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HFC 53: Harris vs Colson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Babaganush (ranked 3996 p4p, 5517 weight class) and Chase McDormit (ranked 419 p4p, 468 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Babaganush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase McDormit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDormit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babaganush moves away.
Babaganush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babaganush's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDormit under the eye.
Babaganush fakes the leg kick and cracks McDormit in the body.
Babaganush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDormit's hands.
McDormit misses the jab.
McDormit lands with a nice combination. Babaganush backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Duke Babaganush has been cut.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut
enabling McDormit to counter with a crisp jab.
Babaganush scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babaganush throws a head kick but McDormit moves out of range.
McDormit's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McDormit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McDormit scores with the left hand. Babaganush knows he should have avoided that one.
Babaganush looks to throw the jab but McDormit is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDormit! But no joy.
Babaganush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Babaganush.
McDormit throws the left hand but Babaganush avoids the punch easily.
Babaganush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDormit.
Babaganush lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babaganush misses with a left hand
and McDormit counters with a right hand to the body.
McDormit misses with a looping left.
Babaganush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaganush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babaganush with the inside leg kick.
McDormit scores with a shot to the body.
Babaganush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Babaganush throws a head kick but McDormit moves out of range.
Babaganush throws a sloppy head kick and McDormit moves out of range easily.
McDormit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babaganush with a jab.
McDormit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duke Babaganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDormit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babaganush.
McDormit lands a slapping body shot.
Babaganush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Babaganush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babaganush missing with a left hand there. McDormit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDormit! But no joy.
McDormit moves forwards but Babaganush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babaganush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDormit slips a jab from Babaganush.
A telegraphed right hand from Babaganush misses the target.
McDormit avoids the head kick by Babaganush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by McDormit.
Babaganush scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDormit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDormit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babaganush lands with a nice body kick.
Babaganush throws a good cross that connects.
Babaganush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDormit.
McDormit takes one to the chin there.
Babaganush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Babaganush throws a hook but McDormit avoids it easily.
McDormit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDormit misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Babaganush finds it's way through McDormit's defenses.
Babaganush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDormit looks to land a left hand but Babaganush moved out of range nicely.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
Babaganush throws an off balance right hand
letting McDormit counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Babaganush misses the target.
McDormit throws an overhand right that lands on Babaganush's shoulder, as Babaganush tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDormit.
Babaganush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babaganush delivers a nice body kick.
Babaganush throws a poor cross that misses
and McDormit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDormit misses with a wild body shot.
McDormit slips under a jab from Babaganush.
McDormit misses with the combination.
Babaganush throws a jab when McDormit was well out of range.
McDormit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Babaganush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDormit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babaganush.
McDormit blocks a head kick by Babaganush.
McDormit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDormit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babaganush was well out of range. Poor timing from McDormit.
Babaganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babaganush thuds his right hand into McDormit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDormit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDormit throws a body punch but Babaganush moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDormit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDormit misses with a two punch combination.
McDormit throws a series of punches but Babaganush avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Babaganush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babaganush, as that shot connected.
McDormit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Babaganush finds it's way round the side to connect with McDormit's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Babaganush misses the target.
Babaganush clobbers McDormit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDormit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
Babaganush thuds his right hand into McDormit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babaganush throws a jab but it's blocked by McDormit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babaganush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Babaganush slams his shin into McDormit's torso.
Babaganush scores with a leg kick.
A big right from McDormit misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Babaganush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Babaganush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
McDormit scores with the left hand. Babaganush knows he should have avoided that one.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut. McDormit saw that one coming.
Babaganush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDormit can do to turn this around?
McDormit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Babaganush throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDormit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDormit throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Babaganush there.
Nice defenses there by McDormit.
McDormit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDormit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Babaganush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. McDormit moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and McDormit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. McDormit moves away and avoids it.
Babaganush misses with a looping right.
McDormit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Babaganush lands the left hand.
Babaganush throws a poor cross that misses
and McDormit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDormit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Babaganush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDormit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut lands for McDormit. That snapped Babaganush's head back.
McDormit throws a jab but it's blocked by Babaganush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut
and McDormit counters with a stiff right hand.
Babaganush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from McDormit misses.
Babaganush blocks a jab.
McDormit slips under a jab.
McDormit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babaganush dips to his left and cracks McDormit with an uppercut!
Babaganush slips a jab from McDormit.
Babaganush lands a really nice looking cross but McDormit seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babaganush.
McDormit connects with a body shot that sends Babaganush's belly button to the back.
Babaganush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDormit has time to react.
McDormit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDormit throws out a loose jab but Babaganush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Babaganush.
Babaganush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Babaganush misses with a wild body shot.
Duke Babaganush is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McDormit.
Babaganush lands a nice shot that snaps McDormit's head back.
Babaganush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDormit avoids the body shot from Babaganush.
Babaganush slips under a jab from McDormit.
McDormit just misses with a punch to the body.
Babaganush lands a head shot.
Babaganush scores with a sloppy right hand. McDormit should have avoided that one.
McDormit just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - McDormit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDormit lands a nice shot to the body.
Babaganush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from McDormit misses its intended target.
McDormit works Babaganush's body with a nice hook.
Babaganush connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babaganush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDormit.
Nice uppercut lands for Babaganush. That snapped McDormit's head back.
McDormit misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush misses with a hook.
McDormit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babaganush ducks under a wild hook from McDormit.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babaganush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDormits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Babaganush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babaganush throws an overhand right that lands on McDormit's shoulder, as McDormit tries to avoid the shot.
McDormit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
Good exchange - McDormit coming out on top.
McDormit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
Babaganush throws the kick towards the body but McDormit avoids it.
Babaganush scores with a nice strike.
Babaganush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babaganush throws a jab when McDormit was well out of range.
Babaganush misses with a looping left.
McDormit throws the left hand but Babaganush avoids the punch easily.
Babaganush connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDormit. McDormit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Babaganush - just one landing.
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!
Babaganush tests McDormit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDormit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
McDormit dodges the punch combination from Babaganush.
McDormit just misses with a punch to the body.
McDormit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babaganush.
McDormit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Babaganush misses the target.
Babaganush connects with a crisp jab.
McDormit misses the shot to the body.
McDormit throws a lazy right hand but Babaganush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babaganush scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDormit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Babaganush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Babaganush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and McDormit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good exchange - Babaganush coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Babaganush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duke Babaganush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Babaganush throws a poor cross that misses
and McDormit counters with a straight right hand.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
McDormit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babaganush.
Babaganush swinging wildly here.
A big right from Babaganush misses.
McDormit scores with a nice head shot.
Babaganush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Babaganush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Babaganush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDormit throws a shot from downtown. Babaganush moves away and avoids it.
Babaganush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDormit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babaganush misses with a takedown
and McDormit counters with a nice uppercut.
McDormit lands with a nice body punch.
Babaganush moves away from the strike by McDormit.
McDormit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babaganush.
Babaganush drops his hands momentarily and McDormit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babaganush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDormit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babaganush.
Babaganush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babaganush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babaganush lands a nice shot that snaps McDormit's head back.
Babaganush lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babaganush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babaganush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDormit throws out the jab.
Babaganush swings widly with a right hand
and McDormit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babaganush thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babaganush throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDormit counters with a nice uppercut.
McDormit lands a right hook to the body.
McDormit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Babaganush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babaganush throws a hook to the side of McDormit's head but McDormit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babaganush throws a hook but McDormit blocks it.
McDormit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDormit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babaganush was well out of range. Poor timing from McDormit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDormit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babaganush.
Babaganush throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babaganush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from McDormit misses.
No joy there for McDormit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of McDormit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDormit scores with a hook to the body. Babaganush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Babaganush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDormit cracks Babaganush with an open hand slap.
Babaganush misses the shot to the body.
Babaganush moves out of range as McDormit strikes.
Good shot there by Babaganush.
Babaganush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from McDormit misses.
Babaganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDormit.
McDormit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDormit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babaganush lands a nice hook to McDormit's body. McDormit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDormit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babaganush was well out of range. Poor timing from McDormit.
Babaganush throws a looping overhand right but McDormit ducks down to avoid it.
McDormit moves out of range of the strikes.
McDormit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDormit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Babaganush.
McDormit scores with a body shot.
Babaganush throws out a loose jab but McDormit uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDormit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDormit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babaganush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babaganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush misses the shot to the body.
Babaganush lands a leg kick that knocks McDormit off balance momentarily.
McDormit lands a slapping body shot.
Babaganush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDormit misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDormit.
Babaganush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDormit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Babaganush misses.
Babaganush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babaganush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDormit's hands.
Babaganush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDormit.
McDormit moves out of range as Babaganush strikes.
Babaganush misses the jab.
McDormit unleashes a big counter combination but Babaganush bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDormit jabs Babaganush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDormit cracks Babaganush with a good jab.
McDormit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babaganush moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDormit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babaganush misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babaganush misses with a hook
and McDormit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDormit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chase McDormit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Babaganush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babaganush dips to his left and cracks McDormit with an uppercut!
McDormit throws a right and a left that Babaganush avoids nicely.
Babaganush went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase McDormit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babaganush 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Duke Babaganush!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Duke Babaganush!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Duke Babaganush!
Duke Babaganush wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Duke Babaganush was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Chase McDormit spoke after the fight, saying 'I think I drank too much before the fight... I need a beer.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 3399 p4p, 5619 weight class) and Darius Jones (ranked 400 p4p, 527 weight class). Gibbons's entrance music is HonestKey- Raw Dog. A fine choice. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darius Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gibbons does it's job there.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Gibbons ducks down to avoid it.
Gibbons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibbons. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Gibbons's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gibbons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Darius Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Gibbons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Gibbons had a free shot at his head there.
Gibbons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gibbons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gibbons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibbons thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 Jones is rocked!
Gibbons lands with a nice body punch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbons finish him?
Jones looks winded!
Gibbons connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jones - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roydell Gibbons!
Roydell Gibbons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Mad Dog (ranked 3664 p4p, 4659 weight class) and Boko Haram (ranked 337 p4p, 358 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Boko Haram enters 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Mad Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haram lands a right hook to the body.
Mad Dog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mad Dog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haram counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haram moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Haram.
Haram scores with a shot to the side of Mad Dog's head.
Haram avoiding damage as Mad Dog throws knees to the body.
Haram lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Haram.
Mad Dog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haram avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad Dog.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mad Dog misses with an elbow strike.
Mad Dog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Dog blocks an elbow strike.
Haram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Haram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haram leaning against his opponent.
Haram leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Dog is defending well for now.
Mad Dog looking to throw knees to the head but Haram is blocking nicely.
A short left from Haram.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Haram.
Mad Dog wants to stall.
Haram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haram lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Haram.
Mad Dog trying to stall but Haram improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haram.
Mad Dog letting Haram take a breather here.
Haram receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Haram lands a shoulder strike.
Haram works on Mad Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Dog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mad Dog trying to stall but Haram improves his position.
A short uppercut from Haram.
Haram lands with a short shot to the head.
Mad Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mad Dog misses with an elbow strike.
Haram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haram is leaning against Mad Dog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haram lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad Dog or not.
Mad Dog is breathing heavily.
Mad Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haram avoids it.
Haram works on Mad Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
Haram pushes Mad Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haram lands with a short shot to the head.
Haram lands a right hand.
Haram lands a shoulder strike.
Haram controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Haram scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haram.
Haram lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Haram.
A right hand to the body from Haram.
Haram displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mad Dog up against the cage.
Haram lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Haram.
Haram controlling the action here for a moment.
Haram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haram continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Still in the clinch, Haram scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mad Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haram is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram'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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haram has Mad Dog pushed against the cage.
Haram throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mad Dogs head.
Mad Dog avoids the elbow strike from Haram, against the cage.
Haram lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Haram.
Haram effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haram scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haram stalling against the cage.
Haram lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boko Haram dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mad Dog throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad Dog is trying to maintain a safe position but Haram gets an underhook and turns Mad Dog into the cage.
Haram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haram scores with a hook to the body.
Haram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Haram.
Haram lands a nice uppercut.
Mad Dog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad Dog throws an elbow but it misses.
Haram lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad Dog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haram digs a right hand underneath Mad Dog's ribcage. Mad Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haram lands a shoulder strike.
Boko Haram seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haram is pushing Mad Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Haram as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Dog controlling the action here for a moment.
Mad Dog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haram taking a breather.
Mad Dog misses with a knee strike.
Haram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Haram on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Haram lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Haram - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haram is stalling here.
Haram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Haram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Haram scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mad Dog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haram lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haram cracks Mad Dog with a nice body shot.
Haram lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mad Dog misses with an elbow over the top.
Haram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Mad Dog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haram throws an elbow that misses.
Mad Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haram is defending well for now.
Mad Dog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Haram.
Mad Dog misses with a knee strike.
Haram scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Haram.
Haram misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haram.
Still in the clinch, Haram scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Haram.
Haram lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Haram working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haram throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haram throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mad Dogs head.
Haram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Mad Dog is rocked!
Haram pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mad Dog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haram is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haram lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Haram.
Mad Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mad Dog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haram lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haram lands a nice shot to the body.
Haram lands an elbow that stopped Mad Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Haram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Mad Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haram is defending well for now.
Haram scores with a shot to the side of Mad Dog's head.
Haram working Mad Dog over with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boko Haram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mad Dog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Mad Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haram pushes Mad Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Haram scores with a hook to the body.
Mad Dog seems to have got his legs back now.
Haram lands with a light punch inside.
Haram controlling the action here for a moment.
Mad Dog takes a shot to the head.
Haram throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Haram.
Haram lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haram digs a right hand into Mad Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mad Dog's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haram.
Haram lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haram lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Haram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Dog backwards.
Haram lands a body shot.
Mad Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haram avoids it.
Haram lands a left hand.
Haram lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haram lands a left hand.
Haram lands a right hand.
Haram throws a big uppercut that drops Mad Dog! More strikes from Haram and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mad Dog lies dazed against the cage as Haram celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boko Haram!
A victorious Boko Haram thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 3510 p4p, 4041 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 416 p4p, 448 weight class). Arturito Tampukpuk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses the jab.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Tampukpuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Tampukpuk.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King throws a body punch but Tampukpuk moves out of range.
Tampukpuk scores with a three punch combo!
King throws a lazy right hand but Tampukpuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tampukpuk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tampukpuk! But no joy.
Tampukpuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tampukpuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
A countering left hand to the body from Tampukpuk misses.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Tampukpuk as King shoots in.
King throws a low kick but Tampukpuk avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tampukpuk.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tampukpuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Tampukpuk lands a nice shot to the body.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King shoots and misses
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tampukpuk is out of range and King settles back down.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tampukpuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Tampukpuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk checks a low kick from King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tampukpuk! But no joy.
Tampukpuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a low kick, looking for Tampukpuk's leg but Tampukpuk calmly moves out of range.
King staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tampukpuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tampukpuk slips under a jab from King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a body punch but Tampukpuk moves out of range.
King misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Tampukpuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses with a combination
and Tampukpuk counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Tampukpuk does it's job there.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tampukpuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tampukpuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tampukpuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Tampukpuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tampukpuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tampukpuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tampukpuk looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Tampukpuk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arturito Tampukpuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tampukpuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Tampukpuk misses with a looping right.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tampukpuk is trying to buck King off.
King creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tampukpuk sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King working the head with strikes.
Tampukpuk sneaks out the side door and pushes King away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tampukpuk throws an off balance right hand
so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturito Tampukpuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tampukpuk moves away from the strike by King.
King 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.
Tampukpuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Tampukpuk counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Tampukpuk to acknowledge the strikes.
Tampukpuk jabs at King's body.
Some wild striking there from Tampukpuk.
A leg kick checked by Tampukpuk.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tampukpuk sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tampukpuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Tampukpuk wants to get back to his feet.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tampukpuk on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tampukpuk wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tampukpuk looks a forlorn figure.
King working Tampukpuk over with strikes here.
Tampukpuk is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a couple of good shots and Tampukpuk has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tampukpuk up.
Will King go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
King looking to break Tampukpuk's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tampukpuk remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tampukpuk is taking damage to the body and head.
King is landing with strikes. Tampukpuk can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King cracks Tampukpuk with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tampukpuk from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
King scores with punches to the body.
Will King go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tampukpuk is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from King.
King looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King not allowing Tampukpuk to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. King controlling the positon.
Tampukpuk trying to get back to his feet but King is in full control for now.
Tampukpuk is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tampukpuk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tampukpuk manages to escape to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Tampukpuk scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tampukpuk, as that shot connected.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tampukpuk misses.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Tampukpuk gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Tampukpuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King misses with a body punch.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Tampukpuk gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King missing with knees to the body.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tampukpuk throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Tampukpuk 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.
King looks for a takedown but Tampukpuk sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tampukpuk.
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tampukpuk is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tampukpuk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is really struggling to control Tampukpuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tampukpuk is trying to stand.
Tampukpuk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
Tampukpuk keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
Tampukpuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tampukpuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tampukpuk misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a body shot.
Tampukpuk slips under a jab.
Tampukpuk misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tampukpuk.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tampukpuk counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Tampukpuk to acknowledge the strikes.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tampukpuk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arturito Tampukpuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tampukpuk regains half guard.
Tampukpuk is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Tampukpuk's temple.
King throwing shots but Tampukpuk is blocking nicely.
Tampukpuk is trying to get back to full guard.
King is just content to waste time from the top position. Tampukpuk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arthur King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturito Tampukpuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tampukpuk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Arturito Tampukpuk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Branson Burt (ranked 3628 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Alfin Agnarr Jr (ranked 405 p4p, 314 weight class). Burt comes to the cage accompanied by Got the Life. Alfin Agnarr Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branson Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfin Agnarr Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt moves in looking to clinch but Agnarr Jr pushes him off.
A jab from Agnarr Jr misses.
Branson Burt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burt moves into the clinch.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Agnarr Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Agnarr Jr blocks with his arms.
Agnarr Jr can't break the clinch.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Agnarr Jr blocks with his arms.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Agnarr Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Agnarr Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burt scrambles back to his feet.
Burt darts in and clinches Agnarr Jr up against the cage.
Burt looking to throw knees to the head but Agnarr Jr is blocking nicely.
Burt stalling in the clinch but Agnarr Jr improves position.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarr Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agnarr Jr can't break the clinch.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burt misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agnarr Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Burt tries to clinch up but Agnarr Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Burt clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarr Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agnarr Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Agnarr Jr can turn it around.
Agnarr Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Agnarr Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarr Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burt moves into the clinch.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Burt with a knee to the head.
Burt scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Agnarr Jr.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Agnarr Jr breaks from the clinch.
Agnarr Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agnarr Jr misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr gets tackled into the cage by Burt. Burt maintains the clinch.
Burt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agnarr Jr is defending well for now.
Burt blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Burt.
Burt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Agnarr Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agnarr Jr manages to break the clinch.
Agnarr Jr misses with a looping right.
Agnarr Jr tries to keep at a distance but Burt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Agnarr Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarr Jr tries to keep at a distance but Burt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Agnarr Jr misses with some punches.
Burt misses with a knee to the head.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break the clinch but Burt is controlling him.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break the clinch but Burt is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarr Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agnarr Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burt misses with a knee to the head.
Agnarr Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burt doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarr Jr circles away.
Agnarr Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Burt.
Burt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agnarr Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burt is looking to clinch.
Burt doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarr Jr circles away.
Burt clinches up against the cage.
Burt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agnarr Jr is defending well for now.
Agnarr Jr breaks the clinch.
Agnarr Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agnarr Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burt moves into range and clinches up with Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Burt keeps control of Agnarr Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Agnarr Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Agnarr Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burt tries to clinch but Agnarr Jr is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Agnarr Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burt is looking to clinch but Agnarr Jr is avoiding it.
Burt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burt is looking to clinch.
Burt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarr Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Agnarr Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agnarr Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burt wants to clinch up but Agnarr Jr keeps it at a distance.
Agnarr Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agnarr Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Branson Burt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burt moves into range and clinches up with Agnarr Jr.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break the clinch but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
Agnarr Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Burt.
Agnarr Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burt on the side of the head.
Burt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agnarr Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarr Jr throws a solid leg kick but Burt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agnarr Jr.
Agnarr Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Agnarr Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Burt.
Burt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agnarr Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt moves into the clinch successfully.
Burt misses with a punch on the inside.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarr Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burt tries to stall but Agnarr Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agnarr Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burt tries to clinch there but Agnarr Jr circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt tries to clinch there but Agnarr Jr circles away.
Agnarr Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burt moves in looking to clinch but Agnarr Jr pushes him off.
Agnarr Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burt gets a clinch.
Agnarr Jr is trying to break free.
Agnarr Jr wants to break free but Burt has control.
Agnarr Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Burt.
Burt wants to stall.
Agnarr Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Burt.
Burt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agnarr Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Agnarr Jr manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Agnarr Jr finds it's way through Burt's defenses.
Agnarr Jr connects with a body shot that sends Burt's belly button to the back.
Agnarr Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burt is looking to clinch but Agnarr Jr is avoiding it.
Burt drives through and clinches with Agnarr Jr against the cage.
Agnarr Jr is trying to push Burt away but Burt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Agnarr Jr is trying to force a seperation but Burt has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarr Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burt tries to clinch but Agnarr Jr moves out of range.
Agnarr Jr cracks Burt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burt is rocked!
Agnarr Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Burt.
Oh Burt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarr Jr lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Burt head around and knocks him out cold! Agnarr Jr hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfin Agnarr Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelosi Davito (ranked 2306 p4p, 2838 weight class) and David Shark (ranked 305 p4p, 359 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelosi Davito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shark!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davito finds it's way round the side to connect with Shark's head.
Davito with a nice calf kick.
Shark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davito. That one must have hurt.
Shark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shark looks winded!
Davito scores with a punch to the head.
Shark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davito.
Nice defenses there by Davito.
Shark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davito seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
David Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark misses with a wild body shot.
Shark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Davito throws a monster overhand right that drops Shark! Davito follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pelosi Davito!
Pelosi Davito spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 2956 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Talon Cannonier (ranked 369 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Talon Cannonier enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talon Cannonier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masamba loads up on a big right hand but Cannonier slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Masamba misses the target.
Cannonier moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masamba as Cannonier tries to tie him up.
Masamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier darts in and clinches Masamba up against the cage.
Masamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masamba jabs at Cannonier's body.
Masamba looks to land a right hand but Cannonier moved out of range.
Cannonier clinches.
Masamba breaks from the clinch.
Masamba moves out of range of the body kick from Cannonier.
A shot to the liver by Masamba. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masamba lands a glancing blow to the side of Cannonier's head.
Masamba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masamba looks to land a left hand but Cannonier moved out of range nicely.
Cannonier pushes Masamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannonier trying to control the position but instead, Masamba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannonier into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cannonier up against the cage.
Cannonier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cannonier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannonier trying to control the position but instead, Masamba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannonier into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Masamba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masamba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cannonier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Masamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masamba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cannonier wants to clinch.
Cannonier's coach down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cannonier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cannonier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannonier manages to avoid it.
Cannonier clinches up against the cage.
Masamba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masamba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cannonier stalling in the clinch but Masamba improves position.
Masamba pushes Cannonier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cannonier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannonier leaning against his opponent.
Cannonier tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masamba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Masamba misses.
Cannonier is looking to clinch but Masamba is avoiding it.
Masamba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cannonier at a distance.
Masamba checks a low kick from Cannonier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannonier slips under a jab from Masamba.
Masamba sizes up Cannonier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masamba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cannonier to counter with a crisp jab.
Masamba is looking to slow Cannonier down with leg kicks.
Masamba gets tackled into the cage by Cannonier. Cannonier maintains the clinch.
Masamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannonier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masamba manages to break the clinch.
Cannonier tries to clinch but Masamba moves out of range.
Masamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannonier was well out of range. Poor timing from Masamba.
Masamba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cannonier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Masamba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannonier momentarily.
Masamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masamba scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannonier is looking to clinch.
Masamba scores with the left hand. Cannonier knows he should have avoided that one.
Masamba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cannonier pushes Masamba up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cannonier.
Cannonier trying to stall but Masamba improves his position.
Cannonier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masamba's efforts to push away.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Masamba. That snapped Cannonier's head back.
A good leg kick by Cannonier.
Cannonier slips a jab from Masamba.
Cannonier wants to counter the offense by Masamba and move into the clinch position.
Masamba misses the shot to the body.
Masamba misses the jab.
Cannonier tries to clinch
letting Masamba counter with a right hand.
Lutalo Masamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Masamba finds it's way through Cannonier's defenses.
Masamba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cannonier is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cannonier tries to clinch but Masamba moves out of range.
Cannonier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannonier looks to score with a jab to the body but Masamba is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cannonier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masamba missing with a left hand there. Cannonier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masamba throws a looping overhand right but Cannonier ducks down to avoid it.
Cannonier moves in looking to clinch but Masamba pushes him off.
Cannonier moves into the clinch successfully.
Cannonier avoiding damage.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier darts in and clinches Masamba up against the cage.
Masamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannonier can do to turn this around?
Cannonier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masamba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cannonier is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cannonier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cannonier avoiding damage.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Masamba scores with a hook to the body. Cannonier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masamba lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Masamba.
Cannonier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannonier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masamba blocks a body shot from Cannonier.
Cannonier tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannonier wants to stall.
Cannonier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cannonier.
Cannonier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masamba.
Masamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masamba sends Cannonier crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Masamba is motioning to the referee to let Cannonier up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cannonier is still on wobbly legs! Can Masamba finish him?
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!
Nice defenses there by Cannonier.
Cannonier seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masamba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cannonier.
Masamba scores with a nice head shot.
Masamba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cannonier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier tries to get into range but Masamba steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cannonier! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Masamba scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lutalo Masamba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerwazy Babula (ranked 1809 p4p, 1575 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 246 p4p, 215 weight class). Babula's entrance music is Hey Buddy. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerwazy Babula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Babula!
Sharpe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Babula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babula wants to get back to his feet.
Sharpe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Babula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
What's Babula going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Babula is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sharpe in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Babula some visible discomfort.
Sharpe scoring with punches from side control.
Babula takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sharpe cracks Babula with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babula is trying to control Sharpe's posture but Sharpe avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Sharpe.
Sharpe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharpe lands a nice forearm strike.
Sharpe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sharpe trying to control the position but Babula is working away.
Sharpe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Babula some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe working the ground and pound but Babula is defending the strikes.
Babula is trying to buck Sharpe off.
Sharpe throws a strike aimed at the side of Babula's head but Babula avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babula is trying to buck Sharpe off.
Babula takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sharpe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Babula knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharpe swings around for an armbar but Babula sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sharpe's guard.
Sharpe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Babula presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Babula can't break the clinch.
Sharpe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Babula regains guard immediately.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sharpe working his ground and pound in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe looking to sit in guard and control but Babula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharpe controlling the position.
Babula won't allow Sharpe to get back to his feet.
Sharpe is pulling down on Babula's head to control his posture.
Babula sitting in guard here, content to control.
Babula has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharpe is proving hard to escape from.
Babula postures up.
Babula stopping the sweep attempt from Sharpe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sharpe is looking to stand up but Babula isn't so interested in that idea.
Sharpe has his hands on Babula's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babula keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Babula misses the target.
A left and a right from Babula both land. Nice combination.
Donovan Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babula throws a jab when Sharpe was well out of range.
Sharpe moves out of range as Babula strikes.
Sharpe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Babula counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharpe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babula to score with a decent uppercut.
Sharpe shoots for a double leg takedown but Babula sprawls well. He's pushed Sharpe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerwazy Babula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
Babula throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharpe counters with a series of strikes. Babula will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babula throws an overhand right that drops Sharpe like a sack of potatoes! Babula dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerwazy Babula!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinyl Tintley (ranked 1619 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Uwot Meight (ranked 221 p4p, 243 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinyl Tintley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintley looking to score a takedown here. Meight is defending well but Tintley drives through and ends up in Meight's guard.
Tintley drops back looking for a leg! Meight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meight manages to kick Tintley off! Tintley jumps back into Meight's guard.
Tintley advances to half guard.
Tintley is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Meight is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinyl Tintley!
As Vinyl Tintley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey Rush Grayson! Sign Giovanni De Rossi! He is a champion from the Empire organization
and if he wants to make his debut, make it against me! Let's go!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 704 p4p, 1147 weight class) and Derrick Colson (ranked 89 p4p, 154 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Colson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Derrick Colson has been cut.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colson.
Harris cracks Colson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Colson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harris finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Colson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Colson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris swings for the body but Colson moves out of range.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Harris walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Colson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Harris swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Colson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastien Harris!
Bastien Harris retains his welterweight title!
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