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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Clarke (ranked 2767 p4p, 23716 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 297 p4p, 585 weight class). Legs has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Legs throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Clarke misses the target.
A cross from Legs lands.
Clarke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Legs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legs.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
Legs moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke moves out of range as Legs strikes.
Clarke thuds a left hand into Legs's body.
Clarke cracks a nice hook into Legs's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs punishes Clarke's body with a nice straight punch.
Legs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Legs.
Clarke defending well as Legs loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legs's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from Legs.
Clarke lands with a hook. Legs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clarke staying out of range there.
Clarke scores with a one two! Legs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Legs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Legs missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke throws a hook to the side of Legs's head but Legs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legs throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke tries to bum rush Legs with a series of wild strikes but Legs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Legs throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
Legs misses with a left hand
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legs in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a right hand that misses
and Legs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legs tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legs throws a shot to the body.
Legs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
Legs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
Legs missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legs's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Legs misses the shot to the body.
Clarke misses with a hook.
Clarke with a nice calf kick.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legs throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Legs throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Legs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clarke doesn't seem phased though.
Legs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke connects with an inside leg kick.
Clarke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Legs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clarke at a distance.
Legs looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke misses with the combination.
It seemed like Legs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Legs ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Legs moved out of range.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke misses with a left hand
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Legs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
Legs throws a good cross that connects.
Legs swinging wildly here.
Clarke misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Legs.
Legs works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lewis Clarke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Legs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Legs scores with a four punch combination!
Legs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Clarke misses with a low kick as Legs jumps back.
Legs throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Legs avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke feints and then cracks Legs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legs down.
Clarke moves out of range as Legs strikes.
Legs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Clarke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Legs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke throws a hook but Legs blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Legs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Legs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legs.
Legs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legs dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Legs moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Despite the aggression on Legs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Legs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clarke slips under a jab from Legs.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke scores with the left hand. Legs knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Legs is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Clarke.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Legs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legs throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke digs a good body shot into Legs's ribs.
Clarke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clarke throws a solid leg kick but Legs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clarke.
Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Legs had a free shot at his head there.
Legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
A quick step to the side and Clarke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke throws a right hand that Legs ducks under and follows up with a left that Legs also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legs just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Legs saw that one coming.
Lewis Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke looks to land a combination. Legs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Legs saw that one coming.
Legs throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Clarke misses its target.
Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Clarke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clarke misses with a hook to the body
and Legs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legs! But no joy.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Legs is just out of range.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke scores with a nice strike.
Legs loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Legs coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Legs looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Legs staying out of range there.
Legs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Legs looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Clarke misses with a leg kick
and Legs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarke scores with a nice strike.
Clarke digs a good body shot into Legs's ribs.
Legs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Legs thuds a left hand into Clarke's body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Legs lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lewis Clarke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legs circles away quickly and effectively.
Legs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Legs ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Legs just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Legs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clarke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Clarke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Clarke throws a lazy uppercut
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
Legs lands a lovely overhand right.
Legs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke tries to land a leg kick but Legs saw it coming and moves away.
Legs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clarke with a body shot.
Clarke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Legs misses with a hook.
Clarke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legs loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Clarke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legs looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Legs moves away and avoids it.
Clarke throws a shot to the body.
Clarke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Clarke throws a lazy uppercut
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clarke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clarke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legs.
Clarke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clarke swings for the body but Legs moves out of range.
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
Legs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clarke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Legs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarke.
Legs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legs misses with a looping right.
Legs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
It looked like Clarke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Legs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legs moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legs! But no joy.
Clarke lands a really nice looking cross but Legs seems unphased.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Legs had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Legs digs a good body shot into Clarke's ribs.
Lewis Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarke with a nice cross.
Clarke misses with a body shot
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Legs moved out of range.
Clarke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legs. That did some damage!
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and Legs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clarke misses the jab.
Legs scores with a hook to the body. Clarke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legs needs to keep his hands up - Clarke had a free shot at his head there.
Legs works Clarke's body with a nice hook.
Legs cracks Clarke with a good jab.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Legs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legs throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Legs misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Clarke misses the target.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legs lands with an uppercut that bounces Clarke off the cage and back into range.
Clarke slips a jab from Legs.
Legs misses with a straight right.
Legs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clarke slips a jab from Legs.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Legs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Legs.
Well Clarke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Clarke!
A very excited looking Lewis Clarke 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.
Crazy Legs spoke after the fight, saying 'This was a fix, Ped's. Give me a proper fight'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ebe (ranked 3306 p4p, 4439 weight class) and Boomer Scarborough (ranked 343 p4p, 427 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Scarborough's choice of entrance music: The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boomer Scarborough!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarborough takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ebe moves away from the strike by Scarborough.
Scarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ebe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scarborough thinking.
Some wild striking there from Ebe.
Scarborough tries a quick counter leg kick but Ebe is wise to it.
Scarborough dodges the punch combination from Ebe.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebe. Scarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarborough is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ebe, as that shot connected.
Scarborough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarborough missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
Scarborough takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Scarborough, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarborough punishes Ebe's body with a nice straight punch.
Ebe slips a straight right by Scarborough.
Ebe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scarborough loads up on a big right hand but Ebe slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ebe misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe connects with a jab.
Ebe lands a head shot.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
Scarborough ducks under a wild hook from Ebe.
Ebe misses with a left hand
and Scarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebe misses with a hook to the body
and Scarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
Ebe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scarborough's head backwards.
Scarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebe walks into a straight right hand from Scarborough.
Ebe misses with an uppercut.
Ebe misses with a looping right.
Scarborough throws a hook but Ebe avoids it easily.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
Ebe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Ebe misses.
Scarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarborough scores with a punch to the head.
Ebe swings for the body but Scarborough moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ebe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scarborough at a distance.
Ebe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarborough throws out a counter right but Ebe avoids it with no problem.
Ebe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ebe swinging wildly here.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Scarborough.
Ebe takes a swing at Scarborough's ribcage but misses.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Scarborough's head but Scarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ebe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ebe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ebe takes a swing at Scarborough's ribcage but misses.
Ebe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ebe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scarborough.
Scarborough scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ebe takes a swing at Scarborough's ribcage but misses.
Scarborough digs a good hook to Ebe's body.
Ebe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Boomer Scarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarborough scores with the left hand. Ebe knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe looks to land a left hand but Scarborough moved out of range nicely.
Scarborough lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebe moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebe moves out of range as Scarborough strikes.
Scarborough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scarborough misses with a straight left.
Scarborough scores with a jab to the body.
Ebe throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarborough.
Ebe lunges at Scarborough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scarborough's hand.
Nice shot lands for Ebe.
Ebe lands a jab to Scarborough's midsection.
A jab lands there for Ebe.
Scarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe moves away from the strike by Scarborough.
A telegraphed right hand from Ebe misses the target.
Ebe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe throws the left hand but Scarborough avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scarborough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ebe avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
A little feinted left hand from Ebe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ebe throws a looping overhand right but Scarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Ebe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Scarborough.
Scarborough slips under a jab.
Scarborough cracks Ebe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scarborough lunges at Ebe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ebe's hand.
Scarborough walks into a straight right hand from Ebe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebe. Scarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebe cracks Scarborough with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ebe scores with a jab to the body.
Ebe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scarborough's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ebe finds it's way round the side to connect with Scarborough's head.
 Scarborough is rocked!
Scarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Ebe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scarborough is still on wobbly legs! Can Ebe finish him?
Ebe misses with an uppercut.
Scarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebe counters with a nice right hand that sends Scarborough toppling to the canvas! Scarborough scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ebe finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ebe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scarborough slips under a jab from Ebe.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Ebe moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Scarborough! Ebe continues to tee off on Scarborough, landing with a left and a right! Ebe connects with a right hand that leaves Scarborough sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Ebe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaac Ebe!
Isaac Ebe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Boomer Scarborough was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm an embarrassment to Boston.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 3894 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Kip Stern (ranked 173 p4p, 127 weight class). Stern has chosen Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kip Stern enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Stern!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands a nice hook to Peters's body. Peters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peters with a jab.
Peters works the jab nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Peters down.
Peters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peters misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern wants to counter the offense by Peters and move into the clinch position.
Peters cracks Stern with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stern looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Peters finish him?
Stern is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters cracks Stern with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Peters has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stern to stand back up!
Stern is still on wobbly legs! Can Peters finish him?
Sol Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters throws an uppercut from hell that sends Stern clean off his feet! He's out cold! Peters stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, Sol Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 1845 p4p, 23892 weight class) and Genno Laskolnyk (ranked 202 p4p, 565 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genno Laskolnyk!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laskolnyk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Temidare connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laskolnyk scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Temidare blocks the leg kick.
Temidare attempts a counter takedown but Laskolnyk avoids it well and moves away.
Temidare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Temidare lunges at Laskolnyk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laskolnyk's hand.
It looks like Genno Laskolnyk has been cut.
Genno Laskolnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temidare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laskolnyk.
Temidare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Temidare drives through and clinches with Laskolnyk against the cage.
Temidare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laskolnyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Temidare has him pressed against the cage.
Temidare is struggling to control the position.
Laskolnyk is trying to push Temidare away but Temidare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laskolnyk tries to work over Temidare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Temidare lands with a right to the head.
Laskolnyk is rocked!
Temidare landing knees to the body.
Temidare blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Temidare is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Laskolnyk tries to break Temidare's hands from around his neck, Temidare unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Laskolnyk will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Adeboye Temidare!
Adeboye Temidare decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 2085 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Lefty Johnson (ranked 116 p4p, 118 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 ì€í˜œ. Johnson has chosen Masturbate by Outlaw as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lefty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zemin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Zemin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zemin up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson digs a right hand into Zemin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zemin's gas tank.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson is stalling here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zemin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin wants to stall.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Zemin working aggressively here.
A short left from Zemin.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin takes the fight into the clinch.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Zemin breaks the clinch.
Zemin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Zemin against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson is looking to control Zemin's arms but Zemin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Zemin stalling the fight.
Zemin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zemin up against the cage.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Zemin taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Zemin is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zemin can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Zemin effectively controlling the action here.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Johnson pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Zemin has Johnson pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zemin blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Johnson avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson letting Zemin take a breather here.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Zemin. Those never looked like landing.
Zemin is looking to clinch.
Johnson pushes Zemin up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Johnson wants to stall.
Zemin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Zemin.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Zemin.
It looks like Lefty Johnson has been cut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Zemin.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Johnson looking to stall.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin misses with a knee strike.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Zemin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Zemin lands with a left to the head.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lefty Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him?
Zemin misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zemin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin!
Lefty Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'My left arm is always strong, remember that!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 1220 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Peter Gretel (ranked 68 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckwith loads up on a big right hand but Gretel slips the punch.
Beckwith scores with a hook to the body. Gretel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gretel lands an overhand right.
Beckwith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gretel manages to avoid it.
Beckwith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gretel!
Gretel prevents Beckwith from moving into mount.
Beckwith trying to control the action but Gretel is working from the bottom.
Beckwith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gretel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gretel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith slows the pace down.
Gretel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gretel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gretel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Gretel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beckwith trying to control the action but Gretel is working from the bottom.
Gretel reaches up around Beckwith's neck trying to control. But Beckwith takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Gretel! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Gretel is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Beckwith celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudy Beckwith!
Rudy Beckwith 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 709 p4p, 931 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 39 p4p, 54 weight class). Bostic has chosen Move as his entrance music. Pee Wee Sasaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Bostic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bostic blocks a jab.
Bostic moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
Bostic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sasaki lands a high kick!
Sasaki lands a body shot.
A big left from Sasaki misses.
Bostic throws a body kick that misses.
Sasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bostic.
Bostic moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
Bostic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasaki. That's going to slow Bostic down.
Bostic moves out of range of the leg kick from Sasaki.
Bostic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bostic's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bostic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bostic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pee Wee Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sasaki lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bostic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bostic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic throws a body kick that misses.
Sasaki is looking to counter punch.
Sasaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bostic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sasaki is pressing down on Bostic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sasaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bostic trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
Sasaki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Sasaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bostic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasaki is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
Bostic throwing strikes but missing.
Bostic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sasaki is controlling Bostic's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bostic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bostic throws a series of punches but Sasaki moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Sasaki has knocked Bostic down with a huge combo! Sasaki steps away and waves a wobbly Bostic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bostic is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki cracks Bostic with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 287 p4p, 500 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 46 p4p, 78 weight class). Johnny Billabong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa dives in and grabs Billabong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Billabong pushes down on Voluspa's head and hops out.
Billabong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Billabong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voluspa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voluspa looks for a takedown but Billabong sprawls well.
Voluspa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnny Billabong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Billabong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voluspa drives through and clinches with Billabong against the cage.
Voluspa is trying to pull guard but Billabong has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billabong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voluspa manages to pull guard.
Voluspa 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.
Voluspa looking to control.
Voluspa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Billabong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Billabong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Voluspa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Billabong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two 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.
Billabong wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa has a takedown stuffed.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Billabong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Billabong sprawls well. Billabong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billabong gets caught flat footed, as Voluspa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Billabong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voluspa throws an elbow that misses. Billabong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voluspa's guard. Nice move by Billabong!
Voluspa looking for subs off his back but Billabong has passed one foot through into half guard.
Voluspa wants to control the action here but instead Billabong manages to pass to full mount!
Billabong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa working to try and regain half guard.
Billabong blocks Voluspa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Billabong avoids the attempt from Voluspa to control.
Voluspa working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa is still trying to improve position.
Billabong landing shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Billabong sprawls well. Billabong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Billabong but Billabong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Voluspa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Billabong sprawls well initially but Voluspa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Voluspa trying to control the action but Billabong is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voluspa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Billabong is looking to get back to full guard here but Voluspa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Voluspa working the ground and pound but Billabong is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong prevents Voluspa from moving into mount.
Billabong struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Voluspa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Voluspa wants to take a breather but Billabong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Voluspa.
Voluspa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Billabong's head.
That's two 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.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Billabong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa wants to pass the guard but Billabong is keeping the position.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Billabong keeps moving.
Billabong controlling Voluspa's posture.
Voluspa throws a strike but Billabong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Billabong manages to get himself to full guard.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Billabong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Voluspa advances position into side control!
Voluspa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Voluspa wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa is trying to move to mount but Billabong reverses beautifully and ends up in Voluspa's guard.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Voluspa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Billabong wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nori Voluspa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Billabong circles away easily
and Billabong counters with a straight right hand.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Billabong shoots for a takedown but Voluspa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billabong lands an overhand right.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Billabong but Billabong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Billabong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Voluspa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Billabong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Billabong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Billabong slaps away a takedown attempt from Voluspa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voluspa dives in for a single leg takedown but Billabong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Billabong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Voluspa shoots and misses
and Billabong counters with a nice body shot.
Voluspa takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa ducks right into an uppercut from Billabong.
Voluspa has his takedown stuffed
enabling Billabong to counter with a crisp jab.
Voluspa walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billabong lands with an uppercut that bounces Voluspa off the cage and back into range.
Voluspa fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong cracks Voluspa with a good jab.
Voluspa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Billabong pinned against the cage. Billabong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Voluspa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Billabong connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Voluspa or perhaps it was just good defense by Billabong, which made it look bad.
Johnny Billabong is winning the standup battle so far.
Billabong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Billabong jabs Voluspa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voluspa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voluspa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billabong takes the fight into the clinch.
Billabong prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Billabong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Voluspa.
Voluspa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Billabong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voluspa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Billabong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Billabong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Billabong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Billabong manages to end up in side control.
Voluspa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Billabong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Billabong working the head with strikes.
Billabong wants to control but Voluspa is keeping him busy.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billabong working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong staying calm.
Billabong working away.
Billabong takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Voluspa to pass into mount.
Voluspa is trying desperately to improve position.
Billabong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Billabong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Voluspa is on top in guard.
Voluspa trying to control but Billabong is working from the bottom.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Billabong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Billabong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Billabong!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Billabong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 512 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 74 p4p, 181 weight class). Franco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. Jack Phillips 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franco throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Franco.
Phillips feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco lands with a kick to the temple. Phillips shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Phillips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Franco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phillips is looking to counter punch.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Franco digs a good hook to Phillips's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Phillips slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Phillips on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phillips blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Phillips lands a big right hand that sends Franco crashing to the mat! Phillips stays standing though and waves Franco back to his feet!
Franco is rocked!
It looks like Juan David Franco has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips slips a jab from Franco.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Franco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Phillips is dominant here and he's now got Franco's back!
Franco is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Phillips off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Phillips tightening his grip on Franco, looking for the choke.
Phillips is persistently looking for the submission but Franco is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Franco defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Phillips is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Franco has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Franco defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Franco defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Franco is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Phillips manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Franco is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Phillips!
After winning the bout, Jack Phillips thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 301 p4p, 642 weight class) and Lasha Abashidze (ranked 35 p4p, 82 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abashidze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that misses.
Bonaparte walks into a jab.
Abashidze misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonaparte counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonaparte.
Abashidze looks winded!
Bonaparte lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte thuds his shin into the meat of Abashidze's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a big head kick that sends Abashidze tumbling to the mat! Bonaparte takes a step backwards and waves Abashidze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lasha Abashidze has been cut.
Bonaparte scores with a kick to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abashidze has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abashidze avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Abashidze sprawling to the canvas! Abashidze rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bonaparte finish him?!
Abashidze is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abashidze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonaparte counters with a huge right that knocks Abashidze out cold! Bonaparte is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte took some time post fight to say the following; 'Au Revoir Bitch'.
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