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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Keju (ranked 23972 p4p, 22663 weight class) and Asamov Greydorian (ranked 577 p4p, 540 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Keju might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Loop. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Keju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asamov Greydorian!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian has Keju up against the cage in a clinch.
Keju takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greydorian lands a nice elbow.
Greydorian lands an elbow just above Keju 's eye.
Keju is working for takedown but Greydorian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keju fails to pull guard.
Greydorian's coach down at HELLsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Greydorian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Greydorian lands an elbow just above Keju 's eye.
Keju is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greydorian to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roland Keju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greydorian lands a knee to the head.
Greydorian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Greydorian.
 Keju is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greydorian has Keju pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Keju is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Greydorian - that's hurt Keju badly! Oh, another knee lands and Keju is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Keju doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Asamov Greydorian!
Asamov Greydorian gave a mention to Neon Zombie in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kass Drago (ranked 5657 p4p, 3243 weight class) and Max House (ranked 536 p4p, 391 weight class). House comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Keep Fightin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Max House will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kass Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
House scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
House looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House thuds his right hand into Drago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago misses with a body shot
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a nice body shot.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
House digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Drago missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drago tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
House works over Drago's head and body with a nice combination.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drago doesn't seem phased though.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and House takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from House.
House lands the left hand.
House connects with a jab.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Drago throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
House appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kass Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
House connects with a jab.
Drago tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
A big right from Drago misses.
House scores with a jab to the head.
House punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House moves away from the strike by Drago.
A countering left hand to the body from House misses.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and House counters with a nice body shot.
Drago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drago is breathing heavily.
House lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House lands a head shot.
A jab from House finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and House counters with a left to the body.
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drago's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House connects with a crisp jab.
Drago is rocked!
House lands a slapping body shot.
House cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House lands a jab to the head.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
House scores with a body shot.
House digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
House's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.
Drago walks into a jab.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
House throws a shot to the body.
Drago misses with a looping right.
House slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a left and a right that stings Drago.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House lands a jab to the head.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - House coming out on top.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago misses with a hook
and House counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago misses with a left hand
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
House cracks Drago with a right hand to the side of the head.
House jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House lands with a nice body punch.
House lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a lovely shot to the body.
House lands with a nice combination. Drago backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House drops Drago with a straight right hand, right on the button! House follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
In his post fight interview, Max House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 3583 p4p, 5261 weight class) and Middle Bear (ranked 324 p4p, 373 weight class). Bandolero's entrance music is Bandolero. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Bear!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bear is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bandolero is defending well.
Bandolero throws a head punch that misses.
Bear is working for takedown but Bandolero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bandolero gets control of Bear's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bandolero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bear wants to control from the top but Bandolero keeps moving.
Bandolero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear looking to pass the guard.
Bandolero working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandolero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bear defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandolero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Bandolero's legs - danger averted.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandolero 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.
Bandolero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bandolero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bandolero working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
Bandolero has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bandolero's head.
Bear slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bandolero tries to bench press Bear off him but Bear keeps the position.
Bear tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bear has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bandolero tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bandolero is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bandolero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bandolero is trying to improve his position.
Bandolero wants to control but Bear postures up.
Bandolero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bear tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bear has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bear looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bandolero regains half guard.
Bear has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bandolero defend it? Bear steps over the head and cranks it - Bandolero is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Middle Bear!
Middle Bear bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Meno (ranked 1498 p4p, 4557 weight class) and Casey Silk (ranked 153 p4p, 354 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Silk!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meno throws the left hand but Silk avoids the punch easily.
Silk throws a right hand that misses
and Meno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meno throws a right and a left that Silk avoids nicely.
Silk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meno is fending him off so far but Silk persists. Nope, Meno circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Meno misses the target.
Silk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meno's waist but Meno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silk off to one side.
The fighters circling - Silk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silk just misses with a punch to the body.
Meno scores with a body shot.
Meno throws a good cross that connects.
Silk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ele Meno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Silk.
Silk tries to clinch but Meno moves out of range.
Silk rushes Meno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silk tries to stall but Meno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meno's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meno.
Silk blocks a body shot from Meno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silk tries a body shot but Meno blocks it.
Silk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meno prevents it.
Meno lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Meno.
A body shot lands from Meno.
Silk looks winded!
Meno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meno tries to work over Silk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silk misses with a hook. Meno ducked under it nicely.
Silk misses with a hook. Meno ducked under it nicely.
Meno has closed the distance and engaged Silk in a clinch.
Meno pushes Silk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meno catches Silk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silk.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meno drops Silk with a beautiful combination! Silk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Meno is looking for the KO!
 Silk is rocked!
 It looks like Casey Silk has been cut.
Meno connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Silk to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Meno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ele Meno!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 1902 p4p, 2143 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 233 p4p, 271 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard throws a big shot that misses.
Beard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baddock was covering up waiting for the punch and Beard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Beard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baddock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Beard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beard landing a few strikes.
Baddock pushes Beard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beard scoring with punches from side control.
Beard lands a few punches from side control.
Baddock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beard on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddock prevents Beard from improving position.
Beard scoring with punches and elbows.
Beard just content to control the position.
Beard cracks Baddock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Beard working the body and head with strikes.
Beard is staying tight to Baddock's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Beard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baddock down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard cracks Baddock with a big right hand but Baddock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Baddock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beard connects with a decent elbow.
Beard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baddock!
Beard dominating with strikes here.
 It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
Beard breaks from Baddock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brendan Baddock's cut is getting worse.
Beard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Baddock is rocked!
Brendan Baddock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brendan Baddock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarrod Beard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CC Chai (ranked 2262 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 222 p4p, 217 weight class). Suriyan Sitsongrit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with CC Chai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, CC Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Chai lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Suriyan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Chai swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Chai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Chai persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CC Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Sitsongrit works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Chai.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Chai.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit drops Chai with a big left hand! Chai is injured, injured bad! Sitsongrit jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 1665 p4p, 1248 weight class) and Jim Rhat (ranked 225 p4p, 172 weight class). Rhat has chosen Das Ist It 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Rhat!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhat.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
And Rhat tries to counter it with a takedown but Masters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Masters throws a series of punches but Rhat moves out of range.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters cracks Rhat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters. Rhat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters throws out a loose jab but Rhat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters scores with a hook to the body. Rhat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masters as he avoids it easily.
Rhat shoots for a takedown but Masters saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masters but Masters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morton Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
Masters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Rhat tries to counter it with a takedown but Masters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.
Rhat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Rhat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danga de danga de dang - Masters scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhat misses with a body kick.
Rhat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masters throws out the jab.
Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rhat.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rhat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Masters misses
and Rhat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rhat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masters trying to keep a closed guard but Rhat is proving a slippery customer.
Masters is really struggling to control Rhat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rhat preventing the sweep.
Rhat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
Rhat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters is trying to keep Rhat in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat is pushing down on Masters's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masters is fighting to maintain full guard but Rhat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rhat is looking for a kimura but Masters is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhat to get the leverage.
Rhat is looking to take a break and control but Masters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Masters haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rhat seems to be looking for submissions.
Rhat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masters keeps working.
Masters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masters tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Masters wants to improve his position but Rhat is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is trying to maintain the position but Rhat is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhat wants to free his trapped foot but Masters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhat on the ground.
Rhat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Masters is trying to get back to full guard.
Rhat stalling.
Masters trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masters tries to roll over but Rhat keeps him under control.
Masters is working hard here to advance position.
Rhat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rhat working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rhat wants to control the pace but Masters is squirming around nicely.
Rhat swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Masters is now in Rhat's guard. A big mistake from Rhat there, giving up the dominant position!
Masters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Masters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masters throws out the jab.
Masters tries to clinch but Rhat moves out of range.
Rhat shoots for a double leg takedown but Masters sprawls well. He's pushed Rhat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhat can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Masters. No joy for Rhat on that attempt.
Rhat throws a looping overhand right but Masters ducks down to avoid it.
Rhat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Rhat misses.
Rhat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masters lands with a shot to the body.
Rhat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters.
Rhat walks into a jab.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masters connects with a nice looking jab.
Rhat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masters clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhat is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morton Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Masters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rhat letting Masters take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masters lands a nice uppercut.
Rhat tries to pull guard but Masters won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Masters has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jim Rhat has been cut.
Masters lands an elbow just above Rhat 's eye.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters lands an elbow that stopped Rhat in his tracks for a moment.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rhat avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Rhat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rhat tries to pull guard but Masters won't allow it.
Rhat goes for a takedown attempt but Masters pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masters lands a slapping body shot.
Rhat is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhat circles away quickly and effectively.
Masters clinches.
Rhat wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhat.
Morton Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Rhat's head but Rhat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rhat throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters throws a big counter combination but Rhat scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Masters scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhat should have avoided that one.
Rhat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rhat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morton Masters is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters jabs at Rhat's body.
Rhat looks for a takedown but Masters sprawls well.
Rhat is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masters lands a head shot.
Rhat shoots for a double leg takedown but Masters sprawls well. He's pushed Rhat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat walks into a jab.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
Rhat drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Masters defends it well.
Masters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rhat throws a lazy head kick
and Masters counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Masters digs a right hand underneath Rhat's ribcage. Rhat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rhat jumps guard and drags Masters to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rhat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Masters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Masters wants to control from the top but Rhat keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looking to pass the guard.
Rhat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhat has control of Masters's left arm, preventing Masters from doing any damage.
Rhat wants to sweep here but Masters controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Masters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Rhat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Masters leaves Rhat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Masters tries to counter by clinching up but Rhat breaks away and moves out of range.
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhat.
Masters misses with a head kick.
A jab from Masters misses.
Masters scores with a hook to the body. Rhat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rhat.
Masters is looking to counter the offense by Rhat and move into the clinch.
Morton Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Rhat.
Rhat digs a good hook to Masters's body.
Rhat lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhat misses with a head kick.
Rhat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masters defends well and Rhat ends up having to push Masters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rhat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhat throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Masters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masters connects with a right hand. Rhat shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhat fails to land the takedown.
Masters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masters drives through and clinches with Rhat against the cage.
Rhat tries to pull guard but Masters holds him up against the cage and eventually Rhat drops back down to his feet.
Rhat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masters to keep the fight standing.
Rhat has hold of one of Masters's legs. Masters is fighting the takedown attempt but Rhat gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rhat is fighting to break Masters's control of his arms but Masters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Masters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masters controlling Rhat's posture.
Masters 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Masters keeping full guard, as Rhat tries to pass.
Jim Rhat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Masters looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from Rhat misses.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Masters as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhat misses the target.
Masters instigates a clinch.
Morton Masters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rhat is trying to pull guard but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
Rhat tries to break free but Masters pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Masters.
Rhat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
Rhat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masters connects with a knee to the head.
Masters lands a nice elbow.
Masters lands a body shot.
Masters scores with a shot to the side of Rhat's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters lands an elbow that stopped Rhat in his tracks for a moment.
Rhat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rhat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masters to keep the fight standing.
Rhat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rhat is rocked!
Masters drops Rhat with a big knee straight up the middle! Rhat is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rhat is still on wobbly legs! Can Masters finish him?
That has opened up Jim Rhat's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters wobbles Rhat with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Masters dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Rhat to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morton Masters!
Morton Masters is the new welterweight champion!
Morton Masters tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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