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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moctesuma Khan (ranked 4332 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Tater Tater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight 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, Moctesuma Khan!
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, Tater Tater!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tater manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tater wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Khan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tater is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Tater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tater has momentary wrist control but Khan slips an elbow through the middle.
Khan controlling from the top position.
Khan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Khan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khan is working Tater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 Tater is rocked!
 It looks like Tater Tater has been cut.
Khan prevents Tater from getting back to his feet.
Tater is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Khan stops Tater from standing up.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tater thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing some decent shots from guard.
Khan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tater for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tater trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to stand up but Tater won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tater can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khan moves nicely into side control.
Tater sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tater with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tater looks winded!
Tater wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Tater scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan keeping hold of Tater's head, controlling as best he can.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khan is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Tater has control of the leg.
Khan is controlling Tater's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moctesuma Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tater Tater'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.
Tater tries to sprawl but Khan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tater manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tater can do to turn this around?
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tater drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tater.
Khan sets himself, and Tater steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Khan looks for a takedown but Tater sprawls well.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tater circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moctesuma Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tater trying to control the position.
Tater might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Moctesuma Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Tater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan is stalling in the full guard.
Khan lands a couple of elbows.
Khan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khan wanted to stand there but Tater had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khan postures up and lands a big shot to Tater's brow.
Tater is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Khan connects with a couple of short punches.
Khan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan stands up over Tater, holding on to his feet. Khan throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Tater is out cold! Khan lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Moctesuma Khan!
An out of breath Moctesuma Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Martin (ranked 4665 p4p, 4641 weight class) and Mike Dunn (ranked 183 p4p, 437 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 super heavyweight 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, Pablo Martin!
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, Mike Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin forces Dunn back against the cage and clinches.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Dunn looks winded!
Dunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pablo Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Dunn's head but Dunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Dunn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Dunn.
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!
Dunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Dunn's shoulder, as Dunn tries to avoid the shot.
Dunn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn is trying to break free.
Dunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunn tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dunn has eaten all the pies!
Martin tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Martin keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin slowing the pace effectively.
Dunn working hard to break the clinch.
Martin keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin is working Dunn over against the cage.
Dunn tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Martin stalling against the cage.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Dunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Dunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunn's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin prevents Dunn from breaking the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin lands a right hand.
Dunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn can't break the clinch.
Dunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Nice body punch from Martin - that landed with a thud.
Martin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
The referee calls for Martin to work.
Martin tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunn throws a head punch that misses.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Martin.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin is leaning against Dunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
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!
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn stalling in the clinch but Martin improves position.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Dunn slips the punch.
Dunn misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Dunn.
Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunn can do to turn this around?
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Dunn saw that one coming.
Dunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martin moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Dunn tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Martin.
Dunn tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Dunn is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.
Martin tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin blocking some punches.
Dunn is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.
Dunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunn or not.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunn or not.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Martin is leaning against Dunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Martin tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to work over Dunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Martin.
Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn misses with a double jab.
Martin misses with a hook. Dunn ducked under it nicely.
Dunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunn.
Martin tries to counter by clinching up but Dunn breaks away and moves out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Mike Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin pushes Dunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn wants to break free but Martin has control.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin has Dunn pressed against the cage, preventing Dunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Dunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunn is trying to break free.
Martin is leaning against Dunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Martin cracks Dunn with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Dunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunn.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Martin presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Martin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martin tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunn!
Dunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunn.
Martin is looking to counter the offense by Dunn and move into the clinch.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Dunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Dunn backs away looking to recover.
Martin drives through and clinches with Dunn against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunn tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin just leaning against Dunn, taking a breather.
Dunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin prevents Dunn from breaking the clinch.
Dunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunn's efforts to push away.
Dunn tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Dunn blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Martin tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Dunn is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Dunn's ribcage. Dunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunn prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Dunn avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Mike Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunn at a distance.
Dunn walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Dunn slips under a jab.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunn connects with a body shot.
Dunn blocks a jab.
As Martin backs off Dunn throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunn with a hook.
Dunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn swinging wildly here.
Dunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Dunn tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin pushes Dunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunn being controlled against the cage.
Martin has Dunn pressed against the cage, preventing Dunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pablo Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunn tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Mike Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Pablo Martin!
Pablo Martin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Mihailovic (ranked 4275 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Kamehameha The King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Mihailovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamehameha The King !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailovic misses with a low kick.
Mihailovic ducks straight into an uppercut from The King and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mihailovic manages to regain guard straight away.
 Mihailovic is rocked!
 It looks like Viktor Mihailovic has been cut.
The King stands up over Mihailovic, holding on to his feet. The King throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Mihailovic is out cold! The King lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamehameha The King !
A very excited looking Kamehameha The King made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Laine (ranked 4235 p4p, 4664 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 0 p4p, 442 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 super heavyweight 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, Olavi Laine!
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, Pablo Poblano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poblano closes the distance and clinches.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Poblano blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poblano.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Poblano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Poblano.
Laine lands with a short shot to the head.
Poblano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laine up against the cage.
Poblano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine prevents a body shot from Poblano.
Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Laine working aggressively here.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Poblano taking a breather.
Poblano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Poblano.
Poblano is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine lands a right hand.
Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poblano presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine prevents a body shot from Poblano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poblano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Poblano.
Poblano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poblano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Poblano misses with a body punch.
Laine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Poblano fails to land.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Poblano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano lands a nice shot to the body.
Poblano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano lands with a light punch inside.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poblano tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Poblano back against the cage.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poblano leaning against his opponent.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano throws a head punch that misses.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laine up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Poblano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Poblano throws a right hand that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Jab from Laine.
Poblano misses with a left hand
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine gets tackled into the cage by Poblano. Poblano maintains the clinch.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
A short uppercut from Laine.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poblano controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poblano.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Poblano has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
Poblano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Poblano throws a head punch that misses.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poblano tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poblano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poblano is working Laine over against the cage.
Poblano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
A shot in the inside from Poblano.
Poblano scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Poblano as the two fighters clinch.
Poblano stalling against the cage.
Laine blocks a body shot from Poblano.
A left hand lands to the body for Poblano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano.
Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Poblano.
Poblano has Laine pushed against the cage.
Poblano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Poblano lands a body shot.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Poblano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Poblano.
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Poblano.
Pablo Poblano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine takes a shot to the head.
Poblano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano lands with a short shot to the head.
Laine misses with some punches.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poblano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poblano.
Poblano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poblano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poblano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poblano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poblano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poblano blocking some punches.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano lands a shoulder strike.
Poblano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Poblano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poblano throws out the jab.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poblano takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it.
Poblano looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Poblano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poblano.
Poblano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poblano.
A punch combination from Poblano misses.
Poblano throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine drops his hands momentarily and Poblano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poblano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poblano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a shot to the head.
Poblano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
Laine working aggressively here.
Poblano effectively controlling the action here.
Poblano lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poblano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Poblano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano lands with a light punch inside.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Poblano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Olavi Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poblano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Poblano on the inside.
Poblano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poblano works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poblano.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Poblano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poblano lands a nice shot to the body.
Poblano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
A short right from Poblano.
Poblano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poblano digs a right hand underneath Laine's ribcage. Laine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poblano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Poblano.
Poblano scores with a hook to the body.
Poblano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poblano scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poblano is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poblano lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano works on Laine's body with a couple of short punches.
Poblano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poblano scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine blocks a body shot from Poblano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Poblano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poblano lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poblano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Poblano is working Laine over against the cage.
Poblano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poblano blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Poblano.
Poblano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Poblano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Poblano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poblano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poblano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poblano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Poblano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poblano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Pablo Poblano!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Pablo Poblano!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Pablo Poblano!
Pablo Poblano wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dany Moro (ranked 4588 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Dontavius Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight 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, Dany Moro!
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, Dontavius Freeman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman punishes Moro's body with a nice straight punch.
Moro scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Dontavius Freeman has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Freeman checks a leg kick.
Freeman shoots in but Moro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freeman checks a low kick from Moro.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Moro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moro smiles and moves away.
Moro shoots in but Freeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moro gets tackled into the cage by Freeman. Freeman maintains the clinch.
Freeman breaks the clinch.
Moro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moro!
Moro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freeman sprawls well. Freeman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moro gets slowly back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
Freeman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Freeman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moro stalling against the cage.
Freeman stalls.
Freeman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moro stops a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Dany Moro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontavius Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moro wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moro to keep the fight standing.
Moro controlling the action here for a moment.
Moro tries to pull guard but Freeman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moro's efforts to push away.
Moro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Moro tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freeman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freeman checks a low kick from Moro.
Freeman shoots in but Moro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Moro tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman gets caught napping as Moro dives in and scores a takedown. Freeman manages to retain guard.
Freeman pushes Moro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moro is defended easily by Freeman.
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moro circles away.
Moro is looking to clinch but Freeman is avoiding it.
Moro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freeman sprawls well. Freeman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moro gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freeman wants it to stay on the feet.
Moro is breathing heavily.
Freeman blocks a head kick by Moro.
Moro shoots in and gets a takedown into Freeman's guard.
Freeman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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 Dany Moro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dontavius Freeman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Freeman duly obliges.
Dany Moro is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moro instigates a clinch.
Freeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moro prevents it.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Freeman.
Moro darts in and clinches Freeman up against the cage.
Freeman leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freeman smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Freeman is fending him off so far but Moro persists. Nope, Freeman circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moro forces Freeman back against the cage and clinches.
Freeman leaning against his opponent.
Moro trying to land knees to the body.
Moro can't break the clinch.
Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moro.
Freeman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moro to the ground. Freeman is now in Moro's guard.
Moro pushes Freeman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moro is looking to clinch.
Freeman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Moro defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Freeman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Moro does it's job there.
That has opened up Dontavius Freeman's cut even more.
Moro closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Moro pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dany Moro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moro shoots in looking for a takedown but Freeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moro tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Freeman clinches.
Freeman prevents the takedown attempt.
Freeman decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Freeman pulls Moro in to control the position.
Moro trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moro wants to stand but Freeman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
Freeman has his foot on Moro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moro works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
Freeman looks for a takedown but Moro sprawls well.
Moro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moro doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freeman circles away.
Moro tries to clinch but Freeman is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dontavius Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dontavius Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moro sprawls well. Moro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Moro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moro is one step ahead there.
Moro trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman has a closed guard, preventing Moro from standing up.
Moro trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman is pulling down on Moro's head. It's preventing any offense from Moro, at least for the moment.
Moro looking to sit in guard and control but Freeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freeman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moro is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman passes to full mount!
Freeman controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moro wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Moro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Freeman.
Freeman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moro wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Moro working to try and regain half guard.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moro tries to lock up and control but Freeman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dany Moro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dontavius Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Freeman 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 George Francis scores the fight for Dontavius Freeman!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Dontavius Freeman!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Dontavius Freeman!
Dontavius Freeman wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Kamehameha (ranked 3882 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Harris Kobelikos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adonis Kamehameha !
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, Harris Kobelikos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamehameha looks to land a combination but Kobelikos avoids it well.
Kobelikos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kamehameha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kamehameha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamehameha wants to get back to striking at distance but Kobelikos won't allow it.
Kamehameha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kobelikos trying to stall but Kamehameha improves his position.
Kamehameha lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Kamehameha .
Kamehameha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobelikos shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamehameha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kobelikos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamehameha digs a good hook to Kobelikos's body.
Kobelikos looks winded!
Kamehameha misses with a combination
and Kobelikos counters with a left and a right that stings Kamehameha .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobelikos glances at the clock... BAM! Kamehameha nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kobelikos crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kobelikos is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adonis Kamehameha !
During a confident post fight interview, Adonis Kamehameha 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Griggs (ranked 4575 p4p, 4598 weight class) and Peter Bland (ranked 0 p4p, 430 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 super heavyweight 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, Nick Griggs!
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, Peter Bland!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bland is fending him off so far but Griggs persists. Nope, Bland circles away and we're back to standing.
Griggs takes a swing at Bland's ribcage but misses.
Griggs tries to clinch but Bland moves away
and Bland counters with a nice body shot.
Griggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bland.
Bland gets a clinch.
Bland manages to break the clinch.
Griggs moves out of range as Bland throws a body kick.
Bland closes the distance and clinches up with Griggs, looking for a takedown. Bland pushes Griggs against the cage but Griggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs has Bland up against the cage in a clinch.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bland misses with a takedown attempt - Griggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Bland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griggs darts in looking for a takedown but Bland gets double underhooks and turns Griggs into the cage.
Bland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Griggs instigates a clinch.
Bland jumps guard.
Bland pulls Griggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Griggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bland keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Bland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Bland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bland defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griggs is keeping the position for now.
Griggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Griggs, not yet.
Bland gets to his feet. Griggs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Bland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bland drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bland is on top in guard.
Bland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bland uses his free foot to push down on Griggs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Griggs.
Bland looking to finish with strikes here!
Griggs working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs is breathing heavily.
Bland punching from mount but Griggs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bland takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Bland misses with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bland dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bland has closed the distance and engaged Griggs in a clinch.
Griggs stalling in the clinch but Bland improves position.
Bland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Bland as Griggs shoots in.
Bland shoots in looking for a takedown but Griggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs misses with a body kick.
Griggs tries to keep at a distance but Bland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griggs wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
Nick Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Bland.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bland to keep the fight standing.
Bland pulls guard successfully.
Bland wants to sweep but no luck.
Griggs wants to control from the top but Bland keeps moving.
Bland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bland is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griggs's guard.
Bland throwing strikes but missing.
Griggs is trying to keep Bland in close.
Griggs wants to stand up but Bland is controlling him.
Griggs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bland controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bland gets to his feet. Griggs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griggs throws a hook but Bland avoids it easily.
Bland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Griggs.
Bland slaps away a takedown attempt from Griggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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.
Bland shoots in looking for a takedown. Griggs tries to sprawl out of it but Bland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nick Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bland shoots for a takedown but Griggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bland slaps away a takedown attempt from Griggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bland closes the distance and clinches up with Griggs, looking for a takedown. Bland pushes Griggs against the cage but Griggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Bland. Bland gets slowly back to his feet.
Bland fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Griggs with that takedown attempt.
Griggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Bland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griggs defends well and Bland ends up having to push Griggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Griggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bland counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bland leaves Griggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griggs counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griggs breaks the clinch.
Bland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griggs is fending him off so far but Bland persists. Nope, Griggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Bland.
Bland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bland throws a big shot that misses.
Bland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griggs somewhat.
No luck for Griggs with that takedown attempt.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Bland avoids nicely.
Bland shoots in but Griggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griggs thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bland shoots in looking for a takedown. Griggs tries to sprawl out of it but Bland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bland shoots in for a double leg but Griggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Griggs misses the target.
Griggs fails with the takedown
and Bland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bland prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bland wants a takedown but no success here.
Bland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bland manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to clinch but Bland is avoiding it.
Bland misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bland. No joy for Griggs on that attempt.
Bland instigates a clinch.
Bland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bland moves into the clinch.
Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bland has managed to clinch.
Bland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Bland fails to land.
Griggs dodges an elbow strike from Bland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bland is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griggs to keep the fight standing.
Griggs looking for a takedown.
Bland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bland is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Griggs is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griggs tries to break the clinch but Bland is controlling the position.
Griggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Bland gets an underhook and turns Griggs into the cage.
Nick Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Bland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bland is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Bland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bland 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Peter Bland!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Peter Bland!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Peter Bland!
Peter Bland wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Omega (ranked 4733 p4p, 4557 weight class) and Leopold Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 181 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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180
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280
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpha Omega!
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, Leopold Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw dives in and scores a takedown into Omega's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shaw is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Omega keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Omega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Shaw stops Omega from standing up.
Shaw works over Omega with some ground and pound from guard.
Shaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega keeping full guard, as Shaw tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Omega has wrist control.
Omega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omega tries to get out of the position.
Shaw slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omega is breathing heavily.
Shaw passes into half guard.
Shaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Omega dodges it nicely.
Shaw working the head and body with strikes.
Shaw stalling.
Shaw works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Shaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shaw looking to control but Omega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Shaw! Omega is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
Leopold Shaw 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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