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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Misawa (ranked 2407 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 314 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Unicorn Big Foot enters the cage!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa misses the shot to the body.
Big Foot dives in for a single leg takedown but Misawa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Misawa misses its target.
Big Foot gets a double leg takedown into Misawa's guard.
Misawa kicks Big Foot off and gets to his feet.
Big Foot tries for a takedown but Misawa circles away easily
and Misawa counters with a nice body shot.
Big Foot has his takedown stuffed
and Misawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Big Foot thinking.
Mitsu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unicorn Big Foot.
Misawa works over Big Foot's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misawa clinches.
Big Foot gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Misawa wriggles free and stands up.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown but Misawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Big Foot has his takedown stuffed
and Misawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Foot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Misawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Foot misses with a kick to the body
and Misawa counters with a straight right hand.
Unicorn Big Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but Big Foot persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Big Foot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Misawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big Foot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Misawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Misawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Misawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Misawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Big Foot.
Misawa has managed to clinch.
Misawa is working Big Foot over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
Big Foot looks winded!
Big Foot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Misawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Misawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Big Foot backwards.
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!
Nice elbow from Misawa.
Misawa lands with a light punch inside.
Big Foot taking a breather.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Big Foot 's eye.
 Big Foot is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa stalling the fight.
Big Foot is still on wobbly legs! Can Misawa finish him?
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
Big Foot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Misawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Misawa throws a big uppercut that drops Big Foot! More strikes from Misawa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Big Foot lies dazed against the cage as Misawa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsu Misawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rylan Wheeler (ranked 1941 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 263 p4p, 369 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rylan Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmond walks into a stiff left hand from Wheeler.
 It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
Wheeler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Wheeler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wheeler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belmond tries to clinch but Wheeler moves away
and Wheeler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Wheeler's head coaches at Cant Lose MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Wheeler does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond tries to clinch there but Wheeler circles away.
Wheeler misses with a combination
and Belmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wheeler thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond misses with a straight right.
Belmond lands a high kick!
 It looks like Rylan Wheeler has been cut.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut
and Belmond holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wheeler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belmond misses with an elbow over the top.
Wheeler dodges an elbow strike from Belmond.
Wheeler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belmond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belmond misses with a punch to the body.
Wheeler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wheeler working hard to break the clinch.
Wheeler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler lands a body shot.
Wheeler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmond.
Wheeler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Belmond misses.
Rylan Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmond slips under a jab.
A head kick by Belmond misses
and Wheeler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Wheeler throws a head kick but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wheeler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wheeler feints and then cracks Belmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belmond down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wheeler misses with a double jab.
Belmond counters with a body kick.
Wheeler misses with a head kick.
Belmond shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wheeler connects with a right hand. Belmond shakes it off.
Belmond is looking to clinch but Wheeler is avoiding it.
Wheeler lands with a good body shot.
Wheeler jabs at Belmond's body.
Belmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wheeler throws out the jab.
Belmond thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with the combination.
Belmond misses with a body kick.
Wheeler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wheeler throws a body punch but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wheeler misses with a straight right.
Wheeler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belmond.
Wheeler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rylan Wheeler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Wheeler there.
Wheeler scores with a jab.
No joy there for Wheeler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belmond tries to counter with a clinch but Wheeler shakes him off and moves away.
Wheeler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wheeler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belmond can do to turn this around?
Wheeler throws a leg kick
and Belmond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wheeler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheeler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belmond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wheeler misses with a looping left.
Belmond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wheeler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Belmond misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Wheeler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wheeler slips a jab and a cross from Belmond.
Wheeler misses with a hook
and Belmond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Belmond tries to move into range but Wheeler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belmond defending well as Wheeler loads up on a big left hand.
Belmond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wheeler. That did some damage!
Belmond needs to keep his hands up - Wheeler had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler lands with a cross.
Wheeler throws an overhand right that lands on Belmond's shoulder, as Belmond tries to avoid the shot.
Belmond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wheeler.
Wheeler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belmond wants to counter with a clinch but Wheeler pushes him away.
Jab from Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a sloppy head kick
and Belmond counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wheeler.
A countering left hand to the body from Belmond misses.
Wheeler throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmond.
Belmond shapes to counter with a head kick.
Belmond throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belmond is rocked!
BOOM! Wheeler lands a beautiful left hook that drops Belmond. Belmond tries to recover but Wheeler is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Belmond lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rylan Wheeler!
Rylan Wheeler gave a mention to Champion Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 3423 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 373 p4p, 289 weight class). Max Planck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Planck was well out of range. Poor timing from Koefti.
Planck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koefti. Koefti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Andre Koefti has been cut.
Planck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koefti doesn't manage to clinch there - Planck circles away.
Planck looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Planck throws a leg kick but Koefti checks it.
Koefti looks to land a right hand but Planck moved out of range.
Planck throws out a counter right but Koefti avoids it with no problem.
Planck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koefti looks to land a right hand but Planck moved out of range.
Planck looks to land a right hand but Koefti moved out of range.
Koefti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Planck throws a body punch but Koefti moves out of range.
Planck throws a big shot that misses.
Koefti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Planck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti moves into the clinch.
Koefti blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Planck on the inside.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
It looks like Max Planck has been cut.
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!
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Planck tries to break free but Koefti pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Planck.
Planck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koefti dodges an elbow strike from Planck.
Planck lands a nice shot to the body.
Koefti is breathing heavily.
Planck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Planck breaks the clinch.
Planck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koefti counters with a leg kick.
Planck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koefti throws a body punch but Planck moves out of range.
Koefti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Planck is looking to land body kicks.
Planck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Planck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Planck swings for the body but Koefti moves out of range.
Koefti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Planck misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Planck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koefti scores with a leg kick.
Planck misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Koefti.
Koefti ducks under a wild hook from Planck.
Koefti avoids the body shot from Planck.
Koefti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Planck's coach down at Hilo Workout Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Planck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Planck wants to clinch up but Koefti keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Koefti's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koefti looks to land a left hand but Planck moved out of range nicely.
Max Planck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koefti cracks Planck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koefti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koefti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Planck finds it's way through Koefti's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koefti checks a leg kick.
Planck avoids the head kick by Koefti.
Koefti misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti tries to clinch up but Planck circles away and keeps his distance.
Planck scores with a jab. Koefti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koefti avoids a kick to the body.
Koefti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Planck.
Planck misses the jab.
Planck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koefti manages to avoid it.
Planck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Planck misses with a head kick.
Planck misses with a body shot.
Planck defending well as Koefti loads up on a big left hand.
Planck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koefti thows a body kick. Planck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Planck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koefti darts in and clinches Planck up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Planck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Planck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Planck tried to score with a low kick but Koefti checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Planck misses with a double jab
and Koefti counters with a good low kick that Planck was not able to check.
Koefti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Planck.
Planck looks to land a left hand but Koefti moved out of range nicely.
Koefti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Koefti.
Koefti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koefti throws a front kick that sends Planck stumbling back into the cage.
Koefti connects with a high kick.
Planck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koefti manages to avoid it.
Planck just misses with a punch to the body.
Koefti scores with a hook to the body. Planck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koefti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Planck has time to react.
Koefti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Planck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koefti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koefti keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Planck dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koefti tries to clinch up but Planck circles away and keeps his distance.
Koefti staying out of range there.
Planck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Planck lands a nice hook to Koefti's body. Koefti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Planck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koefti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Planck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koefti misses the jab.
Koefti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koefti loads up on a big right hand but Planck slips the punch.
Planck slips under a jab from Koefti.
Planck digs a good hook to Koefti's body.
Planck loads up on a big right hand but Koefti slips the punch.
Koefti tries to clinch there but Planck circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Planck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koefti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Planck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Planck.
Planck connects with a superb combination that knocks Koefti out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Planck before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Koefti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Planck!
After winning the bout, Max Planck 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 2112 p4p, 3148 weight class) and Michael Cudlitz (ranked 287 p4p, 390 weight class). Michael Cudlitz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Morton Masters 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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cudlitz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Masters.
It looks like Michael Cudlitz has been cut.
Masters tries to score with a low kick but Cudlitz moves his leg out of the way.
Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Cudlitz is trying to pull guard but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
Masters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cudlitz backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masters.
Masters lands a knee to the body.
Masters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cudlitz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masters gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cudlitz tries to stall but Masters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Masters.
Masters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters lands an elbow inside that Cudlitz shrugs off.
That has opened up Michael Cudlitz's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masters obliges.
Cudlitz looks winded!
Masters leaning his opponent against the cage.
Masters lands an elbow just above Cudlitz 's eye.
Masters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Michael Cudlitz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
Michael Cudlitz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Masters lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Cudlitz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morton Masters!
A less than humble Morton Masters misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 1222 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Jah Kid (ranked 144 p4p, 209 weight class). Kid has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nino Babel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Babel is keeping the position.
Babel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babel is trying to control the position but Kid postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Babel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babel has his foot on Kid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kid works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kid defends well.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Babel is keeping the position.
Kid is fighting to break Babel's control of his arms but Babel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Babel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kid stands and throws Babel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Babel 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.
Babel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Babel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kid off and has taken his back!
Babel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kid 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.
Babel doesn't have the hooks in and Kid manages to turn into his guard.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Babel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babel keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Kid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Babel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kid has managed to get both his arms back between Babel's legs - danger averted.
Babel is controlling Kid's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babel trying to control the position.
Babel keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Babel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kid escapes and throws Babel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kid tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kid has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kid is looking for a sweep. Babel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babel is trying for a kimura here. Kid looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Babel wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nino Babel!
A less than humble Nino Babel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jah Kid was interviewed post fight and said 'Its easy to win when your cheating'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rantang Gustus (ranked 1499 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Ankle Breaker (ranked 134 p4p, 129 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rantang Gustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankle Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gustus as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Gustus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Breaker drives through with a takedown into Gustus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gustus is looking for a triangle but Breaker pushes his legs off easily.
Gustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Gustus looking to control.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Breaker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustus working a defensive guard here.
Gustus keeping full guard, as Breaker tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gustus wants to sweep here but Breaker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breaker landing strikes.
Gustus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Breaker looks up at the clock and then as Gustus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Breaker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gustus is looking for a sweep.
Gustus wants to control but Breaker postures up.
Gustus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Breaker is looking to take a break and control but Gustus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gustus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Breaker but great work by Gustus.
Gustus throws an elbow but Breaker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gustus trying to control the position but Breaker is working away.
Breaker is trying to improve his position.
Gustus wants to take a breather but Breaker manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gustus.
Breaker is looking for a triangle but Gustus pushes his legs off easily.
Breaker looking to control.
Breaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gustus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Breaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gustus has managed to get both his arms back between Breaker's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker keeping moving, preventing Gustus from controlling successfully.
Gustus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Breaker is keeping the position for now.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gustus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gustus is stalling in the full guard.
Breaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gustus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gustus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Breaker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Breaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Breaker working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ankle Breaker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Gustus.
Ankle Breaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustus closes the distance and pushes Breaker back into the cage.
Breaker wants to take the fight to the mat but Gustus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Breaker tries to stall but Gustus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gustus gets control of Breaker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gustus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Breaker preventing the sweep.
Gustus is trying to control the position but Breaker postures up.
Breaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Gustus keeps moving.
Gustus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gustus, not yet.
Gustus is trying to control the position but Breaker postures up.
Gustus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustus is trying to keep Breaker in close.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustus 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.
Breaker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breaker has an Americana. Gustus didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Breaker is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Breaker hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ankle Breaker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ankle Breaker waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Hubble (ranked 835 p4p, 569 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 77 p4p, 51 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Hubble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubble misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hubble has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hubble circles away.
Hubble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hubble keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Hubble circles away.
Hubble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamoto under the eye.
Hubble throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Hubble is avoiding it.
Hubble lands the left hand.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Hubble decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamamoto's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hubble controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Yamamoto wanted to stand there but Hubble had control of the position.
Hubble wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Hubble is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hubble holds on and takes a little breather.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Hubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto wants to get up but he can't break Hubble's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hubble controlling Yamamoto's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Hubble dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hubble is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Hubble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Hubble wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamamoto is pushing Hubble up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hubble stalling in the clinch but Yamamoto improves position.
Hubble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hubble has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yamamoto trying to get back to his feet but Hubble is in full control for now.
Hubble tries to keep control of the position but Yamamoto is staying busy.
Hubble scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Yamamoto is looking for a way out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can Yamamoto hold on?! Hubble is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to get back to his feet but Hubble is in full control for now.
Hubble has good solid back control here.
Hubble's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yamamoto is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hubble looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hubble is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yamamoto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Yamamoto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hubble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hubble missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hubble.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Hubble keeps it at a distance.
Hubble misses with a jab to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a good low kick that Hubble was not able to check.
Hubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Hubble pushes him off.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hubble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheers as Hubble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Hubble throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hubble does it's job there.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hubble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Hubble is avoiding it.
Hubble shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hubble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble advances position into side control!
Hubble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Hubble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hubble is working Yamamoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hubble is trying to get an arm triangle but Yamamoto is defending well.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with a big right hand but Yamamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hubble landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubble controlling the position.
Yamamoto 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.
Hubble prevents Yamamoto from escaping the position.
Edwin Hubble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hubble tries to advance to mount but Yamamoto denies him.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Hubble drags him back down.
Hubble lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hubble asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hubble is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hubble 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.
Hubble scoring with punches and elbows.
Hubble is putting a hurting on Yamamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hubble trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hubble landing a few strikes.
Hubble prevents Yamamoto from escaping the position.
Hubble moves into full mount!
Hubble moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yamamoto has worked his arm free - good work by Yamamoto!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is putting a hurting on Yamamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yamamoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hubble connects with a decent elbow.
Hubble working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hubble gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hubble trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Hubble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hubble goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yamamoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hubble's guard! Nice work there by Yamamoto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hubble is controlling Yamamoto's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hubble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Hubble throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hubble.
Hubble dives in and scores a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yamamoto forces Hubble back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Hubble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Hubble connects with a body shot.
Rogerio Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Hubble.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Hubble keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Hubble misses its intended target.
Hubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hubble.
A left lands for Hubble.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Hubble moves away
and Hubble counters with a single leg into guard. Yamamoto didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has momentary wrist control but Hubble slips an elbow through the middle.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hubble stays in close to Yamamoto's body and controls the position.
Hubble works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hubble passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yamamoto!
Hubble landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble working for a submission but Yamamoto is keeping him at bay.
Hubble is landing with some decent strikes but Yamamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hubble can't control as he wanted to and Yamamoto manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hubble connects with a nice short shot to Yamamoto's temple.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hubble takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hubble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hubble working the head and body with strikes.
Hubble working the head and body with strikes.
Hubble seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto tries to kick Hubble off but Hubble keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hubble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Hubble.
Yamamoto is staying active underneath Hubble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble off looking to stand but Hubble dives back in and keeps control.
Hubble frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up.
Hubble working Yamamoto over with strikes here.
Yamamoto really wants to buck Hubble off and get back to his feet.
Hubble lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwin Hubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hubble throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hubble is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hubble misses with a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hubble keeps the fight on the outside.
Hubble swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Hubble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Hubble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Hubble slips to the side
and Hubble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hubble scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stand and escape but Hubble is having none of it.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Hubble content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Hubble isn't so interested in that idea.
Hubble slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamamoto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hubble lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hubble tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hubble is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamamoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is not content to let Hubble control the position.
Hubble grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Hubble lands a few punches from side control.
Hubble working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hubble is controlling him well.
Yamamoto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hubble lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamamoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yamamoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hubble connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hubble lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yamamoto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hubble controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Hubble.
Yamamoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hubble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble working the ground and pound effectively.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hubble lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hubble raining down shots from the mount!
Yamamoto is rocked!
Hubble fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Can Hubble finish him?
Hubble postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Yamamoto in real trouble here! The ref calls for Yamamoto to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Hubble!
Edwin Hubble retains his featherweight title!
Edwin Hubble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 402 p4p, 441 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 53 p4p, 59 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. Bimbo Slaissi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Babcock drives through and clinches with Slaissi against the cage.
Slaissi lands a damaging elbow.
Babcock tries a body shot but Slaissi blocks it.
Slaissi breaks the clinch.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaissi is just out of range.
Babcock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babcock.
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babcock moves away.
Babcock misses with a hook to the body
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slaissi scores with a jab.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slaissi counters with a nice right hand that sends Babcock toppling to the canvas! Babcock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slaissi finish him?!
 Babcock is rocked!
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Babcock loads up on a big right hand but Slaissi slips the punch.
Bimbo Slaissi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Babcock or perhaps it was just good defense by Slaissi, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi lands a big right hand that sends Babcock crashing to the mat! Slaissi stays standing though and waves Babcock back to his feet!
Babcock circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Slaissi. Babcock falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Slaissi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bimbo Slaissi! Bimbo Slaissi retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 299 p4p, 803 weight class) and Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 39 p4p, 91 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Tartakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton shoots in and bounces Tartakov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tartakov keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton throwing strikes from guard but Tartakov blocks nicely.
Newton trying to control but Tartakov is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Newton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Newton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tartakov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Newton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to control from the top but Tartakov keeps moving.
Tartakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at Cant Lose MMA inform us that Tartakov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Newton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tartakov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov is refusing to be controlled, as Newton sits in half guard.
Newton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tartakov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Newton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tartakov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tartakov looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Tartakov trying to keep a closed guard but Newton is proving a slippery customer.
Newton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newton won't allow Tartakov to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tartakov working a defensive guard here.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Newton cracks Tartakov with a solid left hand.
Tartakov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newton's guard.
Newton pulls Tartakov in close to his closed guard and prevents Tartakov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Newton has his foot on Tartakov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tartakov works his way back into a safe position though.
Newton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tartakov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a couple of digs.
Newton trying to control but Tartakov is working from the bottom.
Newton lands a couple of digs.
Newton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newton lands a couple of digs.
Newton won't allow Tartakov to sweep him here.
Newton wants to control from the top but Tartakov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tartakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tartakov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tartakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton won't allow Tartakov to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Newton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
Tartakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tartakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tartakov, not yet.
Newton scoring with some ground and pound.
Tartakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Newton slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton working over Tartakov with some ground and pound. Tartakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Newton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Tartakov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
Newton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tartakov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tartakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Old Leg Tartakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tartakov looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Tartakov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newton.
Tartakov wants to clinch up but Newton keeps it at a distance.
Newton connects with a body shot that sends Tartakov's belly button to the back.
Tartakov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov leaning against his opponent.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton taking a breather.
Tartakov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton wants to get back to striking at distance but Tartakov won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Newton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tartakov's brow.
Tartakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tartakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton misses the body punch
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tartakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton scores with a nice strike.
Tartakov defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tartakov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Tartakov as Newton shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tartakov tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Newton tries to counter with a takedown but Tartakov is quick to defend against it.
Newton swings for the body but Tartakov moves out of range.
Tartakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton scores with a takedown into Tartakov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tartakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tartakov is keeping the position for now.
Tartakov is looking for a triangle but Newton pushes his legs off easily.
Newton throwing strikes but missing.
Tartakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tartakov is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tartakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tartakov is trying to keep Newton in close.
Tartakov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Newton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Newton postures up and lands a big shot to Tartakov's brow.
Newton chips away with some ground and pound.
Newton won't allow Tartakov to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Newton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newton cracks Tartakov with a solid left hand.
Tartakov is rocked!
Newton passes Tartakov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tartakov is still in real trouble! Can Newton finish him?
Tartakov tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.
Tartakov seems to have recovered his senses.
Newton is looking to take a break and control but Tartakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tartakov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tartakov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Newton defends it easily.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tartakov can do to turn this around?
Newton postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tartakov covers up, he's hurt! Newton keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Newton and the ref steps in to end the fight! Newton can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Newton!
Isaac Newton retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Isaac Newton 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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