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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 2552 p4p, 2971 weight class) and Lav Artic (ranked 334 p4p, 373 weight class). Tobias Ahearn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lav Artic's chin.
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lav Artic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Artic. Beautiful body shot.
Artic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahearn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Artic moves away and avoids it.
Ahearn lands with a cross.
Ahearn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Artic on the side of the head.
Artic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahearn misses its target.
Artic misses with a body shot.
Artic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahearn's head.
Ahearn tries to roll over but Artic keeps him under control.
Artic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Artic is working away from the top position though.
Artic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahearn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Artic on the ground.
Artic is taking a breather. Ahearn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Artic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Artic seems content to control.
Artic lands strikes from half guard.
Artic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Artic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Artic wants to control but Ahearn is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Artic seems content to control.
That's two 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.
Artic thows a huge punch but Ahearn dodges it nicely.
Artic passes to side control.
Artic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ahearn wants to control but Artic postures up.
Ahearn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Artic.
Artic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Artic working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Artic.
Ahearn trying to remain calm as Artic controls from the top position.
Artic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ahearn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Artic.
Artic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ahearn trying to remain calm as Artic controls from the top position.
Artic trying to control the position but Ahearn is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Artic tries to move to mount but Ahearn blocks the move with his legs.
Artic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
Artic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahearn keeps working.
Artic just content to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Artic misses with a left hand
and Ahearn counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Artic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ahearn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn lunges at Artic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Artic's hand.
Ahearn throws a hook to the side of Artic's head but Artic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Artic is predictable there
and Ahearn scores with a counter punch that sends Artic to the canvas! Ahearn smells blood - he's punishing Artic with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Artic has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Ahearn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Crash (ranked 2279 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 293 p4p, 331 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
A big left from Soares misses.
As Soares looks to move away, Crash throws a big counter combo but Soares just gets out of the way.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crash throws a body shot but no joy.
Crash sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Crash avoids it this time.
Crash slips under a jab.
Crash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Crash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soares throws out the jab.
Crash appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares scores with a nice strike.
Crash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crash lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Crash misses with a straight right.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Crash pushes him away.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Crash lands a jab-cross combination.
Crash fails to land with a series of punches.
Crash tries to move into range but Soares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Crash misses.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Crash and move into the clinch position.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Soares throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash lunges at Soares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soares's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Crash walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Soares throws a hook to the side of Crash's head but Crash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crash is looking to wear down Soares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crash throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crash went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crash misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crash swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Soares 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.
Crash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Soares throws the left hand but Crash avoids the punch easily.
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Crash pushes him away.
Soares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crash.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Crash misses with a double jab.
Soares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soares moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Soares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soares tries to pull guard but Crash won't allow it.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Crash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soares backs up against the cage.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soares tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Crash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Soares.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Crash saw that one coming.
Crash appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crash swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Crash.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crash.
Crash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Crash throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crash works over Soares's head and body with a nice combination.
Crash slips under a jab.
Crash swinging wildly here.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Crash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Crash appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soares misses with a hook. Crash ducked under it nicely.
Soares takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Crash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crash walks into a stiff left hand from Soares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
As Soares looks to move away, Crash throws a big counter combo but Soares just gets out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soares, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Joey Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Crash shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crash sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Crash avoids it this time.
Crash misses with a hook to the body
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crash misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Crash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Soares misses with a straight right.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crash moves away from the strike by Soares.
Crash moves forwards but Soares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Crash lands with an overhand left.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Crash is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares works Crash's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash misses with a two punch combination.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crash moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Crash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soares counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soares jumps guard but Crash turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crash is aware though and is defending well.
Crash 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.
Crash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crash has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crash defends it easily.
Soares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crash defends well.
Crash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crash wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crash postures up.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Crash from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crash passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Soares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crash has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2623 p4p, 2345 weight class) and Homer Greatrix (ranked 337 p4p, 298 weight class). Cestmir Cejka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Homer Greatrix!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greatrix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cejka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greatrix digs a good body shot into Cejka's ribs.
Cejka cracks Greatrix with an open hand slap.
Greatrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Cejka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greatrix throws a low kick but Cejka moves out of range easily.
Cejka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cejka cracks Greatrix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cejka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cejka stalling in the clinch but Greatrix improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greatrix as Cejka tries to tie him up.
Greatrix working aggressively here.
Greatrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Cejka.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
Greatrix lands an uppercut.
Cejka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greatrix digs a right hand into Cejka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cejka's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greatrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greatrix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greatrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Greatrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Greatrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Cejka.
Greatrix tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Greatrix.
Cejka trying to control the position but instead, Greatrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cejka into the cage.
Greatrix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cejka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Greatrix can turn it around.
Greatrix working aggressively here.
Greatrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka stalling the fight.
Greatrix misses with a body punch.
Greatrix misses with some punches.
Greatrix tries to work over Cejka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Greatrix fails to land.
Greatrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cejka backwards.
Cejka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cejka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greatrix misses with a punch on the inside.
Greatrix misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greatrix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greatrix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cejka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cejka stopping the sweep attempt from Greatrix.
Cejka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greatrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cejka has managed to get both his arms back between Greatrix's legs - danger averted.
Greatrix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cejka trying to control but Greatrix is working from the bottom.
Cejka postures up in Greatrix's guard and throws a big left but Greatrix blocks it.
Cejka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greatrix is proving hard to escape from.
Greatrix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greatrix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cejka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cejka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cejka throwing strikes from guard but Greatrix blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greatrix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greatrix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greatrix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greatrix looking for a guillotine here but Cejka defends easily.
Greatrix throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cejka uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greatrix is looking for a sweep.
Cejka staying calm.
Cejka trying to control the position but Greatrix is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cejka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Greatrix sneaks back into half guard.
Cejka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cejka stalling.
Cejka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Homer Greatrix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Greatrix tries to land a front kick but Cejka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cejka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greatrix throws a body kick that misses.
Cejka throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Cejka.
Greatrix misses with a hook. Cejka ducked under it nicely.
Greatrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Cejka does it's job there.
Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greatrix misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Cejka - just one landing.
Cejka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cejka blocks a low kick nicely.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Greatrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greatrix appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Greatrix throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cejka stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Greatrix follows into mount!
 Cejka is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greatrix working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh Cejka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greatrix looking to secure an arm triangle but Cejka defends it well.
Greatrix has control of Cejka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cejka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Greatrix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cejka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greatrix working for a submission but Cejka is keeping him at bay.
Cejka seems to have got his legs back now.
Greatrix jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cejka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cejka and Greatrix has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cejka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Greatrix tries for a kimura but Cejka is defending well.
Greatrix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cejka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greatrix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cejka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Greatrix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greatrix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cejka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Greatrix asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Greatrix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greatrix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cejka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greatrix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cejka has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greatrix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Greatrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cejka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greatrix tries for a kimura but Cejka is defending well.
Cejka throws Greatrix to one side and escapes!
Cejka lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy body kick from Greatrix
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cejka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cejka cracks Greatrix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cejka connects with a jab.
Greatrix throws out a loose jab but Cejka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greatrix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cejka.
Greatrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greatrix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Greatrix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cejka avoids the body shot from Greatrix.
Cejka scores with a jab to the head.
Greatrix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Greatrix's head but Greatrix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greatrix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cejka, as that shot connected.
 Greatrix is rocked!
Cejka connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Greatrix to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cejka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cestmir Cejka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 2407 p4p, 2980 weight class) and Kush Cake (ranked 284 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cake cracks Chai with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chai looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cake finish him?
 It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Cake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cake lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kush Cake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muenster Romano (ranked 1534 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 214 p4p, 289 weight class). Muenster Romano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romano misses with a body shot.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Romano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke scores with a jab.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beneke throws a good cross that connects.
Romano thuds a left hand into Beneke's body.
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beneke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.
Romano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Romano's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Romano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beneke duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano moves forwards but Beneke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romano lands a glancing blow to the side of Beneke's head.
Romano moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Romano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke throws a solid leg kick but Romano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beneke.
An attempted straight right counter from Romano misses the target.
Beneke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beneke lands a lovely overhand right.
Beneke misses with a left hand
and Romano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano cracks a nice hook into Beneke's ribs.
Beneke connects with a body shot.
Beneke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Beneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beneke is rocked!
Beneke works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Romano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Beneke! Romano lets Beneke back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Beneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Romano finish him?
Beneke is looking to chop away at Romano's legs.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Romano slips under a jab from Beneke.
Romano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romano darts in and clinches Beneke up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benekes head.
A right handed body shot lands from Romano.
A hook to the body from Romano.
Beneke wants to get back to striking at distance but Romano won't allow it.
Romano pushes Beneke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beneke seems to have recovered his senses.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke wants to get back to striking at distance but Romano won't allow it.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Romano.
Romano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Romano on the inside.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benekes head.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beneke's elbow.
Romano works on Beneke's body with a couple of short punches.
Romano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beneke's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beneke manages to pull guard.
Beneke wants to stand but Romano is controlling the position.
Beneke is trying to keep Romano in close.
Romano stops Beneke from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beneke wants to stand up but Romano is controlling him.
Beneke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
A little feinted left hand from Romano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muenster Romano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Romano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Romano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Beneke misses with a takedown attempt - Romano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beneke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romano misses the jab.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Muenster Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
Romano sends Beneke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Romano is motioning to the referee to let Beneke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke looks up at the clock. Bad move! Romano lands a right hand from hell, dropping Beneke. Romano pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muenster Romano!
A relieved looking Muenster Romano 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 1501 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 210 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brillo wants to clinch up but Peramaki keeps it at a distance.
Peramaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peramaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Brillo to the mat.
Brillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peramaki's head.
Brillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peramaki is looking for a triangle but Brillo pushes his legs off easily.
Brillo postures up in Peramaki's guard and throws a big left but Peramaki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brillo distracts Peramaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peramaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peramaki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brillo has his hands clasped together but Peramaki extends and breaks Brillo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Peramaki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 1046 p4p, 1621 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 148 p4p, 224 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by San Francisco Live Medley. Toe Jam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam gets caught flat footed, as Babcock shoots in with a quick takedown into 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.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.
Jam seems keen to control Babcock's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam controls Babcock momentarily but Babcock frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Babcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock throws a big shot that misses.
Babcock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jam.
It looks like Jim Babcock has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Babcock.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babcock throws a leg kick but Jam moved away.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Babcock moved out of range nicely.
Jam connects with a body shot that sends Babcock's belly button to the back.
Jam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock blocks a jab.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Babcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jam sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jam avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Babcock.
The strikes coming from Babcock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Babcock working the body and head with strikes.
Jam tries to improve position but can't.
Babcock trying to control the position but Jam is working away.
Jam parries the strikes from Babcock easily there. Babcock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jam to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam dodges the ground and pound from Babcock.
Jam is looking for a sweep.
Jam regains half guard, as Babcock was trying to land strikes.
Jam won't allow Babcock to pass to mount.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Jam defending well.
Babcock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Babcock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
Babcock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jam's head.
Babcock uses his free foot to push down on Jam's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jam.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Jam is staying in there.
Babcock trying to control but Jam is having none of it.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Babcock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babcock throws an overhand right that lands on Jam's shoulder, as Jam tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Jam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babcock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Babcock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jam tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Babcock is in Jam's guard.
Babcock has gone for a leg lock! Jam slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babcock's guard.
Jam wants to stand but Babcock is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jam is one step ahead there.
Babcock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jam defends well.
Jam wants to get up but he can't break Babcock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Babcock is trying to control the position but Jam postures up.
Jam wants to stand but Babcock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jam wants to stand and escape but instead Babcock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Jam has wrist control.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Jam is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up in Jam's guard and throws a big left but Jam blocks it.
Babcock is pushing down on Jam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jam is fighting to maintain full guard but Babcock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babcock is trying to work for a kimura but Jam is defending well.
Jam has hold of Babcock's hands but Babcock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jam is staying active underneath Babcock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Jam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jam taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock seems to be working for a kimura but Jam defends the submission attempt.
Jam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jam won't allow Babcock to pass to mount.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jam keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Jam's hands, connecting with Jam's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Babcock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Jam lands a nice looking body shot.
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jam digs a good body shot into Babcock's ribs.
Babcock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Jam throws a hook but Babcock avoids it easily.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Babcock is just out of range.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Toe Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jam cracks Babcock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jam struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Babcock breaks the clinch.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Babcock connects with a solid leg kick.
Babcock moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jam sprawls and moves away.
Babcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Babcock.
Jam lands a jab to the nose.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jam sprawls and moves away.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Jam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jam.
Babcock pushes Jam away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to bum rush Babcock with a series of wild strikes but Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock slips a jab from Jam.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
Jam 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.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babcock.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babcock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jam.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Babcock slips the punch.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Jam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Babcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Babcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jam connects with a body shot.
Jam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babcock.
Jam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Babcock.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Toe Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jam has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babcock.
Babcock tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Babcock tries to clinch up.
That kick from Babcock tenderised Jam's leg. Jam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
A low kick lands for Babcock.
Babcock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jam. That did some damage!
Babcock throws a front kick that sends Jam stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jam misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babcock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jam quickly recovers to half guard.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Jam is working away.
Babcock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jam defending well though.
Jam is trying to maintain the position but Babcock is very close to passing his half guard.
Babcock wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Jam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babcock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Dankovich (ranked 1064 p4p, 729 weight class) and Rade Franjic (ranked 146 p4p, 105 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic throws a body shot but no joy.
Dankovich blocks a jab.
Dankovich is looking to counter punch.
Franjic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dankovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franjic jabs at Dankovich's body.
Franjic lands with a good body shot.
Franjic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dankovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dankovich walks into a straight right hand from Franjic.
It looks like Vasil Dankovich has been cut.
Franjic lands with a hook. Dankovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franjic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franjic takes one to the chin there.
Franjic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franjic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dankovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franjic misses with an uppercut. Dankovich saw that one coming.
Franjic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franjic is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Dankovich flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dankovich is out cold! Franjic holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rade Franjic!
Rade Franjic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eh Phuthong (ranked 450 p4p, 553 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 30 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBean throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phuthong was covering up waiting for the punch and McBean finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McBean trying to control but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
Phuthong striking off his back but it's not causing McBean any problems.
Phuthong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phuthong is striking but McBean is not phased and passes to half guard.
McBean seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Phuthong is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Otto McBean!
Otto McBean is the new bantamweight champion!
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