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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Wilkins (ranked 25376 p4p, 25294 weight class) and Lark Bizzy (ranked 581 p4p, 577 weight class). Jamie Wilkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lark Bizzy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzy digs a good hook to Wilkins's body.
Bizzy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Jamie Wilkins has been cut.
Bizzy misses with a wild combination.
Bizzy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lark Bizzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizzy.
Bizzy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilkins in his tracks.
Bizzy lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Wilkins up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Bizzy from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Wilkins's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lark Bizzy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penncil (ranked 5912 p4p, 6281 weight class) and Lincoln Wright (ranked 557 p4p, 567 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penncil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lincoln Wright!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright slips under a jab from Penncil.
Penncil shoots for a double leg takedown but Wright sprawls well. He's pushed Penncil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt - Penncil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penncil closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Penncil is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright pushes Penncil off looking to stand but Penncil dives back in and keeps control.
Penncil is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wright has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penncil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penncil.
Wright is refusing to be controlled, as Penncil sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is trying to maintain the position but Penncil is very close to passing his half guard.
Penncil seems to be working for a kimura but Wright defends the submission attempt.
Wright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penncil.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penncil prevents Wright from standing back up.
Penncil seems to be looking for submissions.
Penncil wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
Wright is controlling Penncil's trapped leg to prevent Penncil from advancing to side control.
We've been hearing that Penncil has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Penncil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wright missing with punches from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wright is trying to stand up here but Penncil is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Penncil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wright can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penncil trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Penncil has control of the leg.
Penncil is nestled in close to Wright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wright wants to control but Penncil is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright wants to improve his position but Penncil is controlling well.
Penncil thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penncil.
Wright is controlling Penncil's trapped leg to prevent Penncil from advancing to side control.
Penncil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penncil is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wright has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penncil is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.
Penncil trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Penncil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penncil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penncil is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penncil tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Penncil ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright is looking to slow Penncil down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penncil dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penncil as he avoids it easily.
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penncil kicks Wright off and gets to his feet.
Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penncil to the mat! Penncil manages to get full guard.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penncil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penncil is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wright throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Penncil's body to avoid the submission. Penncil has instead reached around Wright's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Penncil arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). BJ Penncil!
A very excited looking BJ Penncil 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.
In defeat, Lincoln Wright stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im sorry things didnt go may way, so i will go back to trining harder smarter...next time victory will be mine'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makana Berzebal (ranked 4664 p4p, 6147 weight class) and Kagiso Lekobe (ranked 351 p4p, 389 weight class). Makana Berzebal 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makana Berzebal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kagiso Lekobe!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzebal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lekobe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lekobe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Berzebal decides to stand back up. Berzebal steps back and let's Lekobe get back to his feet.
Berzebal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzebal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Berzebal is working Lekobe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berzebal postures up and lands a big shot to Lekobe's brow.
Berzebal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lekobe on the ground.
Berzebal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berzebal is stalling in the full guard.
Berzebal wanted to stand there but Lekobe had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzebal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lekobe wants to stand but Berzebal is controlling the position.
Berzebal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lekobe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Berzebal is staying tight to Lekobe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berzebal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzebal moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Berzebal lands a few punches from side control.
 Lekobe is rocked!
Berzebal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lekobe to see if he's OK.
Lekobe is still in real trouble! Can Berzebal finish him?
Berzebal tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Berzebal slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzebal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Berzebal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Berzebal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Berzebal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lekobe seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berzebal'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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Berzebal.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Berzebal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lekobe's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berzebal forces his way into half guard.
Berzebal is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makana Berzebal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berzebal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lekobe on his heels. He'll look to pass Lekobe's guard now, I'm sure.
Berzebal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Berzebal tries to stand but Lekobe is controlling from the bottom.
Berzebal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzebal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Berzebal is working Lekobe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lekobe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzebal wants to stand but Lekobe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lekobe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Berzebal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berzebal lands in his opponent's guard.
Lekobe has a closed guard, preventing Berzebal from standing up.
Berzebal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Berzebal.
Lekobe can't keep his opponent in guard - Berzebal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Berzebal trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzebal drops an elbow to the side of Lekobe's head.
Berzebal controlling the action here.
Berzebal seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Berzebal dives in and scores a takedown into Lekobe's guard.
Lekobe wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Berzebal manages to pass to side control.
Berzebal content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzebal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lekobe can do to turn this around?
Lekobe has hold of Berzebal's hands but Berzebal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berzebal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Makana Berzebal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berzebal with shots to the head and body - Lekobe looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makana Berzebal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Berzebal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lekobe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berzebal controlling the position from side mount.
Berzebal tries to stand but Lekobe is controlling his head.
Berzebal has hold of Lekobe's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lekobe seems comfortable defending it but Berzebal has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lekobe is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lekobe is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Berzebal couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Makana Berzebal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 2548 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Ardahan Battuga (ranked 329 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ardahan Battuga!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev has his takedown stuffed
and Battuga counters with a right hand to the body.
Rusev misses with a takedown attempt
and Battuga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Battuga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battuga lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Battuga.
Battuga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battuga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rusev tries to score a body lock takedown but Battuga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battuga.
Battuga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Battuga lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battuga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battuga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battuga gets through Rusev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battuga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rusev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Battuga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Battuga stops a takedown attempt from Rusev.
Battuga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Battuga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rusev backwards.
 Rusev is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battuga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rusev backwards.
Oh Rusev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Battuga lands a right hand.
Battuga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rusevs head.
A hook to the body from Battuga.
Rusev is breathing heavily.
Rusev wants a takedown but no success here.
Battuga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rusevs head.
Battuga lands a shot to the body.
Battuga lands a nice uppercut.
Battuga pushes Rusev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Battuga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battuga throws a big uppercut that drops Rusev! More strikes from Battuga and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rusev lies dazed against the cage as Battuga celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ardahan Battuga!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 3517 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 111 p4p, 86 weight class). 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieskiego is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Sobieskiego has him pressed against the cage.
Sobieskiego lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobieskiego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobieskiego throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson counters by clinching up.
Sobieskiego misses with a body punch.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobieskiego won't allow it.
Sobieskiego is leaning against Andersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sobieskiego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobieskiego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieskiego blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Sobieskiego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sobieskiego moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Sobieskiego.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Andersson tries to break free but Sobieskiego pushes him back against the cage.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch.
Sobieskiego blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Andersson forces Sobieskiego back against the cage and clinches.
Sobieskiego has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Andersson.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Sobieskiego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Sobieskiego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobieskiego.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieskiego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego keeps control of Andersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobieskiego pushes Andersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobieskiego tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson is looking to clinch.
Sobieskiego instigates a clinch.
Andersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobieskiego as he jumps to the side.
Sobieskiego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson tries to clinch but Sobieskiego is having none of it.
Andersson connects with a looping right hand.
Sobieskiego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sobieskiego avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Sobieskiego throws a series of strikes that have Andersson backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersson throws a head kick but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Andersson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobieskiego avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jana Iii Sobieskiego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sobieskiego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 10:9
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
A less than humble Jana Iii Sobieskiego misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 1663 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Tyke Bison (ranked 256 p4p, 378 weight class). Bison has chosen Del the Funky Homosapien - Jaw Gymnastics as his entrance music. Tyke Bison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyke Bison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison misses with a body shot.
Sole feints and then cracks Bison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bison down.
Sole is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Bison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Bison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bison throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole lands a glancing blow to the side of Bison's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sole. Bison shrugs it off though.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole thows a body kick. Bison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bison scores with a hook.
Bison takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Bison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole pushes Bison up against the cage in a clinch.
Bison wants to break free but Sole has control.
Sole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bison takes an elbow to the temple.
Bison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Tyke Bison has been cut.
Sole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bison tries to break free but Sole pushes him back against the cage.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bison is trying to push Sole away but Sole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bison is trying to break the clinch but Sole is controlling him.
Bison blocks an elbow strike.
Sole lands an elbow that stopped Bison in his tracks for a moment.
Sole lands a damaging elbow.
Sole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bison is rocked!
Bison blocks an elbow strike from Sole.
Bison is still on wobbly legs! Can Sole finish him?
Bison blocks the elbow strike.
Sole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bison seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bison's defenses.
Sole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bison's efforts to push away.
Sole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison avoids a wild elbow strike from Sole.
Bison is trying to break the clinch but Sole is controlling him.
Sole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison blocks an elbow strike from Sole.
Sole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bison avoids it.
Bison takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Bison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sole lands a nice elbow.
Sole pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Bison! Sole unloads with more strikes and Bison sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
An out of breath Jacks Sole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tyke Bison spoke after the fight, saying 'D'oh, d'oh, that thuckth!
Back to the drawing board! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 2252 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 85 p4p, 77 weight class). Cathal O Doherty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Doherty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Doherty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi with a nice calf kick.
Atsushi misses with a low kick as O Doherty jumps back.
O Doherty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from O Doherty misses
and Atsushi counters with a low kick, right behind O Doherty 's knee.
O Doherty throws a leg kick but Atsushi sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Atsushi misses the target.
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushi can pounce on him.
Atsushi blocks a leg kick.
Atsushi thinks about countering with a body kick.
O Doherty's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atsushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Doherty steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
O Doherty misses with the body kick
and Atsushi counters with a left to the body.
Atsushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Doherty feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atsushi ducks right into an uppercut from O Doherty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atsushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Peck scores the fight 10:9
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 1095 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 56 p4p, 63 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Draven checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aloisio tries to land a leg kick but Draven saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draven! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Draven.
Aloisio throws a leg kick
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Aloisio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Aloisio's shoulder, as Aloisio tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Aloisio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draven.
A low kick from Aloisio misses
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a solid leg kick but Draven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aloisio.
Draven throws a leg kick but Aloisio moved away.
Aloisio is looking to counter punch.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aloisio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Draven is out of range.
Draven throws out a counter right but Aloisio avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
After winning the bout, Eric Draven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sapo (ranked 1603 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Koskisken Hanski (ranked 73 p4p, 91 weight class). Koskisken Hanski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rob Sapo's chin.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Sapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koskisken Hanski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sapo.
Hanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanski misses with a double jab.
Hanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapo misses with a straight left.
Hanski wants to counter the offense by Sapo and move into the clinch position.
Hanski throws a nice head kick!
Hanski fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapo throws a solid leg kick but Hanski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sapo.
Hanski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Koskisken Hanski has been cut.
Hanski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hanski tries to clinch up
and Sapo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hanski! Sapo lets Hanski back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanski lands a head kick!
We've been hearing reports that Sapo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hanski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koskisken Hanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Hanski misses
enabling Sapo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanski.
Sapo throws a jab when Hanski was well out of range.
Hanski scores with a head kick.
Sapo throws an overhand right that drops Hanski like a sack of potatoes! Sapo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Sapo!
A victorious Rob Sapo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 1115 p4p, 872 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 57 p4p, 45 weight class). Fook Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Munson settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Munson.
Man throws a leg kick
and Munson counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Munson wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Munson is predictable there
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man tries to land a front kick but Munson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munson is out of range and Man settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
A very excited looking Robert Munson 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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