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DMMA 213 Roos vs Distefano PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 3053 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 376 p4p, 345 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev misses with a hook
and Banner counters with an outside leg kick.
Banner throws a nice head kick!
Grachev tries to close the distance and clinch but Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner misses with a hook. Grachev ducked under it nicely.
Grachev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grachev throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Grachev throws a head kick that Banner semi-blocks.
Grachev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grachev's sensitive parts.
Grachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner misses with a right hand
and Grachev counters with a stiff right hand.
Grachev misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a nice body kick.
Grachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grachev wants to slow Banner down by chopping away at his legs.
Grachev tests Banner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev throws a leg kick which misses Banner 's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grachev.
Banner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grachev cracks Banner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grachev connects with a jab.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grachev throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grachev manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a good cross that connects.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grachev.
Grachev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grachev connects with a nice looking jab.
Grachev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banner .
Grachev misses with a few strikes there.
As Grachev looks to move away, Banner throws a big counter combo but Grachev just gets out of the way.
Grachev swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grachev's hands.
Grachev throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Grachev misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grachev.
A quick step to the side and Banner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grachev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grachev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Grachev misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Grachev has closed the distance and engaged Banner in a clinch.
Banner pulls Grachev into guard.
Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grachev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grachev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner looking for a guillotine here but Grachev defends easily.
Banner is trying to control the position but Grachev postures up.
Banner is looking for a triangle but Grachev pushes his legs off easily.
Banner seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Grachev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Grachev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Banner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grachev with the inside leg kick.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grachev throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grachev wants to clinch up but Banner keeps it at a distance.
Grachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev moves out of range of the strikes.
Grachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Grachev tries to clinch but Banner moves away
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grachev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grachev throws a leg kick but Banner checks it.
Grachev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Grachev.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grachev has managed to clinch.
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Banner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
A short left from Grachev.
Grachev has Banner pushed against the cage.
Banner tries to pull guard but Grachev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner fails to pull guard.
Grachev cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
Banner blocking some punches.
Grachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is trying to break the clinch but Grachev has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grachev.
Banner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grachev just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont Banner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner jumps guard but Grachev stands there with Banner around his waist. Banner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grachev throws a wild body kick that Banner sees coming a mile off.
Grachev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banner tries to keep at a distance but Grachev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banner manages to pull guard.
Banner looking for a guillotine here but Grachev defends easily.
Grachev is looking to stand up but Banner won't let him.
Banner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banner looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner has his foot on Grachev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grachev works his way back into a safe position though.
Grachev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grachev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grachev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grachev tries to stand but Banner is controlling from the bottom.
Banner is working an open guard so Grachev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grachev throws an off balance right hand
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Banner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grachev closes the distance and clinches.
Banner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grachev gets to his feet - Banner follows without any prompting.
Banner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Banner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grachev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stepan Grachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grachev stalks Banner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banner 's face. Banner staggers backwards, shaken.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Grachev wants to clinch.
Banner throws a counter high kick but Grachev was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Banner 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Banner thumps Grachev with a low kick.
Grachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Banner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grachev.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grachev misses with a straight left.
As Grachev looks to move away, Banner throws a big counter combo but Grachev just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner defending well as Grachev loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Banner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grachev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grachev misses with a head kick.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grachev throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grachev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grachev tests Banner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grachev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Grachev had a free shot at his head there.
Grachev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Banner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Grachev as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Banner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banner manages to break the clinch.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Grachev is just out of range.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grachev manages to avoid it.
Grachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grachev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
Grachev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left and a right from Grachev both land. Nice combination.
Stepan Grachev 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.
Grachev loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
A low kick from Grachev misses
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Grachev scores with a jab to the head.
Banner blocks a head kick by Grachev.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grachev clinches.
Grachev just leaning against Banner , taking a breather.
Banner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banner jumps guard but Grachev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
Grachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamont Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Grachev misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grachev's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick from Grachev.
Grachev throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Grachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grachev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grachev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner 's head backwards.
Grachev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Grachev.
Grachev jabs Banner right on the nose. Banner blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stepan Grachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grachev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Grachev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snappy Whiplash (ranked 1472 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Sandra Kluba (ranked 105 p4p, 101 weight class). Whiplash's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rapt (TRZTN Remix) - Karen O. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Snappy Whiplash!
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, Sandra Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiplash scores with a leg kick.
Whiplash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kluba checks a leg kick.
Whiplash 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.
Whiplash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whiplash throws a series of strikes that have Kluba backpedaling.
Whiplash lands with an overhand left.
Kluba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kluba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whiplash lands a glancing blow to the side of Kluba's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whiplash.
Good standup being displayed there by Whiplash as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiplash throws a leg kick
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Whiplash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whiplash misses with a hook. Kluba ducked under it nicely.
Whiplash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whiplash with a hook.
Whiplash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kluba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Whiplash misses.
Kluba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whiplash is out of range and Kluba settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kluba walks into a left hand.
Whiplash cracks Kluba with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Whiplash - that landed with a thud.
Whiplash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whiplash.
Kluba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluba has Whiplash pushed against the cage.
Whiplash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Whiplash - that landed with a thud.
Whiplash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whiplash misses with a body punch.
Whiplash misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whiplash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Whiplash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Whiplash fails to land.
Kluba scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Whiplash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kluba misses with a body punch.
Kluba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whiplash pushes Kluba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whiplash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Whiplash scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kluba misses with a knee to the head.
Kluba misses with some punches.
Whiplash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whiplash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kluba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluba tries a knee to the head but Whiplash blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whiplash.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whiplash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kluba scores with a shot to the side of Whiplash's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluba.
Kluba pushes Whiplash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kluba has a couple of punches blocked by Whiplash.
Whiplash lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whiplash lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Kluba is rocked!
Whiplash blocks an uppercut.
Kluba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whiplash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kluba is still on wobbly legs! Can Whiplash finish him?
Kluba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whiplash misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiplash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Kluba as the two fighters clinch.
Kluba prevents a body shot from Whiplash.
A right handed body shot lands from Whiplash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluba.
Whiplash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whiplash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
A short uppercut from Kluba.
Kluba gets through Whiplash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kluba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whiplash lands a left hand.
Whiplash has a couple of punches blocked by Kluba.
Whiplash lands an uppercut.
A short left from Whiplash.
Whiplash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Kluba swings wildly with an uppercut but Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiplash lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kluba to his knees! Whiplash keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snappy Whiplash!
During a confident post fight interview, Snappy Whiplash 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 3980 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Maruim Silva (ranked 456 p4p, 282 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 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maruim Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bravo feinted with a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bravo can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Bravo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bravo looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Bravo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva 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.
Bravo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bravo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bravo's arms.
Silva trying to control the action but Bravo just sinks the hooks in.
Bravo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bravo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is taking damage to the body and head.
Bravo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bravo is punishing Silva with some ground and pound.
Bravo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bravo wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Bravo lands a shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo landing with strikes.
Bravo 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 Bravo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Silva taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Bravo doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Bravo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never Hurry (ranked 2382 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Alexus Argento (ranked 289 p4p, 173 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Argento's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Argento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry throws a head kick but Argento moves out of range.
Hurry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Argento moves away.
Argento appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hurry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argento takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hurry closes the distance and clinches.
Argento 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.
Hurry misses with a hook. Argento ducked under it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Argento has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hurry looks to score with a jab to the body but Argento is just out of range.
Argento wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argento moves into range and clinches up with Hurry.
Argento prevents a body shot from Hurry.
Hurry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argento lands a jab-cross combination.
Argento throws a body punch but Hurry moves out of range.
Argento shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hurry looking for a sweep. Not yet Hurry, not yet.
Argento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Argento works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Argento.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Argento.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Argento is working away from the top position though.
Argento lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hurry is staying active underneath Argento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Argento is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Argento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Argento trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Argento there.
Argento scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Argento throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Argento is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Argento might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hurry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Argento.
Hurry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Argento is trying to control. Hurry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hurry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Argento scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hurry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Argento is nestled in close to Hurry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Argento trying to control from half guard but Hurry is working away.
Argento wants to pass to mount but Hurry is defending the position.
Hurry regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Argento is working Hurry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hurry controls Argento momentarily but Argento frees himself.
Argento is looking to work some ground and pound but Hurry has wrist control.
Argento postures up in Hurry's guard and throws a big left but Hurry blocks it.
Argento not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Argento is in close to Hurry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Argento trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argento throws a strike but Hurry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Argento escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hurry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexus Argento dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Argento stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Hurry is rocked!
Hurry throws a combination that misses
and Argento makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hurry really felt that one!
Oh Hurry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Argento lands with a right and another and another! Hurry is in big trouble! Argento lands again and this time it's lights out for Hurry! A quality knockout there for Argento.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexus Argento!
Our winner, Alexus Argento, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 1112 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 148 p4p, 350 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pinball Wizard. Aslak Maitonaama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maitonaama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Hall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maitonaama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maitonaama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maitonaama working the ground and pound from side control.
Hall wants to control but Maitonaama postures up.
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Hall tries to buck Maitonaama off but Maitonaama is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is trying to control Maitonaama's posture but Maitonaama avoids it.
Maitonaama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maitonaama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maitonaama is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hall looks calm but he's in trouble here. Maitonaama gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hall is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Maitonaama lets go of the hold and Hall can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aslak Maitonaama!
Aslak Maitonaama was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 232 p4p, 673 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 21 p4p, 57 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 11 - 0 |
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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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Grant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant with a nice cross.
Joshy tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Joshy scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joshy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Joshy tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joshy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Joshy.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Grant connects with the punch.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Joshy tries a quick counter leg kick but Grant is wise to it.
Grant tries to clinch but Joshy is having none of it.
Joshy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grant under the eye.
Grant clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joshy as Grant tries to tie him up.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joshy pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshy avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Joshy.
Joshy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joshy is defending well for now.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Joshy scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working Joshy over with knees to the body.
Joshy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant trying to control the position but instead, Joshy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grant into the cage.
Joshy misses with a knee strike.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Joshy blocks an uppercut.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Grant as the two fighters clinch.
Grant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Joshy.
Joshy is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joshy is working Grant over against the cage.
Joshy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Joshy as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Joshy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant lands an uppercut.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joshy is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Grant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Grant prevents a body shot from Joshy.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Grant won't allow it.
Grant blocks a body shot from Joshy.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Grant.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Grant tenderised Joshy's leg. Joshy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Joshy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joshy fails to land with a series of punches.
Joshy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Joshy is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Grant cracks Joshy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joshy throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joshy misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Joshy.
Joshy swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Joshy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joshy misses the jab.
Joshy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joshy's sensitive parts.
Grant connects with a leg kick.
Grant misses the jab.
As Grant backs off Joshy throws a huge counter combo but Grant manages to avoid it all.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joshy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Joshy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant lands the left hand.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Joshy tries to counter with a clinch but Grant shakes him off and moves away.
Joshy takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
It looks like Grant has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Grant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Grant throws a big counter combination but Joshy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joshy is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Grant.
Joshy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Joshy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Joshy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Joshy scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joshy misses with a wild combination.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy wants to counter the offense by Grant and move into the clinch position.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
Joshy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joshy thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Joshy off the cage and back into range.
Joshy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves away from the strike by Joshy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Grant throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Joshy takes one on the button.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joshy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Joshy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joshy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grant lands with a cross.
Joshy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joshy takes one on the button.
Grant lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joshy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joshy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Grant misses its target.
Grant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grant - that will leave a mark!
Joshy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joshy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Grant trying to stall but Joshy improves his position.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joshy avoids it.
Joshy lands a hook that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshy.
Joshy tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Joshy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joshy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant pushes Joshy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aubrey Grant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joshy.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Joshy avoids the damage to the body.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshy.
Joshy lands an uppercut.
Joshy fails to pull 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshy.
Joshy scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Grant.
Grant blocks a body shot from Joshy.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Joshy.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Grant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joshy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joshy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Grant has Joshy pushed against the cage.
Joshy tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Joshy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joshy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy blocks an uppercut.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Joshy's head.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Joshy.
Joshy landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Aubrey Grant has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Joshy managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant wants to stall.
Grant is trying to stall.
Grant seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Joshy is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Grant landing knees to the body.
Grant is looking to control Joshy's arms but Joshy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Grant.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joshy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joshy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant looking to stall.
Joshy tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Joshy avoids the damage to the body.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Joshy - that landed with a thud.
Joshy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant lands a right hand.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Joshy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A relieved looking Aubrey Grant 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 246 p4p, 733 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 23 p4p, 63 weight class). Kersikov comes into the arena with Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Zhao has chosen Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Zhao's leg. Zhao is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Kersikov's head coaches at KFA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
Zhao misses with a left hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Zhao moves out of range easily.
Zhao slips under a jab.
Zhao gets a clinch.
Zhao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Zhao misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zhao throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhao off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhao feints a counter leg kick.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Zhao slips the punch.
Zhao throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Zhao misses.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Zhao moves out of range easily.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Zhao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Zhao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Zhao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Zhao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Kersikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Zhao moved away.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov sets himself, and Zhao steps forward looking for the clinch! Kersikov avoids it this time.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhao looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Zhao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zhao connects with a crisp jab.
Zhao misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Zhao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zhao misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao wants to counter with a clinch but Kersikov pushes him away.
Zhao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kersikov.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Zhao slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov motions for Zhao to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov backing away here, and Zhao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zhao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhao misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Zhao moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Zhao takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhao throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to slow Zhao down with leg kicks.
Zhao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Kersikov misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Zhao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Zhao.
Zhao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kersikov's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zhao misses the jab.
A punch combination from Kersikov misses.
Zhao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Dmitri Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Zhao moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
Zhao checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Zhao counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dmitri Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Zhao moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a hook.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zhao moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zhao tries a quick counter leg kick but Kersikov is wise to it.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Zhao down.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Zhao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dmitri Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the body
and Zhao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kersikov's knee momentarily.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Zhao moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Zhao with a series of wild strikes but Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Kersikov moves out of range as Zhao strikes.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Zhao.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Zhao.
Kersikov tries to score with a low kick but Zhao moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zhao to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Zhao's knee but Zhao avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kersikov.
A counter left hand to the body from Kersikov misses its target.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Zhao to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zhao checks a leg kick nicely.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Zhao misses.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhao.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Kersikov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zhao swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Zhao swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Zhao throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Zhao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhao throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Zhao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Zhao.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Zhao blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao with the inside leg kick.
Zhao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Zhao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Zhao slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Zhao.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Zhao avoids it.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Zhao is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Zhao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Zhao misses.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Zhao avoids it.
Kersikov is looking to slow Zhao down with leg kicks.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Zhao moves out of range easily.
Zhao throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Zhao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhao.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov defending well as Zhao loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhao can do to turn this around?
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Zhao's belly button to the back.
Zhao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Zhao moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhao.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zhao slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov jabs at Zhao's body.
Zhao misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Zhao throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhao unleashes a big counter combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhao closes the distance but Kersikov moves to the side
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhao walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
 It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Zhao misses with a hook.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Kersikov!
A relieved looking Dmitri Kersikov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deividas Vilkas (ranked 193 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 28 p4p, 152 weight class). Vilkas comes into the arena with Fortunate Son 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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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deividas Vilkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner rushes Vilkas and presses him up against the cage.
Spanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Vilkas is blocking nicely.
Vilkas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Vilkas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spanner gets through Vilkas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Vilkas.
Spanner looks winded!
Spanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vilkas scores with a shoulder strike.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilkas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilkas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilkas.
A hook to the body from Vilkas.
Vilkas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilkas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilkas scores with a hook to the body.
Vilkas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vilkas lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spanner throws an elbow but misses.
Vilkas misses with a body punch.
Vilkas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vilkas tries to land a knee to the head but Spanner blocks with his arms.
Vilkas can't find room to land a body shot as Spanner controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Vilkas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Vilkas lands a left hand.
Vilkas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vilkas lands a body punch.
Vilkas landing knees to the body.
Spanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vilkas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilkas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vilkas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilkas.
Vilkas lands a right hand.
Vilkas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vilkas scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Vilkas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vilkas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilkas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Vilkas.
Vilkas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilkas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Vilkas tries to land a knee to the head but Spanner blocks with his arms.
Vilkas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vilkas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilkas with a knee to the head.
Vilkas missing with knees to the body.
Vilkas scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Vilkas on the inside.
Vilkas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vilkas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spanner tries to throw a body punch but Vilkas avoids it by throwing Spanner back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vilkas as the two fighters clinch.
Vilkas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spanner is defending well for now.
Vilkas lands a nice shot to the body.
Vilkas cracks Spanner with a nice body shot.
A short right from Vilkas.
Still in the clinch, Vilkas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilkas lands a hook that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Vilkas crunches a lovely knee into Spanner's ribcage.
Vilkas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Vilkas's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Spanner to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Spanner looks to clinch but Vilkas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Spanner taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Deividas Vilkas!
A very excited looking Deividas Vilkas 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.
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 475 p4p, 446 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 62 p4p, 57 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Sinclair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sinclair throws a leg kick which misses Harakka's front leg but catches the back leg as Harakka tries to avoid it.
Sinclair pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harakka back to the cage. Sinclair follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Sinclair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinclair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Harakka gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harakka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
Harakka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sinclair blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinclair's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinclair.
Harakka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinclair.
Sinclair jumps guard but Harakka stands there with Sinclair around his waist. Sinclair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sinclair blocking some punches.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sinclair throws a head kick that half lands.
Sinclair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harakka counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinclair is rocked!
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Sinclair connects with a body shot that sends Harakka's belly button to the back.
Harakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harakka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sinclair sprawling to the canvas! Sinclair rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harakka finish him?!
Sinclair is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
That has opened up Itchy Sinclair's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair blocks a head kick by Harakka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Harakka! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Harakka!
A very excited looking Gustav Harakka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Roos (ranked 114 p4p, 918 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 18 p4p, 130 weight class). Roos comes to the cage accompanied by EASY MONEY. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roos forces Distefano back against the cage and clinches.
Roos lands a knee to the body.
Roos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roos misses with a punch on the inside.
Roos works on Distefano's body with a couple of short punches.
Distefano looks winded!
Roos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roos.
Roos lands a good knee to the midsection. Distefano won't want to take too many of those.
Roos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Distefano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Distefano is rocked!
Roos lands a big right hand that drops Distefano! The killer instinct kicks in and Roos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Roos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Roos!
An out of breath Cooper Roos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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