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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 2265 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 336 p4p, 358 weight class). Coppola comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picogram throws a body punch but Coppola moves out of range.
Coppola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coppola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coppola shoots for a double leg takedown but Picogram sprawls well. He's pushed Coppola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Picogram is predictable there
letting Coppola counter with a right hand.
Coppola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picogram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Picogram there.
Coppola lands with a straight right. Picogram didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Picogram does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Picogram misses.
Coppola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picogram throws a sloppy head kick
and Coppola counters with a series of strikes. Picogram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Picogram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Picogram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Picogram.
Picogram throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Picogram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picogram throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coppola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picogram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coppola slips under a jab from Picogram.
Coppola throws a quick counter head kick but Picogram was just out of range.
Coppola throws a sloppy head kick
and Picogram counters with a straight 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!
Picogram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Picogram loads up on a big right hand but Coppola slips the punch.
Coppola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Picogram. Picogram obviously looking to wear him down.
Coppola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Picogram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picogram throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coppola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Picogram scores with a jab to the head.
Picogram throws the left hand but Coppola avoids the punch easily.
Coppola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picogram cracks Coppola with an open hand slap.
Coppola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Picogram's waist but Picogram gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coppola off to one side.
It seemed like Picogram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picogram is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coppola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Picogram scores with a hook.
 Coppola is rocked!
Picogram throws a pinpoint strike between Coppola's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Coppola crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Picogram scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Picogram!
In his post fight interview, Jonny Picogram started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 2250 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 277 p4p, 300 weight class). Sitsongrit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ศึกษานารี - LABANOON. Showtime Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Showtime Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
OByrne prevents the takedown attempt.
OByrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and OByrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OByrne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Showtime Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OByrne.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit has dropped down and is working for a takedown. OByrne is trying to keep an underhook but Sitsongrit manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OByrne wants to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OByrne scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sitsongrit manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne bucks Sitsongrit off and manages to get back to his feet!
OByrne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but OByrne circles away and keeps his distance.
OByrne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit stalling the fight.
OByrne manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
OByrne looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
OByrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
OByrne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit wants to take the fight to the mat but OByrne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
OByrne misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OByrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
OByrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
OByrne circles away from the clinch attempt
and OByrne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OByrne throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
OByrne is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit stalling against the cage.
Sitsongrit leaning against his opponent.
Sitsongrit gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing OByrne up against the cage.
OByrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of OByrne backwards.
 It looks like Joseph OByrne has been cut.
Still in the clinch, OByrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a head punch that misses.
OByrne has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
OByrne has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sitsongrit wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
OByrne is trying to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit working the head and body with strikes.
Sitsongrit controlling the position.
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 Showtime Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
OByrne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sitsongrit.
Showtime Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but OByrne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph OByrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from OByrne fails to land.
OByrne tries to break free but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to stall but OByrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
OByrne tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as OByrne controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from OByrne on the inside.
Sitsongrit is pushing OByrne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
OByrne wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
OByrne working hard to break the clinch.
OByrne breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit catches OByrne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. OByrne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 OByrne is rocked!
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to clinch
and OByrne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sitsongrit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OByrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by OByrne.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
OByrne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on OByrne if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OByrne misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but OByrne pushes him off.
Sitsongrit looks to clinch
and OByrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Sitsongrit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. OByrne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sitsongrit prevents OByrne from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit taking a breather.
OByrne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit stalling against the cage.
OByrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but OByrne is keeping busy.
OByrne can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from OByrne.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from OByrne.
OByrne breaks from the clinch.
OByrne throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OByrne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters by clinching up.
OByrne is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit stalling in the clinch but OByrne improves position.
OByrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit looking to stall.
OByrne gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sitsongrit manages to end up in side control.
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 Showtime Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sitsongrit cracks OByrne with an open hand slap.
Showtime Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes OByrne back into the cage.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. OByrne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
OByrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OByrne misses with the head strike.
OByrne is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by OByrne as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up.
OByrne is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
OByrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
OByrne is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
OByrne breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and OByrne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but OByrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into OByrne's torso.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and OByrne counters with a three punch combo that has Sitsongrit backing up. Sitsongrit nods at OByrne to acknowledge the strikes.
Sitsongrit moves to clinch but OByrne breaks away
and OByrne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but OByrne moves away
and OByrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit forces OByrne back against the cage and clinches.
OByrne has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing OByrne up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
OByrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
OByrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph OByrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OByrne working hard to break the clinch.
OByrne manages to break the clinch.
OByrne tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OByrne gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OByrne prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne misses with some punches.
OByrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but OByrne circles away.
OByrne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from OByrne.
OByrne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of OByrne's head.
OByrne has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment.
OByrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
OByrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
OByrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OByrne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling OByrne to counter with a crisp jab.
OByrne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to counter with a takedown but OByrne is quick to defend against it.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up
and OByrne counters with a left and a right that stings Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OByrne throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sitsongrit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Showtime Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
OByrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph OByrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Showtime Sitsongrit!
During a confident post fight interview, Showtime Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hamada (ranked 2061 p4p, 2359 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 277 p4p, 304 weight class). Corwin Anstey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamada works over Anstey's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.
Anstey tries to clinch
and Hamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamada throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey walks into a jab.
Anstey is rocked!
Anstey misses with a combination
and Hamada counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamada finish him?
Anstey looks winded!
A head kick by Hamada - that's a beauty! Anstey is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hamada can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Hamada!
Ryo Hamada decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Rios (ranked 1629 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 221 p4p, 262 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche throws out a loose jab but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Yan Spentliche was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a right hand
and Yan Spentliche takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan Spentliche.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yan Spentliche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Yan Spentliche.
Rios misses with a body shot.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rios half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yan Spentliche takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yan Spentliche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yan Spentliche throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios is looking to counter punch.
Yan Spentliche cracks a nice hook into Rios's ribs.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Yan Spentliche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rios misses the shot to the body.
Yan Spentliche gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yan Spentliche forces Rios back against the cage and clinches.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios with a nice cross.
Rios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Rios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Yan Spentliche.
Rios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yan Spentliche ducks under a wild hook from Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios walks into a left hand.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios throws a body shot but no joy.
Rios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yan Spentliche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rios appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yan Spentliche looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yan Spentliche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Yan Spentliche connects with a body shot.
Yan Spentliche pushes Rios up against the cage in a clinch.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche throws a head punch that misses.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan Spentliche won't allow it.
Yan Spentliche is struggling to control the position.
Rios tries to break the clinch but Yan Spentliche is controlling the position.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rios's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios is trying to break free.
Rios tries to circle away but Yan Spentliche has him pinned against the cage.
Yan Spentliche holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yan Spentliche keeps control of Rios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche keeps control of Rios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yan Spentliche lands a shoulder strike.
Yan Spentliche throws a head punch that misses.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan Spentliche. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rios throws a lazy right hand but Yan Spentliche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yan Spentliche throws out a counter right but Rios avoids it with no problem.
Yan Spentliche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rios throws a right and a left that Yan Spentliche avoids nicely.
Yan Spentliche missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yan Spentliche tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Rios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horghain Yan Spentliche dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yan Spentliche slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Yan Spentliche.
It looks like Manuel Rios has been cut.
Yan Spentliche lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rios misses with a body punch
and Yan Spentliche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yan Spentliche moves into the clinch successfully.
Yan Spentliche lands with a left to the head.
Yan Spentliche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Yan Spentliche scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yan Spentliche has him pressed against the cage.
Rios wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan Spentliche won't allow it.
Yan Spentliche lands a right hand.
Rios is rocked!
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios tries to break free but Yan Spentliche pushes him back against the cage.
Yan Spentliche is pushing Rios up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yan Spentliche tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Yan Spentliche back against the cage.
Rios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rios tries to break the clinch but Yan Spentliche is controlling the position.
Rios is trying to break the clinch but Yan Spentliche is controlling him.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Yan Spentliche finds it's target.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook.
Yan Spentliche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manuel Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan Spentliche was well out of range. Poor timing from Rios.
Good standup being displayed there by Yan Spentliche as he connects with a hook.
Oh Rios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan Spentliche thumps Rios with a low kick.
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!
Yan Spentliche finds Rios's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Rios flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Yan Spentliche lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Rios will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Horghain Yan Spentliche!
A relieved looking Horghain Yan Spentliche thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Dixon (ranked 1323 p4p, 1994 weight class) and Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf (ranked 182 p4p, 263 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamdfjsmf scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ali Dixon has been cut.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tamdfjsmf to the ground. Dixon is now in Tamdfjsmf's guard.
Tamdfjsmf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dixon manages to get himself to full guard.
Dixon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamdfjsmf controls the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tamdfjsmf working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet but Tamdfjsmf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tamdfjsmf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tamdfjsmf wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dixon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dixon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tamdfjsmf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tamdfjsmf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Tamdfjsmf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf misses with a takedown attempt
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf.
Tamdfjsmf wants to slow Dixon down by chopping away at his legs.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tamdfjsmf moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamdfjsmf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tamdfjsmf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dixon being controlled against the cage.
Come on Dixon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamdfjsmf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf drives through and clinches with Dixon against the cage.
Tamdfjsmf manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Dixon's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dixon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dixon sends Tamdfjsmf crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dixon is motioning to the referee to let Tamdfjsmf up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tamdfjsmf is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon flashes Tamdfjsmf a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tamdfjsmf's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tamdfjsmf crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dixon punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Dixon!
A relieved looking Ali Dixon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 1953 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Bum Phillips (ranked 259 p4p, 174 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Lee Soundtrack. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee has Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushes Phillips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee just leaning against Phillips, taking a breather.
Phillips goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jun Fan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee has Phillips pushed against the cage.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phillips is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Fan Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Phillips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Lee stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Phillips has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Phillips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee pushes Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips can't get the takedown.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Phillips takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Phillips checks a low kick from Lee.
Phillips throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phillips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Phillips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee cracks Phillips with a good jab.
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!
Lee misses the body punch
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jun Fan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
Phillips takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jun Fan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Phillips is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Phillips is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Fan Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Phillips drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phillips under the eye.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phillips! But no joy.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Phillips's head.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Phillips's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phillips is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phillips, up you get!
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Phillips's head.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jun Fan Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Phillips should have avoided that one.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
It seemed like Phillips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Phillips's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phillips scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Phillips checks the leg kick.
Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee cracks Phillips with an open hand slap.
Bum Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Fan Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Fan Lee!
After winning the bout, Jun Fan Lee 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geo Versu (ranked 1500 p4p, 1075 weight class) and Masa Saitoh (ranked 229 p4p, 157 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu leaves Saitoh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Versu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saitoh connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Versu misses the target.
Versu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Saitoh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saitoh lands a right hook to the body.
Versu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Versu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saitoh counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saitoh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Versu down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Saitoh crashes against the mat.
Versu parries the strikes from Saitoh easily there. Saitoh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Versu to escape.
Saitoh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Versu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Versu tries to get out of the position.
Saitoh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh slows the pace down.
Saitoh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Saitoh tries to score with some ground and pound. Versu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Saitoh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Saitoh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee asks Saitoh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saitoh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Saitoh trying to control the position but Versu is working away.
Saitoh grinds an elbow into Versu's temple.
Versu is not content to let Saitoh control the position.
Saitoh content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Versu is avoiding damage well.
Saitoh trying to control the action but Versu is working from the bottom.
Saitoh landing a few strikes.
Saitoh staying calm.
Versu regains half guard, as Saitoh was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu is refusing to be controlled, as Saitoh sits in half guard.
Saitoh throwing shots but Versu is blocking nicely.
Saitoh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saitoh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Versu's head.
Saitoh lands strikes from half guard.
Saitoh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Versu defending well though.
Saitoh wants to free his trapped foot but Versu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saitoh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Versu's head.
Ground and pound from Saitoh.
Nice strikes from Saitoh there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saitoh controlling the action here.
Saitoh wants to control but Versu is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saitoh working over Versu with some ground and pound. Versu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saitoh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Versu defending well though.
Saitoh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Versu defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Saitoh 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.
Versu looks to land a left hand but Saitoh moved out of range nicely.
Saitoh cracks Versu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Versu coming out on top.
Versu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saitoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Versu.
Saitoh scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Versu - just one landing.
Saitoh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Versu walks into a jab.
Saitoh ducks under a wild hook from Versu.
Saitoh defending well as Versu loads up on a big left hand.
Saitoh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitoh dives in and scores a takedown into Versu's guard.
Saitoh postures up in Versu's guard and throws a big left but Versu blocks it.
Saitoh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saitoh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Versu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saitoh.
Masa Saitoh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saitoh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saitoh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saitoh throwing strikes but missing.
Versu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saitoh.
Saitoh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saitoh throws a big right hand that misses.
Versu keeping full guard, as Saitoh tries to pass.
Saitoh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saitoh lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Versu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saitoh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Versu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saitoh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saitoh distracts Versu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saitoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Versu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saitoh is looking to work some ground and pound but Versu has wrist control.
Saitoh trying to control but Versu is working from the bottom.
Saitoh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Versu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saitoh on the ground.
Saitoh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saitoh is looking to work some ground and pound but Versu has wrist control.
Saitoh trying to control but Versu is working from the bottom.
Saitoh forces his way into half guard.
Versu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saitoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saitoh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saitoh not doing much here.
Saitoh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saitoh is nestled in close to Versu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saitoh not doing much here.
Saitoh trying to control from half guard but Versu is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Saitoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Versu misses with a wild body shot.
Saitoh slips a jab from Versu.
Saitoh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Saitoh checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Saitoh misses.
Versu misses with a body shot.
Versu throws a low kick but Saitoh moves out of range easily.
Saitoh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saitoh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Saitoh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitoh. Versu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saitoh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saitoh dives in and scores a takedown into Versu's guard.
Saitoh throwing strikes from guard but Versu blocks nicely.
Saitoh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saitoh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh postures up in Versu's guard and throws a big left but Versu blocks it.
Versu being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saitoh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Versu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saitoh 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.
Saitoh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Versu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saitoh.
Geo Versu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Saitoh distracts Versu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saitoh cracks Versu with a solid left hand.
Saitoh is working Versu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saitoh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saitoh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saitoh passes Versu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saitoh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saitoh throwing shots but Versu is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Saitoh there.
Masa Saitoh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saitoh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Saitoh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Versu did well to prevent Saitoh getting side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Saitoh seems content to control.
Saitoh is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Saitoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saitoh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Saitoh!
After the big win, Masa Saitoh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2919 p4p, 380 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 367 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Javier Martinez enters the cage!
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39
180
22 - 17 - 0 |
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200
29 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarlah moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Tarlah.
Martinez dives in and grabs Tarlah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarlah pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
A jab from Tarlah misses.
The fighters circling - Tarlah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarlah.
Balink Tarlah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Tarlah tries to clinch up.
Tarlah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Tarlah clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tarlah.
Tarlah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tarlah!
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.
Tarlah parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tarlah to escape.
Tarlah is trying to improve his position.
Tarlah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tarlah lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah with the ground and pound but Martinez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarlah is controlling him.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Tarlah throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah working some strikes from top position.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tarlah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martinez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tarlah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martinez jabs Tarlah right on the nose. Tarlah blinks but takes it well.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Tarlah didn't expect that.
Martinez postures up in Tarlah's guard and throws a big left but Tarlah blocks it.
Martinez stays in close to Tarlah's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Tarlah keeps moving.
Tarlah is adopting a defensive guard.
Tarlah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tarlah lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlah forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tarlah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Tarlah throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Tarlah misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
Javier Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarlah off the cage and back into range.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlah to the ground. Martinez is now in Tarlah's guard.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Tarlah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarlah throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Tarlah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez throws a strike but Tarlah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarlah looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarlah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Tarlah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Tarlah is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Martinez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tarlah wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tarlah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarlah scrambles back to his feet.
Tarlah swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Tarlah gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarlah throws a combination that misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Balink Tarlah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Tarlah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarlah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez with a jab.
Tarlah throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Tarlah throws a right hand that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez winds up and cracks Tarlah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez scores with a jab. Tarlah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Tarlah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarlah misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tarlah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarlah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good shot there by Martinez.
Tarlah throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarlah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Tarlah is rocked!
Tarlah tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Tarlah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlah throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlah to the ground. Martinez is now in Tarlah's guard.
Tarlah being controlled here, momentarily.
Martinez loads up on a big left hand. Tarlah felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Martinez looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tarlah can't hide his disappointment, as Martinez celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
A very excited looking Javier Martinez 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 388 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Sey La Vie (ranked 59 p4p, 189 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Alok - Hear Me Tonight blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280
19 - 10 - 0 |
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sey La Vie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
La Vie moves away from the strike by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Tiger does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Vie is looking for the big counter here.
La Vie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Tiger coming out on top.
Tiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger misses with an uppercut.
Tiger misses with an uppercut
and La Vie counters with a crisp one two that drops Tiger! La Vie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tiger to his feet! Tiger is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Vie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
La Vie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiger.
Lion Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Vie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
La Vie avoids the body shot from Tiger.
La Vie moves away from the strike by Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger connects with a body shot that sends La Vie's belly button to the back.
La Vie slips a straight right by Tiger.
La Vie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tiger misses.
A nice side step and La Vie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Tiger backs off La Vie throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Tiger.
It looks like Sey La Vie has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
Tiger throws a head kick but La Vie moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from La Vie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Vie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
A nice side step and La Vie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La Vie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Vie throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Vie walks into a straight right hand from Tiger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sey La Vie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but La Vie uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tiger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tiger looks to land a combination but La Vie avoids it well.
La Vie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Vie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Vie.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
La Vie unleashes a big counter combination but Tiger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but La Vie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tiger has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger cracks La Vie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
La Vie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
La Vie throws a big counter head kick but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Vie.
La Vie throws a big counter head kick but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Lion Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sey La Vie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but La Vie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Vie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Vie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Nice defenses there by La Vie.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of La Vie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vie manages to avoid it.
La Vie unleashes a big counter combination but Tiger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a hook. La Vie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La Vie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiger to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiger swings for the body but La Vie moves out of range.
La Vie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiger lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tiger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tiger misses.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
La Vie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice straight punches there by Tiger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiger.
La Vie moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
La Vie unleashes a big counter combination but Tiger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Tiger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sey La Vie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
La Vie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Vie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Sey La Vie's cut even more.
Tiger connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger cracks La Vie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiger looks to land a combination but La Vie avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from La Vie! But no joy.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vie manages to avoid it.
As Tiger backs off La Vie throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
La Vie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with La Vie's head.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Tiger does no damage.
La Vie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sey La Vie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vie blocks a jab.
Tiger lands with a cross.
Tiger sizes up La Vie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Tiger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Sey La Vie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiger throws a series of punches but La Vie avoids them all with ease.
La Vie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiger with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiger. That snapped La Vie's head back.
Tiger looks for the body kick but La Vie saw that one coming.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
La Vie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
La Vie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Vie.
Tiger throws an overhand right that lands on La Vie's shoulder, as La Vie tries to avoid the shot.
La Vie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
La Vie slips a jab and a cross from Tiger.
La Vie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tiger cracks La Vie with an open hand slap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger misses with a hook. La Vie ducked under it nicely.
Lion Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Vie.
Despite the aggression on La Vie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiger 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion Tiger!
Lion Tiger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Randy (ranked 245 p4p, 583 weight class) and Brian Dean (ranked 31 p4p, 80 weight class). Brian Dean has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Randy.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean gets tackled into the cage by Randy. Randy maintains the clinch.
Randy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Randy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Randy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Randy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Randy controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
Randy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Randy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Randy is proving hard to escape from.
Dean postures up.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Randy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Randy is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Randy looking for a guillotine here but Dean defends easily.
Randy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dean stands up from Randy's guard - Dean perhaps looking for a knockout.
Randy moves out of range as Dean strikes.
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.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
A jab from Dean finds it's way through Randy's defenses.
Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dean to score with a decent uppercut.
Randy lands with a nice body punch.
Dean gets in close and tags Randy with a short punch that almost sends Randy to the mat! Oh Randy is in big trouble! He turns his back on Dean, trying to create some distance but Dean rushes him, striking wildly and Randy goes down! The referee tackles Dean into the cage to end the fight! Dean is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dean!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Dean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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