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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gino Leite (ranked 5630 p4p, 24616 weight class) and Eric Winston (ranked 556 p4p, 648 weight class). Gino Leite could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Winston's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Winston!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Gino Leite has been cut.
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leite's head.
Leite misses with a right hand
and Winston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leite shoots in and drives through. Winston sprawls well.
A solid body kick from Winston.
Leite walks into a stiff left hand from Winston.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Winston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leite looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Winston now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leite throws a right hand that misses
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Leite 's knee.
Leite takes one on the button.
Leite could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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!
Winston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leite throws an off balance right hand
and Winston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eric Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston throws a head kick that half lands.
Gino Leite's cut is getting worse.
Leite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Winston.
Leite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winston tries to avoid it but Leite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winston to the ground. Winston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winston jabs at Leite's body.
Gino Leite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston cracks Leite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leite misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leite misses with a jab to the body
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Leite swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leite is breathing heavily.
Leite doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winston counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Leite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leite looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Winston lands a front kick.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leite takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Winston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winston delivers a nice body kick.
Winston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leite had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Winston throws a head kick that Leite semi-blocks.
Leite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winston.
Winston scores with a hook.
Leite will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leite. That did some damage!
Leite on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leite.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a leg kick.
Leite throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Winston lands a big head kick that sends Leite tumbling to the mat! Winston takes a step backwards and waves Leite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Leite is rocked!
Gino Leite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winston avoids the body shot from Leite.
Leite tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leite is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leite throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Gino Leite's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Winston scores with a push kick.
Winston throws a leg kick which misses Leite's front leg but catches the back leg as Leite tries to avoid it.
Leite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leite missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leite with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
Leite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leite. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Winston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leite.
Leite takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Winston with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gino Leite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Winston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 25038 p4p, 4448 weight class) and Jett Fletcher (ranked 629 p4p, 523 weight class). Fletcher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore. Jett Fletcher looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jett Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fletcher 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 Bronze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronze stuffs the takedown attempt from Fletcher. Fletcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fletcher throws a leg kick
and Bronze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fletcher's guard.
Bronze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bronze scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronze throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
Bronze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bronze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bronze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to control.
Bronze controlling from the top position.
Bronze seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fletcher for as long as he can get away with.
Bronze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Bronze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fletcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bronze's guard.
Bronze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fletcher escapes and throws Bronze's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fletcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bronze is avoiding damage well.
Bronze tries to buck Fletcher off but Fletcher is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze struggling a bit here.
Bronze gets back to half guard.
Bronze is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Triumph Over Fear, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fletcher looks winded!
Bronze trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bronze holds on and takes a little breather.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Bronze is keeping the position.
Fletcher stopping the sweep attempt from Bronze.
Bronze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fletcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronze has his foot on Fletcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fletcher works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze managing to control the position.
Bronze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bronze tries to get out of the position.
Fletcher stands up and waves to Bronze to follow him.
Bronze misses with a body shot.
Fletcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronze.
Bronze looks to score with a jab to the body but Fletcher is just out of range.
Bronze slaps away a takedown attempt from Fletcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronze misses with a looping left.
Fletcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronze.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Bronze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bronze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronze.
Bronze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bronze showed some decent athleticism there.
Bronze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fletcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bronze lands with a punch from half guard.
Grady Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bronze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fletcher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Well, if Bronze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bronze drops an elbow to the side of Fletcher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher is looking for a sweep. Bronze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronze has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronze working Fletcher over with strikes here.
Bronze quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bronze but it's paid off an Fletcher is forced to tap! Nice work by Bronze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grady Bronze!
In defeat, Jett Fletcher stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my family and fans! You are amazing! God bless! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 4894 p4p, 5482 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 237 p4p, 248 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Johansson throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Johansson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson scores with a nice strike.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Johansson's knee but Johansson avoids it well.
Johansson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Johansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab 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!
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Johansson digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johansson stalling the fight.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Johansson.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Johansson.
Sitsongrit cracks Johansson with a good jab.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Johansson down.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Johansson misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it 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 Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Johansson has Sitsongrit pushed against the cage.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Johansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sven Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johansson throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pornthonglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit jabs at Johansson's body.
Johansson moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Johansson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johansson cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johansson is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Johansson.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit looks to throw a body kick
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johansson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Johansson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Johansson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson stalling the fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Goodson (ranked 5169 p4p, 4910 weight class) and Big Man (ranked 496 p4p, 468 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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249
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270
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodson but Goodson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goodson swivels and escapes.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Big Man has been cut.
Man fails with the takedown
and Goodson counters with a nice right hand that sends Man toppling to the canvas! Man scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Goodson finish him?!
 Man is rocked!
Aaron Goodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Man.
Goodson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Man crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aaron Goodson!
In his post fight interview, Aaron Goodson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarron Faith (ranked 4543 p4p, 4580 weight class) and Jimmy Jackman (ranked 229 p4p, 230 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman throws a low kick, looking for Faith's leg but Faith calmly moves out of range.
Faith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faith avoids a kick to the body.
Faith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackman lands in his opponent's guard.
Faith wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith looking to control.
Faith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faith trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Faith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackman passes into half guard.
Jackman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Faith trying to control from the bottom.
Jackman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackman is thwarting Faith's attempts to control the position.
Faith makes his way to full guard, as Jackman worked for a kimura.
Jackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Faith is trying to keep Jackman in close.
Jackman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Faith moves out of range of the strikes.
Faith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faith scores with a nice strike.
Jackman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Jarron Faith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faith has Jackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackman wants to break free but Faith has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faith to keep the fight standing.
Jackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faith smiles and moves away.
Faith darts in and clinches Jackman up against the cage.
Jackman takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faith can't find room to land a body shot as Jackman controls the action.
Jackman blocks an uppercut.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackman's defenses.
Jackman trying to stall but Faith improves his position.
Jackman prevents a body shot from Faith.
Jackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jarron Faith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackman is trying to drag Faith to the mat but Faith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackman.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackman's defenses.
It looks like Jimmy Jackman has been cut.
Jackman taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarron Faith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
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.
Faith scores with a shot to the body.
Faith sizes up Jackman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Faith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Faith has a closed guard, preventing Jackman from standing up.
Faith is trying to keep Jackman in close.
Faith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackman on the ground.
Jackman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faith trying to keep a closed guard but Jackman is proving a slippery customer.
Jackman is stalling in the full guard.
Jackman wants to pass the guard but Faith is keeping the position.
Faith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackman is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarron Faith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman doesn't manage to clinch there - Faith circles away.
Faith takes a swing at Jackman's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackman ducks right into an uppercut from Faith.
The fighters circling - Faith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Faith is trying to control the position but Jackman postures up.
Faith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackman can do to turn this around?
Jackman trying to control but Faith is working from the bottom.
Faith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackman content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackman advances position into side control!
Faith being controlled for a moment.
Faith can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jackman grinds an elbow into Faith's temple.
Jackman wants to stand but Faith has his arm trapped.
Jackman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackman scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Faith lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Faith. Beautiful body shot.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Faith manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Faith throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Faith tries to sprawl but Jackman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackman trying to control the action but Faith is working from the bottom.
Jackman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackman wants to stand up but Faith is controlling the position.
Faith tries to roll over but Jackman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackman trying to pass the guard but Faith defending well.
Jackman is working for a kimura but Faith is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faith sees it coming and defends easily.
Faith looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Jackman trying to control from half guard but Faith is working away.
Faith wants to control but Jackman is keeping busy.
Jackman wants to control but Faith is keeping him busy.
Jackman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jimmy Jackman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faith is controlling Jackman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Faith is not content to let Jackman control the position.
Faith trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Faith working for a triangle but Jackman defends it easily.
Jackman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faith's guard.
Faith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jackman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 5236 p4p, 4101 weight class) and Rasmus Mogensen (ranked 378 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149
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154
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dana Black !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Mogensen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogensen gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Mogensen doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Black paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Mogensen - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rasmus Mogensen!
A very excited looking Rasmus Mogensen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Breznikov (ranked 4976 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Clarence Boston (ranked 372 p4p, 361 weight class). Leonid Breznikov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonid Breznikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston thuds his right hand into Breznikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Breznikov throws a head kick but Boston moves out of range.
Boston throws out a counter right but Breznikov avoids it with no problem.
Breznikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boston fails to land with a series of punches.
Breznikov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boston on his heels. He'll look to pass Boston's guard now, I'm sure.
Breznikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Boston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boston pulls Breznikov in close to prevent any damage.
Boston trying to keep a closed guard but Breznikov is proving a slippery customer.
Breznikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznikov trying to keep a closed guard but Boston is proving a slippery customer.
Breznikov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boston wanted to stand there but Breznikov had control of the position.
Boston wants to control from the top but Breznikov keeps moving.
Boston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Breznikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boston is one step ahead there.
Breznikov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breznikov is on top in guard.
Boston trying to control the position.
Breznikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Breznikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boston is pulling down on Breznikov's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breznikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breznikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Breznikov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breznikov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boston working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Breznikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boston was well out of range. Poor timing from Breznikov.
Clarence Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breznikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boston lands a nice hook to Breznikov's body. Breznikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a punch to the head.
Breznikov throws a big shot that misses.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston scores with a nice head shot.
Boston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Breznikov forces Boston back against the cage and clinches.
Breznikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Breznikov pushes Boston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Breznikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznikov manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breznikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breznikov lands a right hook to the body.
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 Leonid Breznikov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Breznikov works over Boston's head and body with a nice combination.
Boston misses with a straight left.
Breznikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Boston coming out on top.
Boston misses with a wild body shot.
Breznikov lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Breznikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Boston's head.
Breznikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Boston as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breznikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breznikov is rocked!
Breznikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Breznikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznikov backs away from a small jab... but Boston lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Breznikov crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Boston with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Clarence Boston!
Clarence Boston spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skylar Tinker (ranked 5351 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Branimir Tanev (ranked 553 p4p, 465 weight class). Tinker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Child. Skylar Tinker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skylar Tinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branimir Tanev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinker connects with a nice looking jab.
Tinker feints a jab promting Tanev to slip. Tinker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tanev feints and as Tinker raises his hands in defense, Tanev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tinker looking to control.
Tinker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanev on the ground.
Tanev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tanev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tinker has hold of Tanev's hands but Tanev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tanev in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanev is nestled in close to Tinker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tanev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Tanev there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tinker is rocked!
Tanev lands a big elbow - Tinker is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tanev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branimir Tanev!
After the fight, Branimir Tanev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Skylar Tinker was interviewed post fight and said 'This changes nothing. The Villain always has the last laugh. MARK MY WORDS.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tre Jokinen (ranked 5270 p4p, 3027 weight class) and Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 474 p4p, 350 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tre Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jokinen back to the cage. Marcos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marcos scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Marcos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marcos lands with an overhand left.
Marcos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcos cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Marcos misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jokinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marcos on his heels. He'll look to pass Marcos's guard now, I'm sure.
Jokinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jokinen stands up and waves to Marcos to follow him.
Marcos feints a jab promting Jokinen to slip. Marcos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jokinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marcos scores with a one two! Jokinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Marcos. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marcos's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jokinen passes Marcos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen decides to stand back up. Jokinen steps back and let's Marcos get back to his feet.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jokinen fails to land the takedown.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Marcos had a free shot at his head there.
Marcos misses with a body punch
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marcos wants to get back to full guard.
Jokinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Marcos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Marcos to get to his feet.
Marcos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Jokinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marcos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Marcos is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jokinen yanks on the arm and Marcos is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jokinen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tre Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane OMalley (ranked 3161 p4p, 2493 weight class) and Gerald Phoenix (ranked 278 p4p, 225 weight class). OMalley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Goat talk. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
OMalley is trying to break free.
Phoenix lands an elbow inside that OMalley shrugs off.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
OMalley is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
Phoenix prevents OMalley from breaking the clinch.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OMalley blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
OMalley is rocked!
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh OMalley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OMalley can't break the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix has OMalley pressed against the cage, preventing OMalley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Phoenix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Phoenix keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath OMalley's ribcage. OMalley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
OMalley is looking to break free of the clinch but Phoenix has double underhooks.
OMalley seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Phoenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OMalley tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OMalley tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
OMalley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix dips a shoulder and cracks OMalley with a mighty uppercut! OMalley falls back against the cage and Phoenix unloads with a barrage of strikes! OMalley is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Phoenix screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Phoenix!
A victorious Gerald Phoenix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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