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AVKT 26: Silence Your Foes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Cruz (ranked 2612 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Johannes Korhonen (ranked 339 p4p, 387 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Korhonen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korhonen clinches.
Korhonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korhonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz tries to circle away but Korhonen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korhonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korhonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korhonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Korhonen as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz is trying to push Korhonen away but Korhonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz tries a body shot but Korhonen blocks it.
Korhonen slowing the pace effectively.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Korhonen.
Korhonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Korhonen lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korhonen blocks a body shot from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Korhonen.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korhonen blocks an uppercut.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Korhonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Korhonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Korhonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Korhonen lands an uppercut.
Korhonen lands with a light punch inside.
Korhonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Korhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korhonen managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Korhonen avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Korhonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
A short right from Korhonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korhonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz tries to circle away but Korhonen has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korhonen.
Korhonen presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Korhonen.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Korhonen taking a breather.
Korhonen lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Korhonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Korhonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Korhonen lands a right hand.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Korhonen - that landed with a thud.
Korhonen pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Korhonen cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korhonen.
Korhonen pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Cruz is rocked!
Korhonen lands an uppercut.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korhonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Korhonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korhonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Korhonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korhonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Korhonen.
Korhonen lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Korhonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korhonen taking a breather.
A short right from Korhonen.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Korhonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Korhonen lands a nice uppercut.
Korhonen blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Korhonen.
Cruz letting Korhonen take a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Korhonen has Cruz pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korhonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korhonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
Korhonen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Korhonen blocks an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Korhonen.
Korhonen scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Korhonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korhonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Korhonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Korhonen pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korhonen blocks an uppercut.
Korhonen lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Korhonen.
Korhonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Korhonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Korhonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Korhonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Korhonen.
Korhonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korhonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korhonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Korhonen.
Johannes Korhonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Korhonen.
Korhonen cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korhonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Korhonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz letting Korhonen take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Korhonen.
Korhonen slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Korhonen slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korhonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korhonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korhonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Korhonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korhonen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korhonen slowing the pace effectively.
Korhonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Korhonen.
Korhonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Korhonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korhonen prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Korhonen pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korhonen is muscling Cruz up against the cage and as Cruz bounces back off, Korhonen cracks him with a huge right hand! Cruz crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johannes Korhonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Screaming Leg (ranked 2895 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 358 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brad Pfanne enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screaming Leg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfanne shoots in and gets a takedown into Leg's guard.
Pfanne scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pfanne distracts Leg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pfanne working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Leg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leg pulls Pfanne in close to prevent any damage.
Pfanne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pfanne working some strikes from top position.
Pfanne looking to pass the guard.
Pfanne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pfanne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfanne scoring with some ground and pound.
Pfanne cracks Leg with a solid left hand.
Pfanne lands a couple of digs.
Pfanne preventing the sweep.
Pfanne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pfanne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pfanne postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pfanne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pfanne with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne is in close to Leg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pfanne landing with the ground and pound.
Pfanne throws a strike but Leg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leg throws an elbow that misses. Pfanne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leg's guard. Nice move by Pfanne!
Pfanne stands up over Leg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pfanne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leg's guard.
Pfanne working over Leg with some ground and pound. Leg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pfanne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pfanne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pfanne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfanne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne dives in for a single leg takedown but Leg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pfanne slips a straight right by Leg.
Leg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pfanne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leg throws a big counter combination but Pfanne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pfanne shoots in and bounces Leg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pfanne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leg's head.
Leg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pfanne.
Pfanne distracts Leg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pfanne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leg wants to sweep here but Pfanne controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pfanne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pfanne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pfanne stands up over Leg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pfanne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pfanne chips away with some ground and pound.
Pfanne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pfanne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pfanne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pfanne is looking to work some ground and pound but Leg has wrist control.
Leg wants to sweep here but Pfanne controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pfanne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pfanne blocks a jab.
Pfanne throws out a counter right but Leg avoids it with no problem.
Brad Pfanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pfanne or perhaps it was just good defense by Leg, which made it look bad.
Pfanne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pfanne defending well as Leg loads up on a big left hand.
Leg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pfanne.
Pfanne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leg's head.
 It looks like Screaming Leg has been cut.
Pfanne dives in and grabs Leg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leg pushes down on Pfanne's head and hops out.
Good leg kick by Leg.
Pfanne fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Leg to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Leg looks to clinch but Pfanne throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Leg taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brad Pfanne!
After winning the bout, Brad Pfanne 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad Mike (ranked 2377 p4p, 2367 weight class) and Bruno Dias (ranked 138 p4p, 137 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Dias was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mad Mike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Mike has a takedown stuffed.
Dias lands a nice looking body kick.
Mad Mike moves into the clinch.
Dias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mad Mike avoids it.
Mad Mike blocks an uppercut.
Mad Mike goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dias prevents it.
Mad Mike lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mad Mike has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dias regains guard immediately.
Mad Mike trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias trying to keep a closed guard but Mad Mike is proving a slippery customer.
Mad Mike might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dias being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mad Mike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mad Mike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dias's guard.
Mad Mike has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mad Mike forces the positional change into back control.
Mad Mike not allowing Dias to control his hands.
Mad Mike is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dias knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dias for a finish.
Dias is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mad Mike is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mad Mike not allowing Dias to control his hands.
Dias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mad Mike. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mad Mike's guard. Nice work there by Dias.
Mad Mike looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dias is defending well. Mad Mike quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dias has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mad Mike celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Mad Mike!
Mike Mad Mike retains his bantamweight title!
Mike Mad Mike took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Ryder (ranked 2328 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Bing Bang (ranked 192 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Ryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang leaves Ryder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryder.
Ryder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bang counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Ryder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryder, pushing him back against the cage.
Bang stops a takedown attempt from Ryder.
Bang lands a nice uppercut.
Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bang thuds his right hand into Ryder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bang with a jab.
Ryder feints and as Bang raises his hands in defense, Ryder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryder landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryder trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bang wants to get back to his feet but Ryder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bang keeping full guard, as Ryder tries to pass.
Ryder scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryder won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Ryder working some strikes from top position.
Bang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryder controls the pace.
Ryder tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Bang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryder trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryder is in close to Bang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryder wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Bang trying to keep a closed guard but Ryder is proving a slippery customer.
Ryder wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Bang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryder defends it easily.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryder.
Ryder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryder defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ryder throwing strikes from guard but Bang blocks nicely.
Bang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryder's guard.
Bang is in close to Ryder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick lands for Bang.
Shaun Ryder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bang pushes Ryder up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Bang.
Bang lands a nice knee to the body.
Bang is pressed up against the cage. Ryder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bang down to the mat. Bang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bang looks to land a combination but Ryder avoids it well.
Ryder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryder fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Ryder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder closes the distance and clinches up with Bang, looking for a takedown. Ryder pushes Bang against the cage but Bang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bang lands with a cross.
Bang has managed to clinch.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Ryder is blocking nicely.
Ryder tries to score a body lock takedown but Bang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bing Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryder misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryder throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ryder is in Bang's guard.
Ryder won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Ryder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryder postures up.
Ryder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryder looking to pass the guard.
Ryder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bang trying to keep a closed guard but Ryder is proving a slippery customer.
Ryder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryder manages to get himself to full guard.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bang passes Ryder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ryder won't allow Bang to pass to mount.
Ryder is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryder tries to kick Bang off but Bang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bing Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bang is working for a kimura but Ryder is defending it quite comfortably.
Bang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryder's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to control but Ryder is keeping him busy.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Bang there.
Ryder tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang is keen to just control but Ryder is a slippery customer.
Ryder is trying to stand up here but Bang is controlling him well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bang working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ryder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bang on the ground.
Bang prevents Ryder from improving his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
Ryder walks into a straight right hand from Bang.
Bang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryder on the side of the head.
Bang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryder fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bang! But no joy.
Bang stuffs the takedown.
Ryder misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Ryder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang lands a leg kick that knocks Ryder off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bang has closed the distance and engaged Ryder in a clinch.
Bang gets through Ryder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bang is defending well.
Bang lands a shot to the body.
Bang lands a right hand.
Bang just leaning against Ryder, taking a breather.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryder's elbow.
Ryder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bang after a bit of a struggle.
Bang breaks the clinch.
Ryder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ryder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bang. Bang obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang throws a leg kick which misses Ryder's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryder tries to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryder or perhaps it was just good defense by Bang, which made it look bad.
Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang scores with a shot to the side of Ryder's head.
Ryder is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Ryder is blocking nicely.
Bang breaks from the clinch.
Bing Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryder fails with the takedown.
Bang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryder misses with a takedown attempt
and Bang counters with a nice body kick.
Bang rushes Ryder and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bang.
Bang scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Ryder blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ryder regains guard immediately.
Ryder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bang is aware though and is defending well.
Bang wants to control from the top but Ryder keeps moving.
Ryder is looking for a triangle here but Bang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ryder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryder tries to get out of the position.
Bang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryder keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang grinds an elbow into Ryder's temple.
Ryder is looking for a sweep.
Ryder can't do much from the bottom here.
Bang trying to control the position but Ryder is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bang 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Bang!
A relieved looking Bing Bang 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Herio Lupsaka (ranked 2304 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Andrei Mikhailov (ranked 296 p4p, 396 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupsaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikhailov avoids it really well and circles away.
Mikhailov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lupsaka defends it well.
Herio Lupsaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhailov thows a body kick. Lupsaka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been hearing reports that Lupsaka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lupsaka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mikhailov quickly recovers to half guard.
Mikhailov is trying to maintain the position but Lupsaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Lupsaka working the head and body with strikes.
Mikhailov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lupsaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupsaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mikhailov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lupsaka is nestled in close to Mikhailov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupsaka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mikhailov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lupsaka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Lupsaka there.
Mikhailov tries to roll over but Lupsaka keeps him under control.
Lupsaka wants to take a breather but Mikhailov is having none of it.
Lupsaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mikhailov!
Mikhailov is trying desperately to improve position.
Lupsaka with the ground and pound from mount.
Lupsaka looking to finish Mikhailov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mikhailov!
Lupsaka unloading with bombs!
Lupsaka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mikhailov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mikhailov looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lupsaka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
 Mikhailov is rocked!
Lupsaka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Lupsaka! Mikhailov is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!
A very excited looking Herio Lupsaka 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Praust (ranked 1828 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Paul Hunter (ranked 301 p4p, 339 weight class). Marshall Praust is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Praust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praust with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Marshall Praust has been cut.
Praust closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Praust misses with a straight right.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Praust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Praust fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Praust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Praust gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with a right hand to the body.
Praust defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Praust shoots for a takedown but Hunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marshall Praust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praust walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Praust fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunter to the ground. Praust is now in Hunter's guard.
Praust throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Praust sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunter has control of Praust's left arm, preventing Praust from doing any damage.
Praust trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Praust is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Praust slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunter parries the strikes from Praust easily there. Praust is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hunter to escape.
An elbow from Praust crashes against the mat.
Hunter prevents Praust from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Praust.
Hunter prevents Praust from improving position.
Praust taking a break here but Hunter is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Praust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praust throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Praust throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Praust misses with a head shot. Hunter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hunter trying to control the position here.
Praust has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Praust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Praust wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Praust staying out of range there.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paul Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Praust avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Praust ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Praust's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Praust scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Praust.
Hunter is trying to control Praust's posture but Praust avoids it.
Praust trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Praust tries to advance to mount but can't.
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 Marshall Praust will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshall Praust's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Praust gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Praust is defended easily by Hunter.
Praust on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Praust shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Praust was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Praust is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praust looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Praust tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Praust has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Praust throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hunter wants to control but Praust postures up.
Praust trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Praust throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hunter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hunter is staying active underneath Praust, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Praust wants to pass to mount but Hunter is defending the position.
Hunter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praust is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it.
Praust is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Praust is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Praust fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Praust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Praust moved out of range nicely.
Hunter lands a jab to Praust's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Praust's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunter leaves Praust with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Praust falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hunter dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunter!
Marshall Praust spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent has once again tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a 'No-Contest.' '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 507 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 81 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleever.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleever delivers a nice body kick.
Hanma shoots in and bounces Cleever off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanma throwing strikes from guard but Cleever blocks nicely.
Cleever is pulling down on Hanma's head. It's preventing any offense from Hanma, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanma is controlling him.
Cleever looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleever, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Cleever keeps moving.
Hanma has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Roosters Coop. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hanma is fighting to break Cleever's control of his arms but Cleever is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cleever wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cleever knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanma on the ground.
Hanma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cleever wants to stand up but Hanma is controlling him.
Hanma 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.
Cleever is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Cleever keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cleever pushes Hanma off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cleever slips a jab from Hanma.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma lands a nice hook to Cleever's body. Cleever takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanma tries to clinch up but Cleever circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Cleever was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanma.
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Cleever. That snapped Hanma's head back.
 It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Cleever's ribs.
Cleever defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma lands a jab to Cleever's midsection.
Hanma is looking to clinch but Cleever is avoiding it.
Hanma lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma slips a straight right by Cleever.
Cleever avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Cleever.
Hanma rushes Cleever and presses him up against the cage.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Cleever lands a body punch.
Cleever lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cleever lands a shoulder strike.
Hanma trying to control the position but instead, Cleever has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanma into the cage.
Cleever pushes Hanma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cleever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever scores with a hook to the body.
Hanma looks winded!
Hanma letting Cleever take a breather here.
Cleever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleever throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Cleever throws a counter high kick but Hanma was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cleever keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
Hanma throws a sloppy body shot
and Cleever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Cleever counters with a nice body kick.
Cleever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Cleever appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miet Cleever will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cleever connects with a single shot there.
Cleever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Cleever throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Hanma throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
Hanma throws out a leg kick but Cleever moves out of range and Hanma only half commits.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cleever rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma swings for the body but Cleever moves out of range.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleever.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanma tries to close the distance and clinch but Cleever swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Cleever.
Cleever takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Cleever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleever throws a right and a left that Hanma avoids nicely.
Cleever takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleever is able to avoid easily.
Hanma misses with a double jab
and Cleever counters with a left to the body.
Cleever lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanma fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Cleever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleever appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleever.
Cleever lands a jab to the nose.
Miet Cleever is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cleever throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanma misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Cleever on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Cleever throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
Cleever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanma or perhaps it was just good defense by Cleever, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanma has time to react.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cleever counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cleever cracks Hanma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cleever misses with a body shot.
Cleever lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleever misses with a head kick.
Hanma works Cleever's body with a nice hook.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Cleever misses with an uppercut.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Cleever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cleever avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleever throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Cleever scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanma should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Cleever.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Cleever misses its target.
Cleever scores with a body shot.
Cleever is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Cleever throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cleever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleever cracks Hanma with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Miet Cleever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Murray (ranked 749 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Pedro Silva (ranked 68 p4p, 224 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Silva shoots and misses
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Silva.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murray defends it well.
Murray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's 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!
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Murray's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Murray.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murray trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
Murray is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Silva has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Murray has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Silva taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Murray doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Micah Murray!
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