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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshi Dell (ranked 2280 p4p, 2830 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 287 p4p, 358 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mada's choice of entrance music: Fighter Mode. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell thuds his right hand into Mada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dell with a nice calf kick.
Dell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mada drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dell defends it well.
Dell lands a nice hook to Mada's body. Mada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dell lands with a nice combination. Mada backs away looking to recover.
 Mada is rocked!
Mada gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mada is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshi Dell!
A victorious Joshi Dell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Gajah Mada was interviewed post fight and said 'World please forgive Me'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 1675 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Roelof Gerritzen (ranked 222 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roelof Gerritzen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gerritzen misses.
Faulk lands a big head kick that sends Gerritzen tumbling to the mat! Faulk takes a step backwards and waves Gerritzen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gerritzen is rocked!
Faulk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gerritzen is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulk finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Faulk.
Faulk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gerritzen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gerritzen drops to his knees and Faulk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Faulk!
Our winner, Kevin Faulk, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1564 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 234 p4p, 350 weight class). Marley comes into the arena with EMOTIONALLY SCARRED blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Marley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn Jr tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Penn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marley. Marley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Penn Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Penn Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penn Jr is rocked!
Marley lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Penn Jr up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Marley from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Penn Jr's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
A very excited looking Ezekiel Marley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hamada (ranked 2003 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 256 p4p, 229 weight class). Hall has chosen Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat as his entrance music. 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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall tries to clinch up but Hamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamada scores with a leg kick.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Hamada's ribs.
Hamada missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryo Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hamada throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamada throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall is looking to clinch but Hamada is avoiding it.
Hamada throws a quick counter head kick but Hall was just out of range.
Hamada throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamada. That snapped Hall's head back.
Some wild striking there from Hamada.
Hall throws a series of punches but Hamada avoids them all with ease.
Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hall landing a few strikes.
Hamada tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Hamada is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hamada's legs.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Hamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamada tries to escape but Hall is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hamada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hamada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamada is not content to let Hall control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Hamada is defending well.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamada keeps working.
Hamada pushes Hall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hall has an Americana. Hamada didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hall is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hall hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sirus Hall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sirus Hall made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dade Desjardins (ranked 1448 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Tommy Jenkins (ranked 184 p4p, 232 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress- The Misfits. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dade Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jenkins drives through and clinches with Desjardins against the cage.
Jenkins stalling against the cage.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Desjardins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Dade Desjardins has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desjardins is trying to drag Jenkins to the mat but Jenkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jenkins controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Desjardins shrugs off.
Jenkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins has Jenkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jenkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desjardins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.
Jenkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desjardins's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Desjardins dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
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!
Jenkins tries a knee to the head but Desjardins blocks it.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.
Desjardins avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Desjardins avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Desjardins's ribcage.
Desjardins avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Desjardins blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Desjardins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Desjardins is blocking nicely.
Desjardins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desjardins dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins crunches a lovely knee into Desjardins's ribcage.
Desjardins is working for takedown but Jenkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Desjardins is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Desjardins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jenkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Desjardins 's eye.
Dade Desjardins's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Desjardins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jenkins down to the mat. Jenkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Desjardins has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dade Desjardins's cut.
That's time! Desjardins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Desjardins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Desjardins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Desjardins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dade Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desjardins fails with a takedown attempt.
Desjardins shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jenkins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Desjardins shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Desjardins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Desjardins gets tackled into the cage by Jenkins. Jenkins maintains the clinch.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desjardins.
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!
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Desjardins blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Desjardins shrugs off.
Dade Desjardins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desjardins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins is struggling to control the position.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Desjardins in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Dade Desjardins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dade Desjardins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Dixon (ranked 1049 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Jack Kerouac (ranked 156 p4p, 293 weight class). Jack Kerouac will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Kerouac moved out of range nicely.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerouac.
Dixon lands a head shot.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerouac was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Decent striking displayed by Dixon there.
Ali Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Kerouac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon digs a good body shot into Kerouac's ribs.
Kerouac connects with a solid leg kick.
Dixon lands with a nice combination. Kerouac backs away looking to recover.
Kerouac misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerouac dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerouac.
Dixon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kerouac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Kerouac scores with a body shot.
Kerouac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerouac.
It looked like Dixon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kerouac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kerouac throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerouac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerouac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kerouac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerouac fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dixon on the side of the head.
Kerouac blocks a jab.
Dixon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kerouac counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Kerouac is looking to chop away at Dixon's legs.
Kerouac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Dixon's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dixon connects with a right hand. Kerouac shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a jab.
Dixon is looking to chop away at Kerouac's legs.
Kerouac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Kerouac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kerouac misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Kerouac avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon feints a jab promting Kerouac to slip. Dixon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kerouac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kerouac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Kerouac misses with a hook to the body
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerouac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerouac attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kerouac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dixon checks a leg kick.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dixon lands a nice hook to Kerouac's body. Kerouac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Kerouac avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Dixon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kerouac looks to land a right hand but Dixon moved out of range.
Kerouac misses the shot to the body.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerouac is just out of range.
Kerouac appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerouac manages to avoid it.
Kerouac throws a counter combo.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerouac is just out of range.
Kerouac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
A big left from Dixon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerouac wants to land a leg kick but Dixon is out of range.
Kerouac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Kerouac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac drops his hands momentarily and Dixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Kerouac.
Dixon swings for the body but Kerouac moves out of range.
Dixon punishes Kerouac's body with a nice straight punch.
Dixon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kerouac eats them both and turns towards Dixon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dixon lands a nice shot that snaps Kerouac's head back.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Kerouac is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac throws a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kerouac throws a low kick, looking for Dixon's leg but Dixon calmly moves out of range.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerouac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerouac throws an off balance right hand
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerouac moves away.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Kerouac only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerouac staying out of range there.
Kerouac is looking for the big counter here.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerouac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Kerouac moves out of range.
Kerouac takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerouac was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Kerouac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Kerouac.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerouac can do to turn this around?
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Kerouac is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
Kerouac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
Dixon throws a series of punches but Kerouac avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Kerouac is out of range.
Kerouac fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dixon on the side of the head.
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!
Dixon scores with a jab to the head.
Dixon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kerouac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dixon takes a swing at Kerouac's ribcage but misses.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kerouac.
Dixon works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Dixon 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!
Dixon looks to land a combination. Kerouac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dixon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice straight punches there by Dixon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dixon.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerouac.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Kerouac.
Ali Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerouac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerouac throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dixon. Those never looked like landing.
Kerouac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with a hook to the body
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kerouac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerouac.
Dixon lands a nice hook to Kerouac's body. Kerouac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dixon cracks Kerouac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerouac is just out of range.
It seemed like Kerouac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kerouac avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Kerouac misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon blocks a body shot from Kerouac.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kerouac.
Dixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dixon works the jab nicely.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Kerouac counters with a series of strikes. Dixon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kerouac dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac staying out of range there.
Kerouac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dixon counters with a nice body shot.
Kerouac thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerouac lands with a good body shot.
Dixon 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.
Dixon scores with a nice strike.
Dixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings for the body but Kerouac moves out of range.
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dixon checks the leg kick.
Kerouac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dixon.
Kerouac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kerouac. Kerouac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dixon sizes up Kerouac with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kerouac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack Kerouac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerouac lunges at Dixon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dixon's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dixon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Dixon!
A very excited looking Ali Dixon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1000 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 141 p4p, 149 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose avoiding damage.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Rose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rose.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose slowing the pace effectively.
Rose leaning against his opponent.
Rose continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Rose.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rose throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Rose with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Rose wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson motions for Rose to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose misses with a hook
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose misses the jab.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Rose scores with a jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Rose misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Rose.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Rose misses.
It looked like Anderson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
As Rose looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Rose just gets out of the way.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose slips under a jab from Anderson.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
As Anderson backs off Rose throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brownie Anderson.
Well Rose 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 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 394 p4p, 552 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 49 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pick up man. O Brien has chosen Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at O Brien's knee but O Brien avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from O Brien lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brien wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson stops O Brien from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Brien wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
O Brien is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but O Brien defending well.
O Brien is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to escape the mount.
O Brien felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
O Brien is still trying to improve position.
O Brien tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson mounts O Brien! Really nice guard pass there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson cracks O Brien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Brien with a nice cross.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As O Brien tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but O Brien manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien.
O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooh!!! O Brien has knocked Anderson down with a huge combo! O Brien steps away and waves a wobbly Anderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Anderson is rocked!
Anderson tries to clinch but O Brien moves away
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Brien wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Brien lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by O Brien.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
O Brien has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Anderson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien 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!
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by O Brien, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Brien feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can O Brien finish him?!
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
O Brien stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien connects with a nice cross there... Anderson is looking wobbly and O Brien recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Anderson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - O Brien jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Randy (ranked 254 p4p, 602 weight class) and Norman Boma (ranked 35 p4p, 79 weight class). Boma has chosen La Calin as his entrance music. 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 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Randy misses with a double jab
and Boma counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Good body shot from Randy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Randy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've been informed that Boma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Randy misses with some punches.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boma uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Boma is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Randy.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boma stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Randy misses with a takedown
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma moves away from the strike by Randy.
Boma flicks out a counter leg kick but Randy steps away.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Randy lands with a shot to the body.
Randy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boma moves out of range as Randy strikes.
Boma closes the distance and pushes Randy back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Randy blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Randy fails to land.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Boma tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Boma tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Boma is controlling him.
Boma tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randy jumps guard but Boma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Boma.
Randy blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Nice body punch from Boma.
Randy tightens his grip and picks Boma up, before dumping him to the ground. Boma manages to land in guard.
Boma has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Randy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Randy lands with a right to the head.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boma prevents it.
Boma blocks a body shot from Randy.
Randy blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma lands a right hand.
Randy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boma prevents a body shot from Randy.
Boma tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Randy's efforts to push away.
Randy successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Boma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boma throws out a powerful jab.
Randy is rocked!
Boma throws an overhand right that drops Randy like a sack of potatoes! Boma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
Norman Boma is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Norman Boma 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 Salvatore Coppola (ranked 304 p4p, 401 weight class) and Loratcho Bradock (ranked 48 p4p, 66 weight class). Coppola kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Duality. Bradock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BRUNO MARTINI - LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coppola. Bradock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradock throws out a counter right but Coppola avoids it with no problem.
Bradock scores with a nice head shot.
Bradock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bradock misses with a series of wild punches.
Coppola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradock slips a jab and a cross from Coppola.
Bradock digs a good hook to Coppola's body.
Bradock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Coppola.
Coppola jabs Bradock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coppola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock sizes up Coppola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradock throws a series of punches but Coppola moves out of range.
Bradock throws a right and a left that Coppola avoids nicely.
A jab from Bradock misses.
Coppola walks into a jab.
Coppola looks for a takedown but Bradock sprawls well.
Bradock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coppola is rocked!
Bradock digs a good body shot into Coppola's ribs.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradock jabs Coppola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coppola walks straight into a right hand from Bradock - that's dropped him! Bradock jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Coppola from any more punishment! Coppola complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Loratcho Bradock!
Loratcho Bradock is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Loratcho Bradock 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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