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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Santana Garcia (ranked 25219 p4p, 25065 weight class) and Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 441 p4p, 421 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Mexican Americans blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Santana Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Vasilios fails to land.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia pushes Vasilios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilios has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position.
Vasilios pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vasilios keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilios had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vasilios has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Vasilios's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Vasilios has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Garcia is looking to defend but Vasilios has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Garcia! Vasilios pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Garcia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alkandros Vasilios!
Our winner, Alkandros Vasilios, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ditlev Truelsen (ranked 6057 p4p, 25409 weight class) and Ronaldo Perez (ranked 510 p4p, 525 weight class). Ronaldo Perez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ditlev Truelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez clinches up with Truelsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez slows down the pace here.
Truelsen looking for a takedown.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Truelsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Truelsen thinking.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whack! Perez lands a heavy head kick that drops Truelsen. The ref tackles Perez to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Truelsen was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ronaldo Perez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Watts (ranked 5344 p4p, 6183 weight class) and Rodney Wolford (ranked 543 p4p, 573 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammad Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolford.
Wolford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolford was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Wolford digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
Wolford takes one on the button.
Wolford tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts lands with a nice body punch.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a shot to the body.
Wolford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts scores with a jab.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Rodney Wolford has been cut.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Wolford.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Wolford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolford thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Wolford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a series of punches but Wolford avoids them all with ease.
Watts works over Wolford's head and body with a nice combination.
Wolford cracks a nice hook into Watts's ribs.
Wolford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts slips under a jab from Wolford.
Wolford connects with a looping right hand.
Watts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolford scrambles back to his feet.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Wolford counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Wolford.
Watts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolford connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolford taking a breather here.
Wolford is looking to take a break and control but Watts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolford landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolford's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolford in particular looking to stall.
Watts is controlling Wolford's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Watts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolford is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts cracks Wolford with an open hand slap.
Wolford just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolford misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Watts.
Watts slips under a jab.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolford manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolford can do to turn this around?
Watts slips under a jab from Wolford.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolford.
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts lands with a nice combination. Wolford backs away looking to recover.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts scores with a decent looking hook.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts slips a straight right by Wolford.
A shot to the body from Wolford misses
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
Watts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watts lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolford should have avoided that one.
Watts swings for the body but Wolford moves out of range.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
Wolford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts stalks Wolford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wolford's face. Wolford staggers backwards, shaken.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Wolford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolford throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts throwing a counter right hand but Wolford manages to avoid it.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolford counters with a straight right hand.
Watts lands an overhand right.
Watts slips a straight right by Wolford.
The fighters circling - Wolford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watts avoids the body shot from Wolford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Wolford.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Wolford moves away and avoids it.
Wolford throws a big shot that misses.
Watts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolford checks it well.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolford.
Wolford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolford takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Wolford.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watts.
Muhammad Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Muhammad Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolford.
Wolford misses with an uppercut.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Watts.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Watts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
Wolford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts lands with a right hand.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolford looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolford misses with a looping left.
A big right from Wolford misses.
A swing and a miss from Wolford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands with a cross.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watts blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Watts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolford doesn't seem phased though.
Wolford tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolford throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Wolford slips the punch.
Wolford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolford's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Wolford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watts has momentary wrist control but Wolford slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wolford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watts's head.
Watts wants to stand but Wolford is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wolford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rodney Wolford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wolford postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
Wolford throws a big shot that misses.
Wolford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts lands a jab to Wolford's midsection.
Watts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Wolford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolford doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolford's hands.
Rodney Wolford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Watts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Watts!
Rodney Wolford was interviewed post fight and said 'I just didn't see that coming. Veal sure is an athlete and a great fighter, props man.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 4711 p4p, 5326 weight class) and Mike Dunn (ranked 452 p4p, 499 weight class). Robby Cloud 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 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, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Cloud scores with a shot to the body.
Mike Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn misses the jab.
Dunn misses with a two punch combination.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cloud misses.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Dunn slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud tries to move into range but Dunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn looks to land a combination. Cloud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dunn tries to bum rush Cloud with a series of wild strikes but Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunn defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn throws a good cross that connects.
Dunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cloud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cloud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunn throws out a counter right but Cloud avoids it with no problem.
Cloud throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Dunn.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloud.
Cloud throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
A lazy left from Dunn finds it's target.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Cloud swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dunn lands with a nice combination. Cloud backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Dunn finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
Dunn misses with the combination.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Cloud avoids nicely.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Cloud avoids nicely.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Cloud avoids nicely.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cloud dodges the punch combination from Dunn.
Cloud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunn scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tests Dunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cloud lands with a cross.
Cloud dodges the punch combination from Dunn.
Dunn throws a nice looking combination but Cloud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunn throws a one two combo.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good standup being displayed there by Cloud as he connects with a hook.
Dunn misses with the combination.
Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloud circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dunn misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud moves into the clinch.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn is trying to push Cloud away but Cloud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cloud lands a shoulder strike.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunn is trying to break free.
Cloud pushes Dunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cloud.
Dunn looks winded!
Dunn has had enough of the clinch but Cloud keeps him there for the moment.
Cloud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunn's efforts to push away.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Cloud is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Cloud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cloud lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cloud counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dunn! Cloud lets Dunn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Dunn is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Cloud walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dunn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cloud swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dunn's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robby Cloud!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 4493 p4p, 4853 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 470 p4p, 483 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart swinging wildly here.
Stewart cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Stewart.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stewart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stewart jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stewart sneaks out the side door and pushes Rodriguez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Stewart throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Stewart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stewart defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Rodriguez takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Stewart.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Stewart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stewart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Nice uppercut lands for Stewart. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stewart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stewart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stewart tries to get out of the position.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
Stewart continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Stewart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Stewart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart lands with a good body shot.
Danny Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodriguez tries to work over Stewart's front leg with a kick but Stewart checks it.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danny Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
A jab from Stewart misses.
Rodriguez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Stewart.
Stewart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stewart wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Danny Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Stewart scores with a hook.
Rodriguez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Stewart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stewart throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stewart defends it well.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stewart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
Stewart scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Stewart.
Rodriguez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stewart with a hook.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Stewart plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Rodriguez swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Rodriguez face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Stewart!
Danny Stewart decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 3771 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 415 p4p, 319 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Zai Zai Cabango 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabango gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blades.
It looks like Zai Zai Cabango has been cut.
Cabango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blades misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabango! But no joy.
Cabango lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blades takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blades tests Cabango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabango.
Cabango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabango takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cabango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blades has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabango closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blades lands with an overhand left.
Blades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabango tries a quick counter leg kick but Blades is wise to it.
Cabango is looking to slow Blades down with leg kicks.
Blades instigates a clinch.
Blades throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabango.
Cabango misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Blades.
Blades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Blades.
Cabango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabango tries a body shot but Blades blocks it.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabango swings wildly with an uppercut but Blades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabango misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blades throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabangos head.
Cabango has a couple of punches blocked by Blades.
Cabango cracks Blades with a nice body shot.
Cabango can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Blades lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blades lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Blades.
Cabango controlling the action here for a moment.
Blades lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabango.
A short right from Blades.
Blades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabango fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blades creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabango jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blades walks away with a smile on his face. Cabango gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blades connects with a crisp jab.
Blades darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabango is rocked!
That has opened up Zai Zai Cabango's cut even more.
Blades keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabango is still on wobbly legs! Can Blades finish him?
Cabango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blades drops Cabango with a big left hand! Cabango is injured, injured bad! Blades jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Blades!
A very excited looking Pablo Blades 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Levon Charleston (ranked 2708 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Crispin Archibald (ranked 337 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crispin Archibald!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archibald closes the distance and clinches.
Archibald has Charleston pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charleston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Archibald is looking to control Charleston's arms but Charleston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archibald has his back to the cage.
Archibald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charleston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body.
Archibald looking to stall.
Archibald working aggressively here.
Archibald stalling in the clinch.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archibald pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archibald is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crispin Archibald.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Archibald wants to clinch up but Charleston keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archibald wants to clinch
and Charleston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Archibald's knee momentarily.
Archibald doesn't manage to clinch there - Charleston circles away.
Archibald moves out of range of the body kick.
Charleston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Crispin Archibald has been cut.
Charleston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been told by Charleston's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charleston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charleston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Charleston stuns Archibald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Charleston tenderised Archibald's leg. Archibald is trying to keep his angry face on.
Archibald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charleston.
Archibald is rocked!
Charleston sends Archibald crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Charleston is motioning to the referee to let Archibald up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Archibald is still on wobbly legs! Can Charleston finish him?
Charleston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Archibald looks winded!
Charleston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Charleston lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Archibald - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Charleston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Levon Charleston!
Levon Charleston is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Levon Charleston 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 2318 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Tyler Veal (ranked 305 p4p, 427 weight class). House's entrance music is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Veal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House throws a right hand that Veal ducks under and follows up with a left that Veal also avoids with ease.
Veal wants to counter the offense by House and move into the clinch position.
Veal scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Max House has been cut.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Tyler Veal has been cut.
House throws a nice looking combination but Veal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veal's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Veal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Veal misses with a straight right.
House connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
House thuds a left hand into Veal's body.
Veal misses with a body shot.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veal connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veal cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
It seemed like Veal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veal gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on House - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veal.
Veal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House breaks the clinch.
A jab from House finds it's way through Veal's defenses.
Veal throws a right and a left that both miss.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House misses with a wild combination.
Veal throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veal manages to circle out of the way.
Veal scores with a hook.
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!
Veal misses with a body punch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veal lands a slapping body shot.
House moves away from the strike by Veal.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veal lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Veal. Those never looked like landing.
House is looking to counter punch.
House misses with a straight right.
Veal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Veal throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Veal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veal throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veal was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veal is rocked!
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
House takes a swing at Veal's ribcage but misses.
Veal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Veal has House up against the cage in a clinch.
Veal has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veals head.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
Veal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veal lands with a right to the head.
Veal tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Veal.
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 Max House will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
Veal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from House does no damage.
Veal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Veal slips a jab and a cross from House.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House throws a lazy right hand but Veal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veal is looking to chop away at House's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House looks to throw the jab but Veal is out of range.
Veal misses with a body shot.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Veal takes one to the side of the head.
House misses with a looping left.
Veal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Veal.
Veal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Veal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
House connects with a good right hand that stumbles Veal. Veal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veal.
Veal misses with a two punch combination.
House looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and House connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veal scrambles back to his feet.
Veal misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses with a hook
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
Veal just misses with a punch to the body.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Veal eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Veal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
House misses with a looping right.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
House takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Veal slips under a jab.
House misses with a straight left.
Veal throws a body shot but no joy.
House wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veal thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House cracks Veal with an open hand slap.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House with a nice cross.
Veal is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Veal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Veal seems to have recovered his senses.
Veal throws a sloppy body shot
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veal.
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Veal misses.
House tests Veal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veal misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a left to the body.
House gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Veal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veal circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Veal jabs at House's body.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veal.
A swing and a miss from Veal.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Veal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veal.
Veal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by House there.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
Veal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House throws a shot from downtown. Veal moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House lunges at Veal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veal's hand.
Veal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
House lands with a straight right. Veal didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Veal.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veal throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veal takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veal swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Veal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Veal tries to score with a low kick but House moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veal needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Veal throws a lazy uppercut
letting House counter with a right hand.
Veal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws out a loose jab but Veal uses good head movement to avoid it.
House throws a hook but Veal blocks it.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Veal should have avoided that one.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veal can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot.
House takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Veal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal misses the shot to the body.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of House's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for House.
Veal throws a good cross that connects.
Veal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Veal looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Veal connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by House.
Veal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veal throws a combination that misses
and Veal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veal thows a leg kick but House checks it
and House counters with a big right hand! Oh Veal is in trouble here! House follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
In his post fight interview, Max House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 2221 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Timothy Combs (ranked 235 p4p, 410 weight class). Timothy Combs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Combs.
As Combs looks to move away, Pauli throws a big counter combo but Combs just gets out of the way.
Pauli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pauli has Combs pushed against the cage.
Combs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
Pauli scores with a shot to the side of Combs's head.
Combs tries a body shot but Pauli blocks it.
Combs can't find room to land a body shot as Pauli controls the action.
Pauli'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.
Pauli stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli manages to break the clinch.
Pauli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Combs misses with a jab to the body
and Pauli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pauli misses with a wild body shot.
Pauli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Combs misses.
Pauli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pauli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Combs. Pauli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Combs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pauli needs to keep his hands up - Combs had a free shot at his head there.
Combs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauli cracks Combs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Combs lands with a hook. Pauli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Combs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pauli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Combs is predictable there
and Pauli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Combs misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Combs throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Combs.
Combs avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Pauli backing away here, and Combs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pauli lands a nice shot that snaps Combs's head back.
Combs misses with a jab to the body
and Pauli counters with a crisp right that sends Combs to the canvas! Pauli follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Pauli!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Timothy Combs was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, Savinov got Lucky! Next time i'll crush you, ya hear me?!? *(Bangs chest and makes animal noises)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1465 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 174 p4p, 321 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey feints and as Savinov raises his hands in defense, Anstey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savinov wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Anstey is pushing down on Savinov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Savinov is fighting to maintain full guard but Anstey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anstey is controlling the pace.
Anstey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey working over Savinov with some ground and pound. Savinov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov wants to stand back up but Anstey manages to pass into side control.
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Further stalling from Anstey.
Who's going to make the next move?
Savinov tries to buck Anstey off but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey takes a little break here. Savinov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anstey working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savinov seems a little lost for a moment, as Anstey dominates the positioning.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Savinov for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Savinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Savinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Savinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexev Savinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savinov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anstey's head.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Savinov tries to get set, Anstey tries to push him back and clinch up but Savinov manages to avoid the attempt.
Savinov throws a lazy head kick
and Anstey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anstey.
Anstey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savinov is keeping the position for now.
Savinov trying to keep a closed guard but Anstey is proving a slippery customer.
Savinov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anstey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Savinov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Anstey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Savinov sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Savinov misses
and Anstey counters with a single leg into guard. Savinov didn't expect that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Savinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anstey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anstey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anstey is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Anstey misses with a low kick.
Savinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Anstey.
Savinov connects with the punch.
Savinov misses with a straight left.
Savinov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savinov wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anstey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savinov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Savinov looks to clinch
and Anstey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savinov's guard.
Savinov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anstey is now in half guard.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anstey not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov tries to get to full guard but Anstey has control of the leg.
Savinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey works his way into full mount!
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Savinov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anstey 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.
Savinov is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anstey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Savinov gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov looking to control.
Savinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Savinov, not yet.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey postures up and lands a big shot to Savinov's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Savinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexev Savinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Anstey off the cage and back into range.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savinov connects with a right hand. Anstey shakes it off.
Savinov throws a leg kick
and Anstey counters with a takedown into side control.
Savinov is trying to control Anstey's posture but Anstey avoids it.
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anstey has control of an arm but Savinov manages to advance to Anstey's back!
Savinov controlling well, preventing Anstey from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Savinov not allowing Anstey to control his hands.
Will Savinov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Anstey trying to control but not successfully.
Anstey looking very determined here, making life difficult for Savinov.
Anstey looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Savinov controls the action.
Anstey rolls, trying to escape but Savinov keeps control of the position.
Savinov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Savinov controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anstey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bunny Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savinov wants to control the pace but Anstey is squirming around nicely.
Savinov controlling the position easily from mount.
Savinov tries to control but Anstey wriggling away.
Alexev Savinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexev Savinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
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