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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dalton McConnell (ranked 2440 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 317 p4p, 202 weight class). McConnell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe. Hanayama has chosen Hanayama vs Katsumi as his entrance music. Kaoru Hanayama 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell misses with a body shot
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McConnell misses the target.
McConnell throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
Hanayama moves in looking to clinch but McConnell pushes him off.
Hanayama lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanayama tries to close the distance and clinch but McConnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanayama works the jab nicely.
Hanayama tries to clinch up.
McConnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanayama is trying hard to land a takedown here. McConnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McConnell tries to move into range but Hanayama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanayama has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McConnell lands with a right to the head.
Hanayama tries to work over McConnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanayama jumps guard but McConnell stands there with Hanayama around his waist. Hanayama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McConnell blocking some punches.
Hanayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
Hanayama has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanayama.
McConnell lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from McConnell.
Hanayama is trying to pull guard but McConnell has him pressed against the cage.
Dalton McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Hanayama.
Hanayama tries to break free but McConnell pushes him back against the cage.
McConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanayama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McConnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
Hanayama wants to clinch
and McConnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
McConnell misses with an uppercut. Hanayama saw that one coming.
Hanayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McConnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanayama.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama has a takedown stuffed.
Hanayama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConnell defends it nicely.
McConnell keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from McConnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell gets tackled into the cage by Hanayama. Hanayama maintains the clinch.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McConnell.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
McConnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanayama takes a shot to the head.
Hanayama gets control of McConnell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hanayama will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hanayama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McConnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hanayama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McConnell controlling from the top position.
McConnell continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McConnell manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanayama is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hanayama wants to pass the guard but McConnell is keeping the position.
Hanayama won't allow McConnell to sweep him here.
Hanayama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McConnell is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaoru Hanayama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaoru Hanayama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanayama tries to score a power double leg takedown but McConnell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanayama somewhat.
It looked like McConnell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanayama tries to clinch
and McConnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanayama closes the distance looking to clinch
and McConnell counters with a big right hand! Oh Hanayama is in trouble here! McConnell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton McConnell!
Dalton McConnell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 1054 p4p, 1461 weight class) and Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 98 p4p, 136 weight class). Noriega comes to the cage accompanied by MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 39 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
Noriega misses with the body kick
and Ivkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noriega.
Ivkov throws an off balance right hand
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noriega staying out of range there.
Ivkov misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Noriega tenderised Ivkov's leg. Ivkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ivkov.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noriega throws a leg kick that misses.
Noriega throws a wild body kick that Ivkov sees coming a mile off.
Ivkov blocks a jab.
Ivkov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Noriega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ivkov on the side of the head.
Ivkov looks to land a combination but Noriega avoids it well.
Noriega looks to land a left hand but Ivkov moved out of range nicely.
Ivkov connects with a body shot.
Ivkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noriega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noriega with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega scores with a one two! Ivkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Ivkov connects with a right hand. Noriega shakes it off.
 It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Ivkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivkov throws a head kick that misses.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Ivkov.
Ivkov throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Noriega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ivkov will feel that in the morning.
Ivkov misses the shot to the body.
Ivkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noriega rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivkov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ivkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Noriega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noriega looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivkov misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noriega. That's going to slow Ivkov down.
Noriega throws the kick towards the body but Ivkov avoids it.
Ivkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ivkov gets in close and tags Noriega with a short punch that almost sends Noriega to the mat! Oh Noriega is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ivkov, trying to create some distance but Ivkov rushes him, striking wildly and Noriega goes down! The referee tackles Ivkov into the cage to end the fight! Ivkov is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Ivkov!
Aleksandar Ivkov made sure to mention his sponsor, Northern Zombie in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Pablo Noriega stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 1174 p4p, 1131 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 166 p4p, 159 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Ducreux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Kirk.
Ducreux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk throwing a counter right hand but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Kirk throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ducreux to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducreux doesn't seem bothered though.
Ducreux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
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!
Ducreux digs a good body shot into Kirk's ribs.
Kirk moves to clinch but Ducreux breaks away
enabling Ducreux to counter with a crisp jab.
Ducreux throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ducreux under the eye.
Ducreux walks into a jab.
Ducreux lands a jab to Kirk's midsection.
Kirk misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a good, hard body kick but Kirk shrugs it off.
Ducreux thumps Kirk with a low kick.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Kirk thuds his right hand into Ducreux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kirk lands a high kick!
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk misses with the body kick
and Ducreux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirk.
Ducreux checks a low kick from Kirk.
Kirk lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirk misses with the body kick
and Ducreux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirk throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ducreux misses with a body punch.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Ducreux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux blocks an uppercut.
Ducreux misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
A head punch on the inside from Ducreux fails to land.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Ducreux.
Kirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ducreux misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kirk is trying to force a seperation but Ducreux has the dominant position.
Ducreux lands a body shot.
Ducreux can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
Ducreux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirk lands a nice uppercut.
Ducreux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ducreux tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Ducreux avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
Ducreux swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries a body shot but Ducreux blocks it.
Ducreux lands a body punch.
Ducreux scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducreux is leaning against Kirk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ducreux.
A short uppercut from Ducreux.
Ducreux blocking some punches.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Ducreux throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Ducreux blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Nice body punch from Ducreux.
Ducreux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirk's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ducreux.
Ducreux digs a right hand underneath Kirk's ribcage. Kirk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ducreux.
Ducreux pushes Kirk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
A short left from Ducreux.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Ducreux tried to score with a low kick but Kirk checks it.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick and Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Kirk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kirk is looking to wear down Ducreux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ducreux is looking to slow Kirk down with leg kicks.
Kirk jabs at Ducreux's body.
Jab, jab by Ducreux - just one landing.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ducreux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux drops his hands momentarily and Kirk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ducreux misses the jab.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Ducreux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirk doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirk. That's going to slow Ducreux down.
Ducreux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducreux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducreux.
Kirk thuds a left hand into Ducreux's body.
Kirk tries to clinch there but Ducreux circles away.
James Kirk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ducreux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ducreux checks a leg kick.
Ducreux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kirk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducreux.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ducreux counters with a nice body shot.
Ducreux throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Ducreux lands a jab to Kirk's midsection.
Ducreux scores with a hook to the body. Kirk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ducreux.
Ducreux checks a low kick from Kirk.
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick from Kirk.
Ducreux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Kirk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirk.
Kirk staying out of range there.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ducreux lands a nice hook to Kirk's body. Kirk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ducreux lands a jab.
Kirk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 Kirk is rocked!
Kirk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Kirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDucreux.
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Ducreux throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducreux drops his hands momentarily and Kirk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ducreux sends Kirk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ducreux is motioning to the referee to let Kirk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ducreux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirk is looking to counter punch.
Ducreux throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab by Kirk.
Kirk throws a body kick that misses
and Ducreux counters with a right hand from hell and Kirk is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Ducreux!
After the big win, Joseph Ducreux made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bondi MMA 🏝️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated James Kirk had this to say: 'KHAAAAAAN!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 598 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Balthazar Baker (ranked 88 p4p, 202 weight class). Edmonds's entrance music is Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. A fine choice. Balthazar Baker 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmonds lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
Edmonds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baker backs up against the cage.
Baker moves away from the strike by Edmonds.
Baker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edmonds with a body shot.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edmonds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baker did well to prevent Edmonds getting side control.
Baker wants to improve his position but Edmonds is controlling well.
Edmonds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmonds blocks the strikes from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds uses his free foot to push down on Baker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Baker.
Edmonds takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Edmonds is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Edmonds working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds looking for the choke but no joy.
Baker turns into Edmonds and is now in his guard.
Baker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edmonds controls Baker momentarily but Baker frees himself.
Baker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker postures up in Edmonds's guard and throws a big left but Edmonds blocks it.
Baker preventing the sweep.
Baker distracts Edmonds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edmonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baker is in close to Edmonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edmonds seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Edmonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
Baker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmonds has wrist control.
Baker trying to control but Edmonds is working from the bottom.
Baker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baker throws a big right hand that misses.
Baker won't allow Edmonds to sweep him here.
Edmonds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Edmonds.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baker trying to control but Edmonds is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker wants to pass the guard but Edmonds is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baker with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 John Edmonds will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
and Edmonds counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Baker misses.
Edmonds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker is looking for the big counter here.
Baker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edmonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Edmonds misses with a right hand
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
Edmonds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edmonds throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edmonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker slips a jab from Edmonds.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
John Edmonds is winning the standup battle so far.
Edmonds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Edmonds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice combo by Baker! Oh, that's hurt him - Edmonds falls to the canvas and Baker follows him into side control.
Edmonds is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmonds is trying to improve his position.
Oh Edmonds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Edmonds is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Baker can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthazar Baker!
A relieved looking Balthazar Baker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 882 p4p, 1375 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 129 p4p, 200 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison fails with the takedown.
Dick Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dennison tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
Dennison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Dennison.
Dennison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sloppy strikes there by Dennison.
Dennison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dennison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dennison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dennison laying and praying for a moment but Gonzalez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dennison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Dennison eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez pushes Dennison off looking to stand but Dennison dives back in and keeps control.
Dennison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Dennison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dennison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dennison working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gonzalez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dennison.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison working some strikes from top position.
Dennison throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennison's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dennison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dennison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Dennison is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Dennison is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Dennison from controlling successfully.
Dennison postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Dennison is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dennison is controlling him.
Dennison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennison trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dennison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Dennison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Dennison with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dennison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennison shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez tests Dennison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dennison gets a takedown into half guard.
Dennison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison misses with a head shot. Gonzalez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dennison with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison working some strikes from top position.
Dennison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dennison stops Gonzalez from standing up.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennison.
Dennison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dennison postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Dennison trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Dennison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dennison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennison throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennison is working hard here to advance position.
Dennison is controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Dennison has a closed guard, preventing Gonzalez from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dennison takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Dennison avoids the punch easily.
Dennison misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dennison fails with the takedown.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Dennison is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Dennison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Dennison.
Dennison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dennison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez is not content to let Dennison control the position.
Dennison is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dennison.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face as Dennison controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Dennison off.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
Dennison remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dennison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Dennison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez tries to escape but Dennison is in control.
Dennison throws an elbow but Gonzalez slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Dennison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dennison digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
Dennison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dennison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennison showed some decent athleticism there.
Dennison wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Dennison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Dennison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dennison slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison 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.
Dennison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dennison.
Gonzalez is not content to let Dennison control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dennison in particular looking to stall.
Dennison 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.
Dennison lands a big elbow - Gonzalez is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dennison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dennison!
A very excited looking Dick Dennison 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 849 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 122 p4p, 254 weight class). Arniquez Montgomery told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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34
215
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214
11 - 10 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arniquez Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery connects with a body shot.
Montgomery looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like David Scott has been cut.
Montgomery lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott moves out of range as Montgomery strikes.
Scott attempts a counter takedown but Montgomery avoids it well and moves away.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Arniquez Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery 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.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montgomery misses with a series of wild punches.
Montgomery misses the body punch
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery lands a right hook to the body.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Montgomery misses with a hook.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
Montgomery 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.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
Scott dives in and grabs Montgomery's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montgomery pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Montgomery stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.
Montgomery throws a shot to the body.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montgomery connects with a body shot.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Montgomery scores with a jab.
Montgomery clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery misses with a left hand
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Arniquez Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Scott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
A left and a right from Montgomery both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Montgomery turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Montgomery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott tries to pull guard but Montgomery forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott successfully pulls guard.
Scott is controlling Montgomery's posture.
Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Montgomery escapes and throws Scott's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Scott gets back to half guard.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arniquez Montgomery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Montgomery throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Montgomery lands a left and a right that send Scott crashing to the mat, dazed. Montgomery thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montgomery throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott throwing a counter right hand but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Montgomery misses with a body punch
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arniquez Montgomery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery throws a right hand that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott walks into a straight right hand from Montgomery.
Scott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
It looked like Scott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montgomery walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montgomery connects with a looping right hand.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Montgomery misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Montgomery - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott closes the distance and pushes Montgomery back into the cage.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scott no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Scott is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Montgomery rolls with it to try and escape but Scott cranks on the arm and Montgomery is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Scott!
David Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 765 p4p, 410 weight class) and Buzz Killer (ranked 116 p4p, 62 weight class). Hakekia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nation Of Violence . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Killer!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hakekia.
Hakekia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Killer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Killer lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer wants to clinch up but Hakekia keeps it at a distance.
Killer moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Killer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hakekia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hakekia throws a quick counter head kick but Killer was just out of range.
Killer moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer breaks from the clinch.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Buzz Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakekia with a poor takedown
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alika Hakekia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Buzz Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killer.
Killer instigates a clinch.
Hakekia is working for takedown but Killer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Killer manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
Hakekia has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Hakekia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Killer's guard.
Killer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hakekia looking to sit in guard and control but Killer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hakekia pulls Killer in to control the position.
Hakekia continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer stands up and waves to Hakekia to follow him.
Killer misses with a double jab.
Hakekia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Killer scores with a nice strike.
Nice sprawl there from Killer as Hakekia shoots in.
Killer misses with a hook to the body
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakekia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
Hakekia moves out of range as Killer strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Killer misses.
Killer misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Hakekia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Killer lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Killer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakekia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Hakekia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Killer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Killer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Killer manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Killer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Killer looks to land a left hand but Hakekia moved out of range nicely.
Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hakekia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Hakekia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Hakekia scores with a four punch combination!
Hakekia fails with the takedown.
Killer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Killer closes the distance and pushes Hakekia back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Killer misses the target.
Hakekia slips under a jab from Killer.
As Killer looks to move away, Hakekia throws a big counter combo but Killer just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Killer misses the target.
Hakekia shoots in for a double leg but Killer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with a left and a right that stings Killer.
Buzz Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hakekia.
Killer misses with a hook to the body
and Hakekia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hakekia counters with an outside leg kick.
Hakekia misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Hakekia does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakekia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Killer's head.
Hakekia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Killer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hakekia gets a takedown into half guard.
Hakekia thows a huge punch but Killer dodges it nicely.
Killer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hakekia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hakekia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Killer defending well though.
Hakekia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hakekia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Killer reverses the position - he's now on top in Hakekia's guard.
Hakekia is pulling down on Killer's head to control his posture.
Killer preventing the sweep.
Killer wants to pass the guard but Hakekia is keeping the position.
Killer being controlled here momentarily.
Alika Hakekia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Killer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big right from Killer misses.
Hakekia defending well as Killer loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakekia. Killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killer throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down to avoid it.
Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Killer tries to clinch but Hakekia is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hakekia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Killer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hakekia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Killer is looking to clinch but Hakekia is avoiding it.
Hakekia misses with a combination
and Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Killer.
Hakekia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer misses with a straight left.
Killer tries to clinch but Hakekia moves away
and Hakekia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hakekia misses its target.
Killer misses with a body shot
and Hakekia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alika Hakekia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hakekia connects with a body shot that sends Killer's belly button to the back.
Hakekia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Killer.
Killer throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
Hakekia throws a big counter combination but Killer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hakekia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hakekia lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakekia stalling away here and it's allowed Killer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Killer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Killer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hakekia trying to control the position from guard on top but Killer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hakekia throws a big right hand that misses.
Killer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hakekia throws a big right hand that misses.
Hakekia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hakekia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Killer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Killer wants to get back to his feet but Hakekia drags him back down.
Hakekia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Killer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hakekia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hakekia 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.
Killer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hakekia.
Hakekia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hakekia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Killer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hakekia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Killer is in a horrible position here. Hakekia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia punching from mount but Killer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hakekia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Killer because Hakekia loaded up on that one.
Hakekia looking to control but Killer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hakekia looking to ground and pound but Killer is blocking nicely.
Hakekia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hakekia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hakekia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Killer 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.
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!
Killer is bucking up trying to escape but Hakekia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hakekia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakekia unloads with some shots from mount but Killer bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hakekia 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Post fight, Alika Hakekia took to the microphone: 'Grigoriy Petrov Fuck Your Title Shot, Me & You 5 Rounds For Number 1 Contender For Lightweight Title , Winner Face Champion. Our Trilogy Ain’t Done As Our 2 Fights End Draw, So Let’s End This Once For All'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 291 p4p, 441 weight class) and Eric Osiris (ranked 37 p4p, 64 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Osiris's choice of entrance music: Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costeau punishes Osiris's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Costeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osiris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osiris tries to keep at a distance but Costeau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Osiris misses with a punch on the inside.
Costeau has a couple of punches blocked by Osiris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Costeau fails to land.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costeau has a couple of punches blocked by Osiris.
Costeau lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costeau.
Osiris tries to throw a body punch but Costeau avoids it by throwing Osiris back against the cage.
Costeau blocks a body shot from Osiris.
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osiris's elbow.
Osiris scores with a shot to the side of Costeau's head.
Costeau lands a body shot.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osiris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Costeau.
Osiris lands a shot to the body.
Costeau throws a head punch that misses.
Costeau pushes Osiris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Osiris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Costeau misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osiris.
A shot in the inside from Osiris.
A short right from Costeau on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costeau.
Costeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Osiris backwards.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osiris breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Costeau.
Osiris swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Osiris swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Costeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Costeau rushes Osiris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Osiris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osiris's elbow.
Costeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Osiris.
A head punch on the inside from Osiris fails to land.
Costeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Costeau fails to land.
Osiris swings wildly with an uppercut but Costeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osiris's elbow.
Costeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osiris struggles to land a body shot inside as Costeau controls his hands.
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Costeau fails to land.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costeau lands a shoulder strike.
Costeau misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costeau prevents a body shot from Osiris.
Costeau misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osiris.
Costeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Osiris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osiris lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osiris throws a head punch that misses.
Osiris has a couple of punches blocked by Costeau.
Osiris blocks an uppercut.
Costeau pushes Osiris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osiris struggles to land a body shot inside as Costeau controls his hands.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osiris breaks from the clinch.
Costeau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osiris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Osiris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costeau on the side of the head.
Costeau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Osiris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costeau walks into a jab.
Osiris tried to score with a low kick but Costeau checks it.
Costeau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Osiris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costeau misses with a hook. Osiris ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Costeau closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris misses with a punch on the inside.
Costeau throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Costeau on the inside.
Costeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Osiriss head.
Osiris can't find room to land a body shot as Costeau controls the action.
A short right from Costeau.
Osiris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costeau has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Costeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costeau tries a body shot but Osiris blocks it.
Costeau misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Costeau.
Costeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Costeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osiris backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Costeau fails to land.
Osiris misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Osiris fails to land.
Costeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Osiris controls his hands.
Costeau tries to work over Osiris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costeau.
Costeau throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costeau misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Osiris misses with the head strike.
Osiris tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costeau lands a shoulder strike.
Costeau throws a head punch that misses.
Costeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Osiris controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costeau.
Costeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osiris can do to turn this around?
Osiris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Costeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costeau is leaning against Osiris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osiris.
Costeau tries a body shot but Osiris blocks it.
Costeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Costeau.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Costeau.
Osiris working aggressively here.
Costeau misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Costeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osiris lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Costeau on the inside.
Osiris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osiris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Osiris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osiris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osiris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osiris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costeau misses with the head strike.
Osiris blocks an uppercut.
Costeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Osiris lands a nice shot to the body.
Osiris blocking some punches.
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osiris misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Osiris.
Osiris misses with a body punch.
Costeau has a couple of punches blocked by Osiris.
Costeau tries to throw a body punch but Osiris avoids it by throwing Costeau back against the cage.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osiris struggles to land a body shot inside as Costeau controls his hands.
Osiris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Osiris.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Osiris scores with a shoulder strike.
Costeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau has a couple of punches blocked by Osiris.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costeau misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Costeau on the inside.
Osiris scores with a shot to the side of Costeau's head.
Osiris lands a body punch.
Costeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Osiris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Osiris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Osiris.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costeau. Osiris shrugs it off though.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osiris! But no joy.
Osiris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costeau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau misses with a head kick.
Osiris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Costeau misses.
Costeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Costeau. That snapped Osiris's head back.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Eric Osiris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osiris throws out the jab.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Osiris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osiris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Costeau.
Costeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Osiris throws a hook to the side of Costeau's head but Costeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Costeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Osiris.
Osiris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osiris motions for Costeau to come forward. Osiris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris throws a jab when Costeau was well out of range.
Costeau is looking to counter with head kicks.
Costeau tries to clinch
and Osiris counters with a nice body shot.
Costeau throws a body kick that misses.
Costeau moves into the clinch.
Osiris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costeau backwards.
Osiris can't find room to land a body shot as Costeau controls the action.
Osiris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osiris throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris lands a nice uppercut.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costeau has a couple of punches blocked by Osiris.
Osiris lands a left hand.
Osiris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osiris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Osiris working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osiris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osiris.
Osiris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costeau throws a nice head kick!
Costeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Costeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau.
Well Costeau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
After winning the bout, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Camara (ranked 316 p4p, 556 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 44 p4p, 69 weight class). Eugeniy Tryastsyn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abubakar Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tryastsyn. Beautiful body shot.
Camara 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.
Tryastsyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tryastsyn works the jab nicely.
Camara throws a hook but Tryastsyn avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tryastsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camara slips a jab and a cross from Tryastsyn.
Camara walks into a straight right hand from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camara misses with a hook
and Tryastsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tryastsyn looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tryastsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tryastsyn looks to throw the jab but Camara is out of range.
Camara 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.
It looks like Eugeniy Tryastsyn has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tryastsyn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Camara does it's job there.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camara cracks Tryastsyn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tryastsyn falls backwards against the cage. Camara follows up with more strikes that drop Tryastsyn to his knees. Camara keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tryastsyn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abubakar Camara!
Abubakar Camara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 34 p4p, 469 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 7 p4p, 66 weight class). Thomas has chosen Central Cee - 6 for 6 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke slips a jab from Thomas.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Choke goes for a double leg but Thomas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thomas continues to drive forward.
Thomas gets through Choke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Choke is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Choke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Choke tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Choke avoids it with no problem.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Thomas tries to get set, Choke tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choke.
Choke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Choke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
Choke tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Choke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Choke tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Choke keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Choke.
Thomas parries the strikes from Choke easily there. Choke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Choke is controlling him well.
Choke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Choke is controlling him well.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.
Choke in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thomas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Choke!
David Choke retains his light heavyweight title!
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