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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mason Duval (ranked 5738 p4p, 5764 weight class) and Tommy Chang (ranked 373 p4p, 374 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Duval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Chang!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duval on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duval.
Chang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duval on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chang.
Chang lands a right hook to the body.
Duval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chang staying out of range there.
Duval swings widly with a right hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang's corner calls for a 1-2. Chang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chang lands with a right hand.
 Duval is rocked!
Duval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick lands for Chang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a hook to the body. Duval takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duval 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.
Duval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duval throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Chang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duval's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Duval down.
Chang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duval has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chang finds it's way round the side to connect with Duval's head.
Oh Duval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chang is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Duval hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Chang!
A relieved looking Tommy Chang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 5316 p4p, 6051 weight class) and Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 569 p4p, 595 weight class). Harry Winston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lazaros Constantinou!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Constantinou clobbers Winston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winston cracks Constantinou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winston staying out of range there.
Winston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Constantinou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winston staying out of range there.
Constantinou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Winston. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Constantinou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Constantinou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Constantinou moves away.
Constantinou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Constantinou saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinou misses with a hook.
A jab from Constantinou misses.
Constantinou's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Constantinou's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Winston.
Winston blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Winston misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston breaks from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Winston is predictable there
and Constantinou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Constantinou misses the jab.
Constantinou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Constantinou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Constantinou misses.
A jab from Constantinou misses.
Constantinou throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Constantinou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Constantinou counters with a nice uppercut.
Constantinou blocks a jab.
Winston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Constantinou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winston, pushing him back against the cage.
Winston misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston.
Winston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winston is trying to stall.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winston.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Winston is working Constantinou over against the cage.
Winston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winston.
Constantinou looks winded!
Constantinou takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantinous head.
Constantinou pushes Winston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantinou takes a shot to the head.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston works on Constantinou's body with a couple of short punches.
Winston can't find room to land a body shot as Constantinou controls the action.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Winston swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Constantinou is working Winston over against the cage.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Winston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Winston is stalling here.
Winston blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Winston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Winston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston lands a body shot.
Winston misses with a punch to the body.
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Constantinou misses with a punch to the body.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Winston.
Constantinou misses with a punch to the body.
Winston stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Constantinou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Constantinou manages to avoid it.
Constantinou might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Constantinou tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lazaros Constantinou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooh!!! Winston has knocked Constantinou down with a huge combo! Winston steps away and waves a wobbly Constantinou back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Constantinou is rocked!
Winston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Constantinou, pushing him back against the cage.
Winston blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winston's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
Constantinou struggles to land a body shot inside as Winston controls his hands.
Constantinou lands with a left to the head.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
A short uppercut from Winston.
Winston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Constantinou is still on wobbly legs! Can Winston finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winston.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
Constantinou seems to have recovered his senses.
Harry Winston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Winston lands a body punch.
Constantinou is breathing heavily.
A short right from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winston throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantinou.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston.
Constantinou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winston throws a big uppercut that drops Constantinou! More strikes from Winston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Constantinou lies dazed against the cage as Winston celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bunyons (ranked 4764 p4p, 5856 weight class) and Nikola Nurmagomedov (ranked 346 p4p, 381 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Bunyons has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Bunyons seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Bunyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikola Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Bunyons's guard.
Nurmagomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Nurmagomedov thows a huge punch but Bunyons dodges it nicely.
Nurmagomedov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bunyons sees it coming and defends easily.
Nurmagomedov not doing much here.
Bunyons manages to get to full guard.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyons has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Bunyons's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand but Bunyons is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nurmagomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nurmagomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bunyons has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nurmagomedov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bunyons has tightened it up now! Nurmagomedov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Bunyons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byron Neal (ranked 3605 p4p, 3521 weight class) and Tyler Foster (ranked 440 p4p, 432 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Foster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from Neal.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
Neal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Tyler Foster has been cut.
Neal stuffs the takedown.
Neal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foster clinches with his opponent.
Foster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Foster tries to pull guard but Neal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Byron Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foster looks winded!
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neal cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Foster's ribcage.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Foster's ribcage.
Neal is struggling to control the position.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal scores with a knee 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!
A left hand lands to the body for Neal.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Foster is rocked!
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Foster - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Neal, and another! Foster is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Byron Neal!
Byron Neal took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Norman (ranked 3227 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Andy Slappin (ranked 265 p4p, 264 weight class). Andy Slappin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Slappin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slappin slaps away a takedown attempt from Norman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slappin feints the counter takedown.
Slappin forces Norman back against the cage and clinches.
Norman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slappin.
Norman swings wildly with an uppercut but Slappin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman jumps guard but Slappin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slappin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norman's defenses.
Slappin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slappin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slappin obliges.
Norman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Slappin can't fight it off and eventually Norman manages to take the fight to the floor. Slappin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slappin keeping moving, preventing Norman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman drops back looking for a leg! Slappin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slappin manages to kick Norman off! Norman jumps back into Slappin's guard.
Norman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slappin keeping moving, preventing Norman from controlling successfully.
Slappin is looking to stand up but Norman isn't so interested in that idea.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slappin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Norman trying to control the action but Slappin is working from the bottom.
Norman working away.
Slappin is trying to improve his position.
Norman taking a breather here.
Norman has hold of Slappin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Slappin seems comfortable defending it but Norman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Slappin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Slappin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Norman couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Norman!
Mark Norman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ramkins (ranked 3325 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Brad Foster (ranked 454 p4p, 463 weight class). Dan Ramkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Foster's chin.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ramkins!
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, Brad Foster!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Foster is working for takedown but Ramkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foster leaning against his opponent.
Foster takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Brad Foster has been cut.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster tries to pull guard but Ramkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramkins lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramkins lands with a right to the head.
Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramkins darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
Ramkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Ramkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramkins as he avoids it easily.
Ramkins moves into range and clinches up with Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Ramkins.
Ramkins scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins pushes Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Ramkins has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramkins lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Ramkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Ramkins breaks the clinch.
Ramkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramkins!
Foster wants to stand but Ramkins is controlling his arm.
Ramkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foster is controlling him well.
Foster looks up at the clock and then as Ramkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Foster smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Foster remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Foster is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ramkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins wants to get back to his feet but Foster drags him back down.
Foster landing strikes.
Foster working the head with strikes.
Foster grinds an elbow into Ramkins's temple.
Foster is putting a hurting on Ramkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Foster happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster scoring with punches from side control.
Foster working the ground and pound.
Foster controlling the position from side mount.
Foster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ramkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Foster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Ramkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Foster is trying to push Ramkins away but Ramkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramkins scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ramkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Ramkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramkins.
Foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Ramkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Ramkins is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramkins down to the mat. Ramkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramkins but Ramkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Ramkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Foster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramkins landing knees to the head.
Ramkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramkins has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan Ramkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins clinches with his opponent.
Foster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster is rocked!
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramkins finish him?
Ramkins clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Ramkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a big knee! That's hurt Foster! Oh, he's all over the place! Ramkins lands another knee that sends Foster to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Ramkins!
A very excited looking Dan Ramkins 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Pacucci (ranked 2883 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Herio Lupsaka (ranked 382 p4p, 493 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Pacucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacucci tries to clinch up but Lupsaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Lupsaka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pacucci looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lupsaka working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Lupsaka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pacucci takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pacucci is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lupsaka connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Pacucci's face as Lupsaka controls the position.
Lupsaka is chipping away with strikes.
Lupsaka is working Pacucci over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pacucci is not content to let Lupsaka control the position.
Pacucci tries to improve position but can't.
Pacucci looking for a sweep but Lupsaka has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lupsaka lands a big shot there that rocks Pacucci but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pacucci is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupsaka unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pacucci wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lupsaka celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Herio Lupsaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Montana (ranked 2745 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Kyle Nelson (ranked 293 p4p, 259 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Montana rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Montana lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montana pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Montana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Montana misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Montana.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Montana has double underhooks.
Montana is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson working aggressively here.
A short right from Montana.
A short left from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montana digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana breaks the clinch.
Montana throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Montana misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Michael Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montana eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montana swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Montana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montana misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montana lands a jab.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Montana avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Montana. Montana maintains the clinch.
Nelson is trying to push Montana away but Montana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Montana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montana has managed to clinch.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson tries to stall but Montana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montana blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Montana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Michael Montana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montana lands a right hand.
Montana tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Montana.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana lands a right hand.
Montana breaks the clinch.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Montana's corner calls for a 1-2. Montana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nelson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Montana swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nelson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Montana!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Akamu (ranked 2078 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Rulon Gardner (ranked 225 p4p, 246 weight class). Akamu comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Be Yourself. Gardner has chosen Stay Fly- The Imortal, Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. The key to victory for John Akamu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamu rushes Gardner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akamu gets through Gardner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akamu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Gardner throws an elbow that misses.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akamu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Akamu.
Akamu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Akamu pushes Gardner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akamu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardner or not.
Gardner looks winded!
Gardner is trying to break the clinch but Akamu has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Akamu.
Nice body punch from Akamu - that landed with a thud.
Akamu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gardner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Akamu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akamu.
Gardner takes a shot to the head.
Akamu lands a left hand.
Gardner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gardner is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gardner is still on wobbly legs! Can Akamu finish him?
Akamu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gardner to his knees! Akamu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Akamu!
John Akamu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rulon Gardner was interviewed post fight and said 'Keith Peterson was at some dive bar with a $5 floozy right before this fight. I call kangaroo court.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Zvezda (ranked 1819 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Chief Bloodgates (ranked 242 p4p, 385 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Zvezda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chief Bloodgates!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvezda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zvezda shoots in and drives through. Bloodgates sprawls well.
Zvezda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zvezda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zvezda working away.
Zvezda scoring with punches from side control.
Bloodgates on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zvezda lands an elbow.
Bloodgates tries to buck Zvezda off but Zvezda is having none of it.
Zvezda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zvezda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zvezda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bloodgates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zvezda.
Bloodgates defending against the ground and pound.
Bloodgates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zvezda.
Zvezda works to advance to full mount. Bloodgates defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bloodgates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zvezda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloodgates taking shots to the head.
It looks like Chief Bloodgates has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvezda with the ground and pound from mount.
Zvezda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zvezda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bloodgates is rocked!
Zvezda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bloodgates is still in real trouble! Can Zvezda finish him?
Zvezda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zvezda lands a big elbow - Bloodgates is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bloodgates is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anatoly Zvezda!
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