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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregoire Aebersold (ranked 5185 p4p, 5016 weight class) and Marco Rocha (ranked 512 p4p, 504 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregoire Aebersold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aebersold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aebersold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aebersold shoots in and drives through. Rocha sprawls well.
Aebersold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocha as he jumps to the side.
Aebersold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rocha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aebersold somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregoire Aebersold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha stuffs the takedown.
Rocha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aebersold tries to clinch up but Rocha circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aebersold.
Aebersold tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aebersold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rocha's waist but Rocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aebersold off to one side.
Rocha with the inside leg kick.
Aebersold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aebersold fails with the takedown
and Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aebersold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rocha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aebersold in his tracks.
Aebersold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rocha counter with a right hand.
Aebersold is breathing heavily.
Rocha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rocha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rocha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rocha slips a nice elbow through Aebersold's hands, connecting with Aebersold's forehead.
Aebersold trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha thows a huge punch but Aebersold dodges it nicely.
Rocha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aebersold wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
Aebersold trying to control but Rocha postures up.
Rocha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aebersold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocha thows a huge punch but Aebersold dodges it nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aebersold manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rocha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rocha wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aebersold's closed guard. He's half up but Aebersold has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aebersold pivots and extends the arm, Rocha falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aebersold! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregoire Aebersold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kenton (ranked 4080 p4p, 4483 weight class) and Regular Joe (ranked 427 p4p, 433 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Kenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regular Joe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe lands with a nice combination. Kenton backs away looking to recover.
Kenton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenton tries for a takedown but Joe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kenton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Kenton trying to control the position but Joe is working away.
Kenton is breathing heavily.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
Kenton decides to stand back up. Kenton steps back and let's Joe get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe clinches up with Kenton and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenton letting Joe take a breather here.
Joe stalling in the clinch.
Joe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Kenton moves out of range easily.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kenton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kenton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kenton working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kenton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Joe.
Kenton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Joe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kenton but great work by Joe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenton tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
Joe working away.
Joe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenton is trying to improve his position.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Kenton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe grinds an elbow into Kenton's temple.
Kenton holds on to Joe's head and controls the position momentarily.
Kenton is trying to control Joe's posture but Joe avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kenton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kenton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Joe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kenton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kenton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Regular Joe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Kenton is predictable there
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenton!
Kenton bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kenton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kenton on his heels. He'll look to pass Kenton's guard now, I'm sure.
Kenton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Joe manages to pass to side control.
Joe seems to be working for a kimura but Kenton defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kenton sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenton is trying to stand.
Joe is looking to advance position but Kenton won't allow it.
Joe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kenton wants to improve his position but Joe is controlling well.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Kenton's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kenton is just riding it out for now. Joe eventually gives up the hold.
Joe is thwarting Kenton's attempts to control the position.
Joe is nestled in close to Kenton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenton is trying to control but can't.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe trying to control the pace.
Joe prevents Kenton from standing back up.
Kenton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe tightens his grip and picks Kenton up, before dumping him to the ground. Kenton manages to land in guard.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe stops Kenton from standing up.
Joe trying to control but Kenton is working from the bottom.
Kenton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joe controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenton wants to stand and escape but Joe is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Regular Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe darts in and clinches Kenton up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joe.
Kenton misses with a punch to the body.
Joe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenton walks away with a smile on his face. Joe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe lands a high kick!
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenton's sensitive parts.
Kenton blocks a head kick by Joe.
Kenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenton.
Kenton is looking for a counter combo.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joe pinned against the cage. Joe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe throws a big counter head kick but Kenton avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kenton is defended easily by Joe.
Joe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Kenton tries to counter with a takedown but Joe is quick to defend against it.
A nice combination there by Joe.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regular Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenton shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kenton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenton moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe throws out a counter right but Kenton avoids it with no problem.
Joe lands with a slapping head kick.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenton. That did some damage!
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe jabs at Kenton's body.
Joe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kenton quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenton is looking to improve his position.
Joe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kenton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Still in half guard, Joe seems content to control.
Kenton is refusing to be controlled, as Joe sits in half guard.
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. Joe connects with a nice short shot to Kenton's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe is trying to control. Kenton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe trying to advance position but Kenton counters by regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Kenton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charlie Kenton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regular Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenton being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Regular Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Regular Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Foster (ranked 4332 p4p, 4242 weight class) and Jacob Miller (ranked 482 p4p, 479 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Foster has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foster has hold of one of Miller's legs. Miller is fighting the takedown attempt but Foster gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster 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.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Foster is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foster trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Foster throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Foster is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Foster controlling the pace.
Foster wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller wants to control but Foster is keeping busy.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Foster throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Foster has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miller missing with punches from the bottom.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller is trying is best to control the position here.
Foster has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Foster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Miller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Foster landing strikes from the mount and Miller is in trouble!
Miller wants to control but Foster is having none of it.
Foster blocks Miller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Foster.
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!
Miller tries to reverse the position but Foster maintains control.
Foster with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Miller is surviving well by controlling Foster's body position as best he can.
Foster cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Foster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foster looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foster defends well.
Foster with a nice head shot there.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foster defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Miller has his hands on Foster's head, controlling the position.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Foster is really struggling to control Miller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Miller gets back to full guard.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller throws his legs up looking for a submission but Foster uses it to pass to side control.
Foster cracks Miller with a big elbow.
Miller wants to control but Foster postures up.
Miller is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Foster has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
Miller is not content to let Foster control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foster in particular looking to stall.
Foster prevents Miller from standing back up.
Foster wants to take a breather but Miller is having none of it.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller is not content to let Foster control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foster lands a takedown into guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Foster is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Foster dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Foster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foster scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foster defends it easily.
Brad Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller is looking to stand up but Foster isn't so interested in that idea.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foster defends well.
Miller wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Miller is not content to let Foster control the position.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foster cracks Miller with a big right hand but Miller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foster throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Foster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
 Miller is rocked!
Foster trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Foster thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jacob Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller is still trying to improve position.
Foster misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A big strike lands for Foster! That's really hurt Miller and he's turned his back - Foster keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Foster jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Foster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 4276 p4p, 4045 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 480 p4p, 471 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Sole motions for Winston to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Winston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sole tries a quick counter leg kick but Winston is wise to it.
Sole feints and then cracks Winston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winston down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Sole responds with a good body kick, but Winston manages to step out the way in time.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Winston moved away.
Winston quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Winston throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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.
Winston throws a solid leg kick but Sole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winston.
A good leg kick by Sole.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winston looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 4036 p4p, 4043 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 420 p4p, 419 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Rizzo throws a body shot but no joy.
White half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzo!
A shot to the body from White misses
and Rizzo counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
A nice leg kick from Rizzo, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws out a loose jab but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White is looking to chop away at Rizzo's legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 9:10
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Phelps (ranked 3560 p4p, 4191 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 422 p4p, 451 weight class). BJ Penncil told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Phelps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phelps is fending him off so far but Penncil persists. Nope, Phelps circles away and we're back to standing.
Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with Penncil, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes Penncil against the cage but Penncil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penncil throws a body punch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps is looking to clinch.
Phelps tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penncil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phelps somewhat.
Penncil shoots and misses
and Phelps counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Phelps gets a clinch.
Phelps tries to break free but Penncil pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penncil manages to break the clinch.
Penncil shoots in and bounces Phelps off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penncil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil content to stall in guard here.
Penncil forces his way into half guard.
Penncil is taking a breather. Phelps 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.
Penncil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Penncil looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phelps taking some punishment here, with Penncil in his half guard.
Phelps wants to get back to full guard.
Penncil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phelps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phelps wants to control but Penncil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Penncil is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil works his foot free and advances to mount.
Penncil looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phelps is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penncil has isolated one of Phelps's arms. Phelps looking to fight him off but Penncil twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Penncil!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Lett (ranked 3236 p4p, 4615 weight class) and Malcolm Tucker (ranked 416 p4p, 478 weight class). Malcolm Tucker 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker throws a right hand that Lett ducks under and follows up with a left that Lett also avoids with ease.
Tucker connects with a jab.
 It looks like David Lett has been cut.
Tucker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tucker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lett.
Lett drops back looking for a leg! Tucker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tucker manages to kick Lett off! Lett jumps back into Tucker's guard.
Lett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lett throws a big right hand that misses.
Lett stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Lett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Lett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lett trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Lett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lett wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
Lett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lett 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.
Lett looking to pass the guard.
Lett trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lett passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tucker sees it coming and defends easily.
Tucker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lett thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Lett passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lett throws some wild stikes that Tucker manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lett is working for a guillotine from mount but Tucker frees his head quite easily.
Lett jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tucker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tucker holding on.
Lett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tucker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Lett keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker dodges the ground and pound from Lett.
Tucker is trying to buck Lett off.
Lett tries for a kimura but Tucker is defending well.
Lett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tucker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Lett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Lett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker lands a nice looking body shot.
Lett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Tucker.
Tucker catches Lett with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lett forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malcolm Tucker!
The defeated David Lett had this to say: 'I guess you can't win em all...I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kagiso Lekobe (ranked 3291 p4p, 3649 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 312 p4p, 339 weight class). Kagiso Lekobe 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kagiso Lekobe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lekobe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamasaki sprawls well. Yamasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lekobe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lekobe darts in trying to clinch
letting Yamasaki counter with a right hand.
Lekobe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yamasaki has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lekobe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lekobe wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamasaki is trying to force a seperation but Lekobe has the dominant position.
Lekobe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamasaki's efforts to push away.
Lekobe breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki dips to his left and cracks Lekobe with an uppercut!
 Lekobe is rocked!
It looks like Kagiso Lekobe has been cut.
Lekobe rushes Yamasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Lekobe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Lekobe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lekobe seems to have got his legs back now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lekobe.
Yamasaki can't break the clinch.
Lekobe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Yamasaki. No joy for Lekobe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kagiso Lekobe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lekobe is breathing heavily.
Yamasaki lands a big right hand that sends Lekobe crashing to the mat! Yamasaki stays standing though and waves Lekobe back to his feet!
That's two 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!
Lekobe looks to clinch
and Yamasaki counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Yamasaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Seto (ranked 3241 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Tyler Foster (ranked 391 p4p, 420 weight class). Tyler Foster told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Seto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Foster!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seto is working hard here to advance position.
Seto has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Seto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foster defends well.
Seto controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Seto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Seto.
Seto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster postures up.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Seto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seto is looking to sweep but instead, Foster has passed into half guard.
Seto trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seto is not content to let Foster control the position.
Foster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Foster seems content to control.
Seto actively working from the bottom here.
Seto manages to get to full guard.
Foster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Seto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Foster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Seto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foster has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Seto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Foster is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Seto pulls down on the head and he's put Foster to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junior Seto!
After winning the bout, Junior Seto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 617 p4p, 838 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 91 p4p, 123 weight class). Nicandro Aloisio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson checks the leg kick.
Munson checks the leg kick.
Munson tries to clinch up.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aloisio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aloisio is looking to slow Munson down with leg kicks.
A big left from Aloisio misses.
Munson tries to clinch up but Aloisio circles away and keeps his distance.
Aloisio swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
Munson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aloisio throws an overhand right that lands on Munson's shoulder, as Munson tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Aloisio misses its intended target.
Aloisio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Munson. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Munson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aloisio throws a low kick, looking for Munson's leg but Munson calmly moves out of range.
Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
Munson tries to clinch but Aloisio is having none of it.
We've been told by Munson's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Munson gets a clinch.
Aloisio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munson blocks the elbow strike.
Munson taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson prevents a body shot from Aloisio.
Aloisio wants to get back to striking at distance but Munson won't allow it.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aloisio.
Aloisio working aggressively here.
Munson has Aloisio pressed against the cage.
Aloisio tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aloisio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munson.
Aloisio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munson walks away with a smile on his face. Aloisio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aloisio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio with a nice calf kick.
Aloisio thuds a left hand into Munson's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munson is looking to clinch but Aloisio is avoiding it.
Aloisio tries a quick counter leg kick but Munson is wise to it.
Munson moves in looking to clinch but Aloisio pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
Aloisio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munson tries to clinch but Aloisio moves out of range.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aloisio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munson doesn't manage to clinch there - Aloisio circles away.
Munson checks a low kick from Aloisio.
Aloisio tries a low kick but Munson avoids it.
Munson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aloisio throws a hook but Munson blocks it.
Munson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aloisio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Munson drives through and clinches with Aloisio against the cage.
Munson blocks an elbow strike from Aloisio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicandro Aloisio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aloisio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 9:10
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicandro Aloisio!
Our winner, Nicandro Aloisio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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