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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danylo Belenuik (ranked 6314 p4p, 24928 weight class) and Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 286 p4p, 306 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danylo Belenuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naruto Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belenuik misses the body punch
and Uzumaki counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Danylo Belenuik has been cut.
Uzumaki cracks Belenuik with an open hand slap.
Belenuik gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Uzumaki gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naruto Uzumaki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Gordy (ranked 4512 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Andy Slappin (ranked 330 p4p, 332 weight class). Andy Slappin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrence Gordy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Slappin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordy has closed the distance and engaged Slappin in a clinch.
Slappin missing with knees to the body.
Slappin tightens his grip and picks Gordy up, before dumping him to the ground. Gordy manages to land in guard.
Gordy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Gordy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordy has his foot on Slappin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slappin works his way back into a safe position though.
Slappin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gordy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slappin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slappin wants to stand and escape but instead Gordy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slappin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gordy is one step ahead there.
Gordy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slappin controlling the position.
Gordy controlling from the top position.
Slappin looking to control but Gordy passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gordy controlling the action here.
Slappin wants to control but Gordy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slappin wants to control but Gordy passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slappin tries to improve position but can't.
Gordy controlling the position from side mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gordy darts in and clinches Slappin up against the cage.
Gordy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slappin uses from the top position.
Slappin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gordy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slappin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slappin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gordy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Slappin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gordy's body to avoid the submission. Gordy has instead reached around Slappin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gordy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Terrence Gordy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Terrence Gordy waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Yamasaki (ranked 2640 p4p, 3828 weight class) and Mason Duval (ranked 201 p4p, 293 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Duval!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duval lands with a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duval misses with a body punch
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Duval didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamasaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Duval utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamasaki trying to control but Duval is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duval is keeping the position for now.
Yamasaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamasaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Duval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki being controlled here momentarily.
Duval is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Duval keeps moving.
Yamasaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duval is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Duval wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duval seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamasaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Duval manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yamasaki has Duval in his guard.
Duval trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki has an active guard here but Duval has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamasaki is pressing down on Duval's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yamasaki has his feet on Duval's thighs here. He's pushed Duval off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Duval screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiroshi Yamasaki!
Hiroshi Yamasaki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Easterly (ranked 23400 p4p, 1669 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 283 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Easterly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skystalker misses with a few strikes there.
Easterly moves into the clinch.
Skystalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Easterly is leaning against Skystalker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Easterly scores with a shoulder strike.
Skystalker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easterly connects with a high kick.
Easterly cracks Skystalker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skystalker gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easterly .
Easterly lands a shoulder strike.
Skystalker is leaning against Easterly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Skystalker 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly manages to break the clinch.
Skystalker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Easterly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Easterly .
Easterly lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Skystalker fails to land.
Skystalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Easterly breaks the clinch.
Easterly lands a nice shot that snaps Skystalker's head back.
Easterly lands with a nice body punch.
Skystalker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Easterly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker misses with a head kick.
Skystalker blocks a jab.
Skystalker throws a head kick that misses.
Easterly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Easterly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skystalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Easterly controls his hands.
Easterly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skystalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skystalker misses with some punches.
Skystalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Easterly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Easterly .
Easterly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skystalker looks winded!
Easterly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Easterly moves into the clinch.
Easterly is trying to break the clinch but Skystalker is controlling him.
Skystalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skystalker throws a head punch that misses.
Easterly breaks from the clinch.
Easterly tries to clinch but Skystalker is having none of it.
Skystalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Easterly was well out of range. Poor timing from Skystalker.
Skystalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly has Skystalker up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly prevents a body shot from Skystalker.
Easterly breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Skystalker.
Skystalker lands a nice looking body shot.
Skystalker moves into the clinch successfully.
Easterly manages to break the clinch.
Skystalker misses the shot to the body.
Easterly tries to clinch up but Skystalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Easterly takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easterly . Skystalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterly is looking to clinch.
Skystalker throws a body punch but Easterly moves out of range.
Easterly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skystalker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skystalker throws a series of strikes that have Easterly backpedaling.
Skystalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Easterly was well out of range. Poor timing from Skystalker.
Easterly wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly doesn't manage to clinch there - Skystalker circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Easterly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skystalker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Easterly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skystalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skystalker blocks a body shot from Easterly .
Easterly breaks the clinch.
Skystalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easterly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Easterly .
Easterly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skystalker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Skystalker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Skystalker does no damage.
Easterly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skystalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easterly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skystalker circles away quickly and effectively.
Easterly is looking to clinch but Skystalker is avoiding it.
Easterly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skystalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Easterly lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skystalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skystalker throws a big counter head kick but Easterly avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly tries a head kick but it misses.
Skystalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skystalker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skystalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skystalker throws a hook to the side of Easterly 's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easterly clinches.
A short left from Easterly .
Easterly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Easterly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skystalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skystalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skystalker scores with the left hand. Easterly knows he should have avoided that one.
Skystalker misses with the combination.
Easterly connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skystalker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skystalker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skystalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Easterly .
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 Holden Easterly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Easterly lands with a nice body punch.
Easterly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skystalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Skystalker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Easterly avoids the head kick by Skystalker.
Easterly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Easterly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Easterly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easterly tries to clinch but Skystalker moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Skystalker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Easterly drives through and clinches with Skystalker against the cage.
Skystalker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skystalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterly .
Skystalker tries a body shot but Easterly blocks it.
Easterly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly digs a right hand into Skystalker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skystalker's gas tank.
Easterly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skystalker misses with a punch to the body.
Easterly pushes Skystalker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skystalker misses with the head strike.
Skystalker tries to work over Easterly 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skystalker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holden Easterly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly breaks from the clinch.
Easterly lands with a hook. Skystalker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skystalker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Easterly rather than just go for the knockout.
Skystalker drops his hands momentarily and Easterly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skystalker misses with a head kick.
Skystalker throws a sloppy head kick and Easterly moves out of range easily.
Easterly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Easterly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skystalker.
 Skystalker is rocked!
Skystalker avoids the head kick by Easterly .
Skystalker avoids the head kick by Easterly .
Easterly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skystalker takes one to the side of the head.
Skystalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Easterly finish him?
Easterly cracks Skystalker with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Skystalker falls to his knees and Easterly doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Easterly !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 2822 p4p, 2093 weight class) and Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 424 p4p, 321 weight class). Dandrakulo has chosen Candyman Theme Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Dandrakulo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Samson Dandrakulo has been cut.
Constantinou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Constantinou throws a hook but Dandrakulo avoids it easily.
Constantinou throws an overhand right that lands on Dandrakulo's shoulder, as Dandrakulo tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dandrakulo. That's going to slow Constantinou down.
Constantinou looks to land a right hand but Dandrakulo moved out of range.
Dandrakulo scoring well with a low kick there.
Constantinou slips a straight right by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo ducks under a wild hook from Constantinou.
It seemed like Dandrakulo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Constantinou throws a leg kick
letting Dandrakulo counter with a right hand.
Lazaros Constantinou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dandrakulo blocks a leg kick.
Dandrakulo throws a lazy right hand but Constantinou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Constantinou moves out of range as Dandrakulo throws a body kick.
Constantinou throws out a loose jab but Dandrakulo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Dandrakulo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dandrakulo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo is looking to chop away at Constantinou's legs.
Dandrakulo gets tackled into the cage by Constantinou. Constantinou maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Constantinou.
Dandrakulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dandrakulo blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Dandrakulo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dandrakulo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dandrakulo misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinou has a couple of punches blocked by Dandrakulo.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dandrakulo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dandrakulo can't find room to land a body shot as Constantinou controls the action.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Dandrakulo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Dandrakulo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dandrakulo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dandrakulo lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo misses with a body punch.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinou.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dandrakulo backwards.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dandrakulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dandrakulo misses with a punch to the body.
Dandrakulo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dandrakulo.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dandrakulo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Constantinou tries to throw a body punch but Dandrakulo avoids it by throwing Constantinou back against the cage.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dandrakulo.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dandrakulo misses with the head strike.
Dandrakulo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Constantinou.
Constantinou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dandrakulo lands a body shot.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo blocking some punches.
Dandrakulo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Dandrakulo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Constantinou prevents a body shot from Dandrakulo.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo pushes Constantinou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Constantinou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dandrakulo's elbow.
Dandrakulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dandrakulo.
Constantinou is breathing heavily.
Constantinou scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dandrakulo lands with a short shot to the head.
Dandrakulo digs a right hand underneath Constantinou's ribcage. Constantinou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dandrakulo lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Dandrakulo.
Good body shot from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo pushes Constantinou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Dandrakulo on the inside.
Constantinou blocks a body shot from Dandrakulo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinou's elbow.
Dandrakulo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dandrakulo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Dandrakulo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samson Dandrakulo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dandrakulo throws a front kick that sends Constantinou stumbling back into the cage.
Dandrakulo connects with a nice looking jab.
Constantinou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samson Dandrakulo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dandrakulo lands a front kick.
Dandrakulo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Constantinou's head backwards.
 Constantinou is rocked!
and Dandrakulo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Constantinou! He's just covering up as Dandrakulo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Dandrakulo!
Samson Dandrakulo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1427 p4p, 4091 weight class) and Jana Iii Sobieskiego (ranked 65 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jana Iii Sobieskiego enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jana Iii Sobieskiego!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieskiego blocks a head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro forces Sobieskiego back against the cage and clinches.
Sobieskiego misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieskiego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobieskiego throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
It looked like Regueiro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Regueiro gets a clinch.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro with a hook.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Regueiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieskiego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Sobieskiego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Regueiro's elbow.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieskiego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sobieskiego.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Regueiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Regueiro, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regueiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regueiro moves into range and clinches up with Sobieskiego.
A short right from Regueiro on the inside.
Sobieskiego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego closes the distance and clinches.
Sobieskiego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieskiego wants to clinch.
Sobieskiego tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Regueiro scores with a nice head shot.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobieskiego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobieskiego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sobieskiego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regueiro throws a head kick that Sobieskiego semi-blocks.
Sobieskiego lands a head kick. Regueiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Regueiro moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Sobieskiego throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Regueiro lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Sobieskiego.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego has Regueiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieskiego misses with an uppercut.
Sobieskiego misses with a looping left.
Regueiro wants to clinch.
Regueiro wants to clinch.
Sobieskiego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves in looking to clinch but Regueiro pushes him off.
Sobieskiego works the jab nicely.
Regueiro forces Sobieskiego back against the cage and clinches.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobieskiego lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro scores with a head kick.
Regueiro rushes Sobieskiego and presses him up against the cage.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Sobieskiego throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieskiego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Sobieskiego keeps it at a distance.
Sobieskiego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Regueiro.
Sobieskiego has closed the distance and engaged Regueiro in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Regueiro.
Sobieskiego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieskiego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Regueiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
Sobieskiego misses with a head kick.
Regueiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobieskiego moves in looking to clinch but Regueiro pushes him off.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sobieskiego goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sobieskiego just misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieskiego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobieskiego is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieskiego misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Regueiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Regueiro. That snapped Sobieskiego's head back.
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!
Regueiro tries to bum rush Sobieskiego with a series of wild strikes but Sobieskiego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Regueiro walks into a jab.
Sobieskiego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro has managed to clinch.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobieskiego closes the distance and pushes Regueiro back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Regueiro gets a clinch.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sobieskiego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Regueiro's efforts to push away.
Regueiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Sobieskiego is trying to force a seperation but Regueiro has the dominant position.
Sobieskiego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Regueiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobieskiego backwards.
Sobieskiego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
Sobieskiego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regueiro has him pressed against the cage.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Sobieskiego gets tackled into the cage by Regueiro. Regueiro maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobieskiego circles away.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Sobieskiego fails to land with a series of punches.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobieskiego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobieskiego shapes to counter with a head kick.
Regueiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sobieskiego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sobieskiego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Sobieskiego is having none of it.
Sobieskiego scores with a nice strike.
Sobieskiego stalks Regueiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Regueiro's face. Regueiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Sobieskiego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Regueiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Regueiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieskiego tries a body shot but Regueiro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro looks to land a combination but Sobieskiego avoids it well.
Regueiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Regueiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobieskiego.
Regueiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sobieskiego's head.
Regueiro rushes Sobieskiego and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieskiego.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Sobieskiego takes it in his stride.
It looks like Regueiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
Sobieskiego throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Sobieskiego takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieskiego moves out of range easily.
Regueiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Regueiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego moves in looking to clinch but Regueiro pushes him off.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Sobieskiego is having none of it.
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick that misses.
Regueiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sobieskiego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sobieskiego leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sobieskiego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobieskiego manages to break the clinch.
Sobieskiego takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Sobieskiego moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sobieskiego.
Regueiro connects with a right hand. Sobieskiego shakes it off.
Regueiro moves in looking to clinch but Sobieskiego pushes him off.
Regueiro sets himself, and Sobieskiego steps forward looking for the clinch! Regueiro avoids it this time.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Sobieskiego takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Regueiro throws the left hand but Sobieskiego avoids the punch easily.
Sobieskiego looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Regueiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sobieskiego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Regueiro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobieskiego can turn it around.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobieskiego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Sobieskiego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Sobieskiego is out of range.
Sobieskiego slips a jab and a cross from Regueiro.
Regueiro closes the distance and pushes Sobieskiego back into the cage.
A short right from Regueiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobieskiego misses with a head kick.
Sobieskiego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
Sobieskiego gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Sobieskiego.
Sobieskiego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobieskiego has had enough of the clinch but Regueiro keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Regueiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Sobieskiego circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Sobieskiego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sobieskiego throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
Sobieskiego rushes Regueiro and presses him up against the cage.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobieskiego can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Regueiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobieskiego is trying to force a seperation but Regueiro has the dominant position.
A short right from Regueiro.
Regueiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sobieskiego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jana Iii Sobieskiego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego tries to circle away but Regueiro has him pinned against the cage.
Sobieskiego wants to get back to striking at distance but Regueiro won't allow it.
Regueiro lands a shoulder strike.
Sobieskiego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Julio Regueiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Sobieskiego sizes up Regueiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sobieskiego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobieskiego ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Sobieskiego throws a counter combo.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro sets himself, and Sobieskiego steps forward looking for the clinch! Regueiro avoids it this time.
Regueiro slips a jab and a cross from Sobieskiego.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobieskiego circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieskiego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Sobieskiego breaks from the clinch.
Sobieskiego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
Regueiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro cracks Sobieskiego with a good jab.
Regueiro clinches.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro rushes Sobieskiego and presses him up against the cage.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Regueiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Regueiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieskiego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro tries to counter by clinching up but Sobieskiego breaks away and moves out of range.
Regueiro cracks Sobieskiego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Sobieskiego circles away and keeps his distance.
Regueiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro scores with a jab. Sobieskiego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Regueiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobieskiego. Sobieskiego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobieskiego throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobieskiego walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to keep at a distance but Sobieskiego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Regueiro scores with a hook to the body.
Regueiro keeps control of Sobieskiego as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobieskiego is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieskiego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieskiego swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Sobieskiego misses with a head kick.
Sobieskiego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieskiego tries to keep at a distance but Regueiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regueiro 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Khemkhaeng (ranked 2284 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Joe Kamaka (ranked 297 p4p, 380 weight class). Kamaka has chosen Carcass - Heartwork as his entrance music. Joe Kamaka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kamaka!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khemkhaeng backs up against the cage.
Kamaka throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Khemkhaeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khemkhaeng swings widly with a right hand
and Kamaka counters with a one-two to the body.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch
and Kamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khemkhaeng moves out of range as Kamaka strikes.
Khemkhaeng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Khemkhaeng moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kamaka looks for the body kick but Khemkhaeng saw that one coming.
Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut
enabling Kamaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Kamaka is having none of it.
Khemkhaeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khemkhaeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right.
Khemkhaeng slips under a jab from Kamaka.
Khemkhaeng throwing a counter right hand but Kamaka manages to avoid it.
Khemkhaeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kamaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khemkhaeng falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kamaka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaka misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kamaka misses with a hook. Khemkhaeng ducked under it nicely.
Kamaka throws a right and a left that Khemkhaeng avoids nicely.
Kamaka throws a right hand that misses
letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand.
Khemkhaeng with a nice cross.
Khemkhaeng is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khemkhaeng looks to clinch
and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joe Kamaka has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng tries to work over Kamaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khemkhaeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Kamaka.
Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow.
Kamaka being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khemkhaeng fails to land.
Kamaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamaka trying to stall but Khemkhaeng improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Kamaka prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Kamaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses.
Kamaka blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow.
Kamaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khemkhaeng slowing the pace effectively.
Khemkhaeng lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow.
Kamaka lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Khemkhaeng.
We've been informed that Kamaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Kamaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
I was talking to Khemkhaeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kamaka misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamaka up against the cage.
Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body.
Kamaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow.
Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Kamaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Kamaka avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage.
Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kamaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamaka just leaning against Khemkhaeng, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamaka throws a head punch that misses.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kamaka blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaka lands with a left to the head.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards.
Khemkhaeng tries to stall but Kamaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamaka tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Kamaka back against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamaka missing with knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow.
Kamaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamaka dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Kamaka.
Kamaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamaka dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses.
Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kamaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng.
Kamaka throws a head punch that misses.
Kamaka scores with a shot to the side of Khemkhaeng's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Kamaka controls the action.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Kamaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng leaning against his opponent.
Khemkhaeng manages to break the clinch.
Joe Kamaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khemkhaeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Khemkhaeng misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng avoids them all with ease.
Kamaka misses with a looping right.
Khemkhaeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khemkhaeng lands with a hook. Kamaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khemkhaeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamaka works over Khemkhaeng's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamaka ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Khemkhaeng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamaka tries a low kick but Khemkhaeng avoids it.
Khemkhaeng throws a right hand that misses
and Kamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khemkhaeng scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right.
Kamaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kamaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamaka misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kamaka finds it's way through Khemkhaeng's defenses.
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 Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Kamaka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kamaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khemkhaeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamaka throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Kamaka misses.
Kamaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe Kamaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right.
Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamaka.
Khemkhaeng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamaka moves forwards but Khemkhaeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng throws a big shot that misses.
Kamaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khemkhaeng throws a right hand that Kamaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamaka also avoids with ease.
Kamaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khemkhaeng tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khemkhaeng misses with a wild combination.
Kamaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kamaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khemkhaeng to score with a decent uppercut.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Kamaka misses.
Kamaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khemkhaeng. That's going to slow Kamaka down.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamaka cracks Khemkhaeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kamaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khemkhaeng cracks Kamaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joe Kamaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Kamaka.
An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target.
Kamaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Kamaka.
Kamaka misses with a wild combination.
Khemkhaeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamaka circles away.
Kamaka throws a looping overhand right but Khemkhaeng ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Khemkhaeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khemkhaeng is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khemkhaeng misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamaka! But no joy.
Khemkhaeng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamaka working aggressively here.
Kamaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamaka has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kamaka tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamaka.
A hook to the body from Khemkhaeng.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng.
Kamaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards.
Kamaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Kamaka moves out of range.
Kamaka tries to bum rush Khemkhaeng with a series of wild strikes but Khemkhaeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamaka misses the target.
Kamaka throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khemkhaeng closes the distance and pushes Kamaka back into the cage.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Kamaka scores with a hook to the body.
Kamaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamaka being controlled against the cage.
Kamaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng tries to circle away but Kamaka has him pinned against the cage.
Kamaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Kamaka 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kamaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khemkhaeng 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
Kittisak Khemkhaeng decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Joe Kamaka stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Hammerstein (ranked 1692 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Tommy Chang (ranked 148 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Hammerstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Chang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerstein is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Hammerstein backing away here, and Chang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hammerstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammerstein cracks Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammerstein tries for a takedown but Chang circles away easily
and Chang counters with a leg kick.
Hammerstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chang. That one must have hurt.
Jerry Hammerstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerstein tries to clinch but Chang moves out of range.
Hammerstein looks to throw the jab but Chang is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Chang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammerstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammerstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chang.
The crowd cheers as Chang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammerstein doesn't seem phased though.
Hammerstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a good low kick that Hammerstein was not able to check.
Hammerstein misses with a hook.
Hammerstein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chang.
Hammerstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammerstein misses with a straight left.
Hammerstein throws a big shot that misses.
Chang misses with a looping right.
Hammerstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammerstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang misses with a kick to the body
and Hammerstein counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang is looking for a sweep.
Chang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hammerstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chang is trying to improve his position.
Hammerstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammerstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang is not content to let Hammerstein control the position.
Hammerstein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hammerstein controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang wants to control but Hammerstein postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chang is trying to improve his position.
Chang keeps trying to improve his position.
Hammerstein trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Hammerstein is trying to get an arm triangle but Chang is defending well.
Chang tries to bench press Hammerstein off him but Hammerstein keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Hammerstein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chang lands with a straight right. Hammerstein didn't see that one coming.
Chang misses with a low kick as Hammerstein jumps back.
Hammerstein feints and as Chang raises his hands in defense, Hammerstein changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerstein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammerstein has managed to get both his arms back between Chang's legs - danger averted.
Hammerstein avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammerstein 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.
Hammerstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerstein passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammerstein pulls his head out easily.
Hammerstein 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.
Chang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chang is refusing to be controlled, as Hammerstein sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chang is concentrating on defense, preventing Hammerstein from advancing position.
Hammerstein wants to control but Chang is keeping him busy.
Chang wants to get back to full guard but Hammerstein has passed into side control.
Hammerstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
Hammerstein is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Chang is trying to escape and Hammerstein transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Chang is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hammerstein! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Hammerstein!
A very excited looking Jerry Hammerstein 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Byron Neal (ranked 2655 p4p, 2205 weight class) and Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 335 p4p, 296 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nagatsuki Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal is looking to clinch.
Neal throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hideki under the eye.
Neal misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neal thinking.
Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neal tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Neal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
A nice side step and Hideki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neal swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a left to the body.
Hideki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neal misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Hideki circles away.
Neal throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hideki! But no joy.
Neal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal is looking to clinch but Hideki is avoiding it.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Neal connects with a leg kick.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal lands with an uppercut that bounces Hideki off the cage and back into range.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neal misses with a body shot
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Neal throws a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hideki's hands.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neal.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neal, as that shot connected.
Neal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries to clinch but Hideki moves away
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Neal scores with a nice right hand.
Hideki takes one to the chin there.
Neal throws a sloppy body shot
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal lunges at Hideki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hideki's hand.
Hideki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neal misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hideki misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hideki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hideki! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal misses with a straight left.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Neal tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neal misses with a hook.
Neal throws out a leg kick but Hideki moves out of range and Neal only half commits.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neal looks to land a combination but Hideki avoids it well.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Neal.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neal misses with a hook.
Neal thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.
Neal misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.
Neal is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Neal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neal throws a lazy head kick
and Hideki rattles Neal with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Neal tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hideki dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Neal stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nagatsuki Hideki!
Nagatsuki Hideki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 3798 p4p, 20624 weight class) and Leandro Lo (ranked 145 p4p, 302 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Leandro Lo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Lo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a head kick. Lo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leandro Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lo shoots in but no luck this time.
Lo gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Lo has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Lo eventually gives up the hold.
King is looking for a sweep. Lo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lo is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to control Lo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Lo wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King is looking to improve his position.
Lo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Lo eventually gives up the hold.
Lo is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
Lo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King trying to control from the bottom.
Lo is looking for a kimura here.
King is looking to improve his position.
Lo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Lo eventually gives up the hold.
King is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
Lo seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
King wants to improve his position but Lo is controlling well.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Lo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, King has managed to escape the submission attempt.
King is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… King turns into him and now he's in Lo's guard.
Lo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
Lo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Lo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Lo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lo feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Lo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lo has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lo's guard.
Lo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Lo's legs - danger averted.
King wants to pass the guard but Lo is keeping the position.
King advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo is trying to get back to half guard.
Lo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leandro Lo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King gets full guard.
King working for a triangle but Lo defends it easily.
Lo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King working a defensive guard here.
Lo pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lo pulls his head out easily.
Lo 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.
King trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
Lo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Lo eventually gives up the hold.
King is looking to improve his position.
Lo is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lo is looking for a kimura here.
Lo is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lo on the ground.
Lo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. King is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leandro Lo!
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