circles away.
Meeks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pertle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meeks!
Meeks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meeks tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meeks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meeks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nack Daiz (ranked 4737 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Jason Dunk (ranked 483 p4p, 274 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nack Daiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Dunk!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunk lands a front kick.
Daiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Daiz misses with a left hand
and Dunk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Dunk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Daiz really felt that one!
Daiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dunk can pounce on him.
Daiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Daiz is breathing heavily.
Dunk connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nack Daiz has been cut.
Dunk with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dunk counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunk lands with a nice body kick.
Dunk feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Daiz collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Dunk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Tellurique (ranked 3473 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Zahir Harden (ranked 417 p4p, 307 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Tellurique !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahir Harden!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tellurique swivels and escapes.
Tellurique clinches.
Tellurique will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harden up against the cage.
Harden fails to pull guard.
Tellurique is pushing Harden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harden wants a takedown.
Gaston Tellurique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahir Harden.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellurique .
Tellurique misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden tries to break free but Tellurique pushes him back against the cage.
Harden is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tellurique pushes Harden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellurique misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Tellurique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Harden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tellurique prevents it.
Harden looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellurique .
Tellurique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tellurique lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Tellurique is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tellurique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellurique works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
Tellurique misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellurique leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tellurique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tellurique scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tellurique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
Harden blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellurique is pressed up against the cage. Harden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tellurique down to the mat. Tellurique avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tellurique has Harden up against the cage in a clinch.
Tellurique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellurique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Nice body punch from Tellurique .
Tellurique content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tellurique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tellurique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellurique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Tellurique .
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellurique .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tellurique slowing the pace effectively.
Tellurique lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tellurique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tellurique gets underhooks to prevent Harden's takedown attempt.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
Harden is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tellurique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellurique manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Tellurique content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tellurique prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tellurique lands a nice shot to the body.
Tellurique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellurique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tellurique pushes Harden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Harden is rocked!
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Tellurique finish him?
Tellurique lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harden to his knees! Tellurique keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Tellurique !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamari Lexington (ranked 3573 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Jim Rhat (ranked 425 p4p, 317 weight class). Rhat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Das Ist It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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172
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamari Lexington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Rhat!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexington shoots in and drives through. Rhat sprawls well.
Rhat misses with a hook.
Lexington shoots in for a takedown but Rhat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lexington clinches.
Rhat decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lexington won't allow Rhat to sweep him here.
Lexington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhat has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Hilo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rhat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lexington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rhat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lexington's guard.
Lexington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rhat is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhat trying to control but Lexington is working from the bottom.
Rhat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rhat is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lexington is trying to escape and Rhat transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lexington is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rhat! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Rhat!
In his post fight interview, Jim Rhat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Meno (ranked 2434 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Perov Yelisey (ranked 243 p4p, 235 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perov Yelisey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Meno misses the target.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Meno both land. Nice combination.
Meno lands with a nice combination. Yelisey backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meno!
Yelisey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Meno tries to clinch up.
Meno jabs Yelisey right on the nose. Yelisey blinks but takes it well.
Yelisey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meno stalks Yelisey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yelisey's face. Yelisey staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meno throws a right hand that Yelisey ducks under and follows up with a left that Yelisey also avoids with ease.
Meno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno throws a shot from downtown. Yelisey moves away and avoids it.
Yelisey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Meno misses.
Meno throws a lazy right hand but Yelisey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meno wants to clinch.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Meno misses its intended target.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Meno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Meno closes the distance and pushes Yelisey back into the cage.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meno lands with a light punch inside.
Yelisey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meno is working the combinations to good effect here.
Meno throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Meno is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ele Meno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meno scores with a jab. Yelisey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Meno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Meno backs off Yelisey throws a huge counter combo but Meno manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno doesn't manage to clinch there - Yelisey circles away.
Meno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meno misses with a hook.
Meno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelisey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Meno looks to land a combination. Yelisey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yelisey gets tackled into the cage by Meno. Meno maintains the clinch.
Meno gets underhooks to prevent Yelisey's takedown attempt.
Meno digs a right hand underneath Yelisey's ribcage. Yelisey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yelisey.
Yelisey is trying to drag Meno to the mat but Meno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ele Meno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perov Yelisey.
Yelisey looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Meno.
Meno tries to throw a body punch but Yelisey avoids it by throwing Meno back against the cage.
Meno lands a nice uppercut.
Yelisey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yelisey wants to take the fight to the mat but Meno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Meno lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Meno.
Meno can't find room to land a body shot as Yelisey controls the action.
A body shot lands from Meno.
Meno lands a nice shot to the body.
Yelisey looks winded!
Meno is stalling here.
Meno scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ele Meno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meno tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
Meno lands a nice looking body shot.
Meno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelisey moves away.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Yelisey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yelisey. Yelisey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yelisey ducks under a wild hook from Meno.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meno tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Meno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yelisey tries for a takedown but Meno manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Meno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yelisey up against the cage.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Meno.
Meno breaks from the clinch.
Ele Meno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meno lands a jab to the nose.
Meno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yelisey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meno.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meno fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Yelisey misses.
Meno has managed to clinch.
Yelisey blocks a body shot from Meno.
Meno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meno slowing the pace effectively.
Meno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yelisey can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Meno.
Meno scores with a hook to the body.
Meno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelisey can do to turn this around?
Meno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ele Meno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perov Yelisey.
Yelisey tries to score a body lock takedown but Meno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yelisey is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meno is working Yelisey over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Meno.
Meno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yelisey backwards.
Meno digs a right hand underneath Yelisey's ribcage. Yelisey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meno lands a nice shot to the body.
Meno lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meno.
Meno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meno misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meno misses with an uppercut.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Meno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meno gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Meno.
Meno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Meno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ele Meno dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Meno tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Meno cracks Yelisey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meno scores with a nice right hand.
Meno scores with a nice right hand.
Ele Meno is winning the standup battle so far.
Meno tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Meno - just one landing.
Meno lands with a nice combination. Yelisey backs away looking to recover.
Meno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yelisey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yelisey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meno throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Meno misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno misses with a two punch combination.
Meno throws an overhand right that lands on Yelisey's shoulder, as Yelisey tries to avoid the shot.
Yelisey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Meno rushes Yelisey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yelisey's elbow.
Meno scores with a shot to the side of Yelisey's head.
Meno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yelisey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meno is defending well.
Meno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yelisey backwards.
Ele Meno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meno manages to break the clinch.
Meno thuds a left hand into Yelisey's body.
Some wild striking there from Meno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meno sizes up Yelisey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yelisey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meno.
Meno misses with a looping right.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meno with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelisey moves away.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meno throws the left hand but Yelisey avoids the punch easily.
Meno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yelisey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yelisey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yelisey keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
Meno lands a body shot.
Meno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meno throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yelisey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meno misses with the combination.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelisey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yelisey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yelisey slips under a jab from Meno.
Yelisey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meno just misses with a punch to the body.
Yelisey slips a straight right by Meno.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meno throws a hook but Yelisey blocks it.
Meno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yelisey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meno forces Yelisey back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Meno.
Meno lands a body punch.
Yelisey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yelisey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perov Yelisey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ele Meno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yelisey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ele Meno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ele Meno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abigg Chungus (ranked 2357 p4p, 2168 weight class) and Morton Masters (ranked 310 p4p, 283 weight class). Morton Masters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abigg Chungus's chin.
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180
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters has Chungus up against the cage in a clinch.
Chungus lands a hook that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
Masters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
Chungus blocks an elbow strike.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Abigg Chungus has been cut.
Masters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chungus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chungus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Masters's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters stalling.
Masters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masters is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Masters - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chungus trying to stall but Masters improves his position.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Chungus is blocking nicely.
Masters misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters.
Masters lands a left hand.
Chungus avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters.
Chungus dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters is stalling here.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Chungus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masters works on Chungus's body with a couple of short punches.
Chungus taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chungus takes a shot to the head.
Chungus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Chungus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chungus blocks an uppercut.
Chungus misses with an elbow strike.
Chungus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chungus throws a punch but it's blocked by Masters.
Masters lands a big knee to the head and Chungus goes down! Masters pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morton Masters!
Morton Masters thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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