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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor CleaPain (ranked 6078 p4p, 3246 weight class) and Gerard Messing (ranked 538 p4p, 372 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor CleaPain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Messing!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messing looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
CleaPain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Messing throws a big right hand that misses.
CleaPain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Messing.
Messing controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Messing throws a big elbow that misses.
CleaPain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messing throws an elbow that misses. CleaPain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Messing's guard. Nice move by CleaPain!
Messing looking for a sweep. Not yet Messing, not yet.
CleaPain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing pulls CleaPain in close to his closed guard and prevents CleaPain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Messing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from CleaPain.
Messing is adopting a defensive guard.
Messing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Messing keeping moving, preventing CleaPain from controlling successfully.
Messing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. CleaPain manages to get himself to full guard.
Messing is stalling in the full guard.
Messing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Messing tries to free his leg and advance position but CleaPain is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CleaPain trying to keep a closed guard but Messing is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Messing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Messing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Messing throws an elbow that misses. CleaPain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Messing's guard. Nice move by CleaPain!
Messing 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 three minutes gone in the round.
CleaPain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Messing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in CleaPain's guard.
CleaPain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Messing manages to get himself to full guard.
Messing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Messing is adopting a defensive guard.
CleaPain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
CleaPain throws a big elbow that misses.
CleaPain wants to control from the top but Messing keeps moving.
Messing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messing keeping moving, preventing CleaPain from controlling successfully.
CleaPain postures up in Messing's guard and throws a big left but Messing blocks it.
CleaPain trying to control but Messing is working from the bottom.
Messing pulls CleaPain in close to his closed guard and prevents CleaPain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Messing keeping moving, preventing CleaPain from controlling successfully.
Messing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Messing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Messing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Messing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Messing is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Messing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CleaPain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messing looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Messing postures up in CleaPain's guard and throws a big left but CleaPain blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Messing lands a couple of elbows.
 It looks like Gregor CleaPain has been cut.
Messing trying to control the position from guard on top but CleaPain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Messing slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Messing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Messing is looking to work some ground and pound but CleaPain has wrist control.
Messing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
CleaPain controls Messing momentarily but Messing frees himself.
Messing postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! CleaPain covers up, he's hurt! Messing keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Messing and the ref steps in to end the fight! Messing can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Messing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Dinu (ranked 3546 p4p, 24603 weight class) and Lucaerys Strong (ranked 412 p4p, 561 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucaerys Strong!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Dinu misses
and Strong counters with a one-two to the body.
Dinu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinu.
Dinu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Strong connects with the punch.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strong's head backwards.
 It looks like Lucaerys Strong has been cut.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinu misses with a right hand
and Strong counters with a good low kick that Dinu was not able to check.
Dinu throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinu throws a big shot that misses.
Roman Dinu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinu tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dinu blocks the elbow strike.
Dinu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Dinu circles away.
Strong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch but Dinu moves out of range.
Strong tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Dinu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with an outside leg kick.
Strong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dinu's sensitive parts.
Strong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dinu.
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinu just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dinu connects with the punch.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dinu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Strong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinu 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinu clinches with his opponent.
Dinu lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinu is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dinu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinu avoids the damage to the body.
Dinu lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Strong.
Strong crunches a lovely knee into Dinu's ribcage.
Strong working Dinu over with knees to the body.
Strong blocking some punches.
Dinu can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Strong lands with a right to the head.
Dinu misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Dinu.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinu avoids it.
Dinu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dinu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dinu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocks an elbow strike.
Dinu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinu lands a right hand.
Strong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinu is breathing heavily.
Dinu has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong lands an elbow that stopped Dinu in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.
Dinu misses with a body punch.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dinu.
Dinu misses with a punch to the body.
Strong has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinu.
Dinu is trying to break the clinch but Strong has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a damaging elbow.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dinu's efforts to push away.
Dinu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dinu works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Dinu is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Strong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Dinu controls the action.
Strong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Dinu has Strong pressed against the cage.
Dinu tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the cage.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dinu's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to work over Dinu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinu blocks the elbow strike.
Dinu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinu manages to avoid it.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinu.
Dinu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dinu throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Strong wants to clinch up but Dinu keeps it at a distance.
Dinu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strong. That's going to slow Dinu down.
Dinu sizes up Strong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Lucaerys Strong's cut even more.
Strong gets tackled into the cage by Dinu. Dinu maintains the clinch.
Strong has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dinu.
A nice leg kick from Strong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dinu just leaning against Strong, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Strong - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Strong lands an elbow that stopped Dinu in his tracks for a moment.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Strong.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinu has Strong pushed against the cage.
Strong has Dinu pressed against the cage, preventing Dinu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dinu prevents a body shot from Strong.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Dinu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinu throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinu manages to avoid it.
Strong moves out of range as Dinu strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dinu misses with a two punch combination.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dinu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strong tries to clinch but Dinu is having none of it.
Dinu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dinu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dinu throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dinu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strong - the referee stops the clock and Dinu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strong. Dinu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Dinu misses.
Dinu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dinu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strong.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Strong thumps Dinu with a low kick.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Dinu moves out of range easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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!
Strong lands a brutal head kick. Dinu looks out on his feet and Strong throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lucaerys Strong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Charles (ranked 2511 p4p, 24644 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 328 p4p, 600 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anubis scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anubis 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.
A shot to the body from Anubis misses
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anubis is out of range and Charles settles back down.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Anubis.
Charles wants to land a leg kick but Anubis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charles throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Charles slips under a jab.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Charles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anubis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anubis is looking for a sweep.
Charles creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anubis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anubis is trying to escape the position but Charles is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing that Charles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Charles tries for a kimura but Anubis is defending well.
Anubis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Charles off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles looking very determined here, making life difficult for Anubis.
Charles is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anubis gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles trying to control the position but Anubis manages to sink in the hooks.
Charles is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anubis gets his way!
Anubis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Charles wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis is trying to control but Charles is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Charles tries to hold on but Anubis pushes him away.
Anubis looking to control but Charles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Charles working to try and regain half guard.
Charles wants to control but Anubis is having none of it.
Charles is squirming around, avoiding Anubis's attempts to control the action.
Charles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anubis trying to control but Charles is having none of it.
Charles tries to control Anubis's body but Anubis pushes him off. Charles squirms to his side and now Anubis has his back!
Charles is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Charles breaks Anubis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Anubis keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Anubis looking for a sweep. Not yet Anubis, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Charles has his hands clasped together but Anubis extends and breaks Charles's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Anubis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horus Anubis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Knuckles (ranked 2063 p4p, 4192 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 278 p4p, 469 weight class). Cabango has chosen HonestKey- Point A as his entrance music. Zai Zai Cabango has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabango scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles cracks Cabango with a good jab.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Cabango.
Cabango fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knuckles checks it well.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuckles cracks Cabango with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Cabango moved out of range nicely.
Cabango wants to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch position.
Cabango tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knuckles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rick Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Cabango moved out of range.
Knuckles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabango avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Cabango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knuckles tries to clinch but Cabango moves out of range.
Cabango scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Cabango's head but Cabango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabango swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabango wants to slow Knuckles down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabango lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabango misses with a body kick.
Cabango misses the shot to the body.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabango.
Cabango throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabango tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabango misses the jab.
Cabango moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Cabango takes one on the button.
Cabango jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Cabango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
Cabango defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Cabango slams his shin into Knuckles's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
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!
Cabango throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Cabango's shoulder, as Cabango tries to avoid the shot.
Cabango throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabango.
Cabango slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles moves into range and clinches up with Cabango.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabango.
A short right from Knuckles.
Cabango blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabango scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Cabango throws a sloppy head kick and Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabango staying out of range there.
Cabango is looking to clinch.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
Knuckles doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabango circles away.
Knuckles moves in looking to clinch but Cabango pushes him off.
Knuckles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
Knuckles throws a hook but Cabango avoids it easily.
Cabango misses with a head kick.
Cabango slips a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
Cabango misses with a kick to the body.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knuckles throws a jab when Cabango was well out of range.
Cabango misses with a hook to the body
and Knuckles moves into the clinch.
Cabango prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Cabango is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knuckles to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabango tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knuckles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cabango tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knuckles smiles and moves away.
Rick Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zai Zai Cabango.
Knuckles connects with a looping right hand.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Cabango's shoulder, as Cabango tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Cabango's head.
Knuckles has Cabango pressed against the cage, preventing Cabango from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knuckles lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Cabango working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabango.
Cabango decides to pull guard.
Knuckles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cabango has his foot on Knuckles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knuckles works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabango looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knuckles postures up.
Cabango working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knuckles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knuckles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cabango has his foot on Knuckles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knuckles works his way back into a safe position though.
Knuckles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cabango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cabango trying to control the position.
Cabango working for submissions but it's allowed Knuckles to get to half guard.
Cabango wants to improve his position but Knuckles is controlling well.
Cabango slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cabango looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knuckles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles controlling from the top position.
Knuckles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabango throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabango looking for a guillotine here but Knuckles defends easily.
That's eight 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.
Knuckles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cabango trying to control the position here.
Knuckles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabango is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knuckles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knuckles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabango on the side of the head.
Cabango throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabango fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knuckles is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
Cabango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Good exchange - Cabango coming out on top.
Cabango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knuckles loads up on a big right hand but Cabango slips the punch.
Knuckles throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabango.
Knuckles throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabango counters with a right hand to the body.
Knuckles dodges the punch combination from Cabango.
Cabango misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabango.
Cabango darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabango misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabango with a hook.
 Knuckles is rocked!
Cabango fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Knuckles square on the jaw! Damn, Knuckles is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zai Zai Cabango!
Zai Zai Cabango thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Goodson (ranked 2444 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Suga Diabeetus (ranked 293 p4p, 345 weight class). Goodson comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- The Unseen. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Goodson.
Goodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diabeetus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diabeetus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diabeetus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diabeetus staying out of range there.
Goodson cracks Diabeetus with a good jab.
Goodson slips a jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodson.
Goodson swings for the body but Diabeetus moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diabeetus! But no joy.
Diabeetus defending well as Goodson loads up on a big left hand.
Diabeetus moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Goodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diabeetus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabeetus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goodson ducks under a wild hook from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus avoids the body shot from Goodson.
Diabeetus scores with a jab. Goodson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diabeetus throws a lazy uppercut
and Goodson counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodson, as that shot connected.
Goodson throws a looping overhand right but Diabeetus ducks down to avoid it.
Goodson throws a good cross that connects.
Goodson misses with a left hand
and Diabeetus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diabeetus slips a jab from Goodson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diabeetus. Goodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Diabeetus.
Goodson misses with a right hand
and Diabeetus counters with a huge left! Goodson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Diabeetus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Goodson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Diabeetus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suga Diabeetus!
Suga Diabeetus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackman (ranked 3091 p4p, 2077 weight class) and Mason Love (ranked 184 p4p, 141 weight class). Love has chosen HonestKey- Music as his entrance music. Mason Love is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love slips under a jab from Jackman.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackman. Jackman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been hearing reports that Jackman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackman misses the target.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Love connects with a body shot that sends Jackman's belly button to the back.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Jackman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Jackman persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackman swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackman.
Jackman staying out of range there.
Jackman misses with a takedown
and Jackman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackman connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Love - just one landing.
Jackman is rocked!
Love drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jackman right on the button. Jackman goes down! Love follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Love gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Iverson (ranked 2840 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 447 p4p, 443 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chevy Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Marks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iverson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iverson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Iverson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Iverson. That one must have hurt.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
Iverson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iverson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marks.
Iverson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Iverson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marks throws a low kick but Iverson moves out of range easily.
Iverson throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iverson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iverson tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Marks misses
and Iverson counters with a nice body kick.
Iverson misses with a body shot.
Marks tries to bum rush Iverson with a series of wild strikes but Iverson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marks throws a leg kick but Iverson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iverson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Iverson sees coming a mile off.
Iverson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Iverson scores with a nice body kick.
Iverson blocks a leg kick.
Iverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iverson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iverson throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Iverson thumps Marks with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iverson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iverson moves out of range of the body kick.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Iverson moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Iverson misses.
Iverson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iverson lands with a hook. Marks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Iverson throws a right hand that Marks ducks under and follows up with a left that Marks also avoids with ease.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Iverson.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Iverson.
Iverson with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson scores with a punch to the head.
Marks tries to land a front kick but Iverson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Iverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iverson misses with a straight right.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Iverson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marks misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Marks.
Iverson lands a hook that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Marks has a couple of punches blocked by Iverson.
Iverson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marks to keep the fight standing.
Iverson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marks.
Iverson jumps guard but Marks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marks lands a nice uppercut.
Marks scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marks misses with a body punch.
Iverson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevy Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iverson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marks walks away with a smile on his face. Iverson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Iverson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Iverson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marks checks a leg kick.
Iverson throws a lazy uppercut
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks avoids the body shot from Iverson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Iverson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iverson.
Marks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marks throws a low kick but Iverson moves out of range easily.
Marks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iverson.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iverson.
Iverson wants to clinch
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Iverson counters with a left to the body.
Iverson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Iverson avoids a kick to the body.
Iverson blocks the body kick.
Marks slips a straight right by Iverson.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iverson momentarily.
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!
Iverson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iverson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marks lands a leg kick that knocks Iverson off balance momentarily.
Marks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marks stuns Iverson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iverson blocks the body kick.
Iverson looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Marks takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Marks.
Iverson misses with a leg kick.
Marks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
A low kick from Iverson is predictable there
and Marks counters with a two punch combo.
Marks misses with a hook to the body
and Iverson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marks, as that shot connected.
Iverson misses with a head kick.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iverson manages to avoid it.
Iverson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iverson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iverson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iverson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Iverson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marks on the side of the head.
Iverson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marks tries to land a front kick but Iverson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Iverson throws a front kick aimed at Marks's knee but Marks avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Iverson moves out of range easily.
Marks throws a body punch but Iverson moves out of range.
Iverson throws a quick counter head kick but Marks was just out of range.
Iverson throws a sloppy head kick
and Marks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Iverson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iverson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marks lands with a straight right. Iverson didn't see that one coming.
Marks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iverson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iverson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marks finds it's way round the side to connect with Iverson's head.
Iverson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iverson scores with a hook.
Iverson with the inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is looking to chop away at Marks's legs.
Marks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Iverson moves out of range as Marks throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Marks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson misses with a leg kick.
Iverson takes a swing at Marks's ribcage but misses.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses
and Marks counters with a body kick.
Iverson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Iverson is rocked!
Marks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Marks! Iverson is out on his feet! Marks rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Iverson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Iverson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Marks!
Jeremy Marks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bang (ranked 1766 p4p, 3267 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 122 p4p, 193 weight class). Bing Bang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Faith on his heels. He'll look to pass Faith's guard now, I'm sure.
Faith is looking to stand back up but Bang counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Faith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faith wants to get back to full guard.
Faith trying to control from the bottom.
Bang slips a nice elbow through Faith's hands, connecting with Faith's forehead.
Bang trying to control the action but Faith is working from the bottom.
Bang prevents Faith from improving his position.
Bang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Faith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Faith wants to control but Bang is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faith trying to control but Bang postures up.
Bang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bang lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bang.
Bang working over Faith with some ground and pound. Faith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bang working Faith over with strikes.
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faith defending well though.
Bang lands strikes from half guard.
Faith trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
Bang is looking to take a break and control but Faith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is looking for a kimura here.
Bang working Faith over with strikes.
Faith wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang 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.
Bang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bang is working away from the top position though.
Bang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Faith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Faith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Bang is thwarting Faith's attempts to control the position.
Faith is staying active underneath Bang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Faith actively working from the bottom here.
Bang lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Faith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bang connects with a nice short shot to Faith's temple.
Faith is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
Bang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Faith looks a forlorn figure.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faith is squirming around, avoiding Bang's attempts to control the action.
Faith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bang unloading with bombs!
Faith tries to hold on but Bang postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faith is looking to escape.
Bang lands a heavy elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to control the pace but Faith is squirming around nicely.
Faith tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Faith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang working Faith over with strikes here.
Faith is working to get back to half guard.
Bang breaks from Faith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang lands a heavy elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bang avoids the attempt from Faith to control.
Bang has hold of Faith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Faith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 Faith is rocked!
Bang cracks Faith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faith is still in real trouble! Can Bang finish him?
Bang cracks Faith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faith takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bang's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bing Bang!
A very excited looking Bing Bang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Bronze (ranked 1565 p4p, 2325 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 252 p4p, 376 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rush - Subdivisions. Mike Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronze.
Smith throws out a counter right but Bronze avoids it with no problem.
Smith scores with a jab. Bronze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronze.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronze misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronze is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Bronze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith trying to control but Bronze is working from the bottom.
Bronze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bronze manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Bronze in his guard.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bronze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Bronze defends easily.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bronze defends well.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bronze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bronze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bronze should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smith has tightened it up now! Bronze should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Mike Smith 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abasi Njagi (ranked 2056 p4p, 2649 weight class) and Eric Fassett (ranked 139 p4p, 167 weight class). Njagi's entrance music is The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). A fine choice. 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fassett. No joy for Njagi on that attempt.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Njagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fassett.
Njagi tries for a takedown but Fassett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Njagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Njagi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fassett scores with a shot to the body.
Njagi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Njagi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abasi Njagi. 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.
Fassett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Njagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fassett.
Njagi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fassett with a nice cross.
Fassett lands a right hook to the body.
Fassett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Njagi at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Njagi or perhaps it was just good defense by Fassett, which made it look bad.
Fassett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fassett as he avoids it easily.
Fassett misses the shot to the body.
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Njagi shoots and misses
and Fassett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Njagi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fassett trying to control but Njagi is working from the bottom.
Njagi has his feet on Fassett's thighs here. He's pushed Fassett off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fassett screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abasi Njagi!
Eric Fassett was interviewed post fight and said 'Pekka Pouta is a very nice person! (:'.
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