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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerath Le Strange (ranked 24407 p4p, 24616 weight class) and Makoto Toda (ranked 567 p4p, 560 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerath Le Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makoto Toda!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Strange looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Toda!
Le Strange working the ground and pound from side control.
Toda is trying to get back to half guard.
Le Strange wants to control but Toda is keeping him busy.
Le Strange taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toda is not content to let Le Strange control the position.
Le Strange tries to score with some ground and pound. Toda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toda is looking to reverse the position.
Le Strange tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Le Strange has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Le Strange throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Le Strange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Toda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Le Strange controls the position.
Le Strange looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Le Strange tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Le Strange has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Le Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toda keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Strange working the ground and pound but Toda is defending the strikes.
Le Strange is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toda can't do much from the bottom here.
Toda is not content to let Le Strange control the position.
Le Strange is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toda tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Le Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toda keeps working.
An elbow from Le Strange crashes against the mat.
Le Strange tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toda tries to bench press Le Strange off him but Le Strange keeps the position.
Le Strange tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toda wants to control but Le Strange postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toda regains half guard there - taking advantage of Le Strange's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Le Strange is looking for a kimura here.
Toda trying to control here.
Le Strange is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Toda is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerath Le Strange!
Gerath Le Strange 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerk McQuirk (ranked 3989 p4p, 3766 weight class) and Herminos Lugnunum (ranked 433 p4p, 419 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerk McQuirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herminos Lugnunum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirk tries to clinch up
so Lugnunum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McQuirk controls Lugnunum momentarily but Lugnunum frees himself.
Lugnunum lands a couple of elbows.
Lugnunum lands a couple of elbows.
Lugnunum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lugnunum stands up over McQuirk, holding on to his feet. Lugnunum throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! McQuirk is out cold! Lugnunum lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herminos Lugnunum!
Our winner, Herminos Lugnunum, 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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Deebo Samuel had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 272.7, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Jacque Mécanicien The Machine was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Sorenson (ranked 3646 p4p, 2900 weight class) and Jai Patel (ranked 418 p4p, 338 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Sorenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai Patel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorenson slips a straight right by Patel.
Patel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patel checks a leg kick nicely.
Sorenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel.
Patel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sorenson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sorenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sorenson lands a lovely overhand right.
Patel scores with a leg kick.
Patel throws a body shot but no joy.
Sorenson misses with a hook. Patel ducked under it nicely.
Sorenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sorenson forces Patel back against the cage and clinches.
Patel wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorenson won't allow it.
Patel is leaning against Sorenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sorenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorenson throws a head punch that misses.
Sorenson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel scores with a shoulder strike.
Patel manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Sorenson.
Patel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sorenson's sensitive parts.
Sorenson forces Patel back against the cage and clinches.
Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patel misses with a body punch.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sorenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sorenson has a couple of punches blocked by Patel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patel.
Sorenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Patel controls his hands.
Patel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorenson backwards.
Patel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorenson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel.
Sorenson throws a hook but Patel avoids it easily.
Sorenson ducks under a wild hook from Patel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorenson throws out the jab.
Patel connects with a body shot that sends Sorenson's belly button to the back.
Patel throws a push kick but Sorenson slaps the foot to one side.
Sorenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Patel.
Patel walks into a jab.
Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sorenson thinking.
Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a good low kick that Sorenson was not able to check.
Sorenson misses with a left hand
and Patel counters with a thumping low kick.
Sorenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Patel is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Patel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Patel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sorenson. Sorenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Patel walks into a jab.
Sorenson tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Sorenson misses the jab.
Sorenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Patel ducks down to avoid it.
Patel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sorenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patel throws out the jab.
Sorenson is looking to counter punch.
Patel throws a body punch but Sorenson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sorenson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sorenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Sorenson finds it's target.
Luka Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorenson throws the left hand but Patel avoids the punch easily.
Patel missing with a left hand there. Sorenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patel misses with a looping right.
Sorenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Patel.
Patel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patel. Sorenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorenson misses with an uppercut. Patel saw that one coming.
Sorenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Sorenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Patel.
Patel swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorenson.
Patel with the inside leg kick.
Patel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorenson manages to avoid it.
Sorenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patel moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Sorenson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luka Sorenson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sorenson throws out a loose jab but Patel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patel throws a jab when Sorenson was well out of range.
Patel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Patel misses the target.
Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Patel is out of range.
Patel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sorenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Patel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patel counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Patel ducks down to avoid it.
Patel keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Patel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sorenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel cracks Sorenson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Patel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sorenson to stand back up!
 Sorenson is rocked!
Patel throws a quick head kick that knocks Sorenson silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Patel is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jai Patel!
A relieved looking Jai Patel 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 Trevor Gully (ranked 3496 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Bahamut Parkkinen (ranked 393 p4p, 358 weight class). Gully kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E G G (JUMBO GRADE A CARTON OF MELODY). Bahamut Parkkinen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Gully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahamut Parkkinen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gully takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gully feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Parkkinen wants to sweep here but Gully controlling him for the moment.
Gully controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parkkinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parkkinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parkkinen in particular looking to stall.
Gully is pressing down on Parkkinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gully manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parkkinen manages to get himself to full guard.
Gully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gully stopping the sweep attempt from Parkkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkkinen keeping full guard, as Gully tries to pass.
Parkkinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Gully advances to half guard.
Gully frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gully throws a wild left hand from mount and Parkkinen manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gully content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gully seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parkkinen for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gully is looking for a kimura but Parkkinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gully to get the leverage.
Parkkinen is not content to let Gully control the position.
Parkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Gully is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parkkinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Parkkinen is refusing to be controlled, as Gully sits in half guard.
Gully tries to pass to full mount but Parkkinen defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gully trying to control from half guard but Parkkinen is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gully not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gully is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parkkinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gully wants to take a breather but Parkkinen is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parkkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parkkinen digs a good hook to Gully's body.
Oooooh!!! Parkkinen has knocked Gully down with a huge combo! Parkkinen steps away and waves a wobbly Gully back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Trevor Gully has been cut.
Parkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Gully's front leg but catches the back leg as Gully tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gully darts in looking for a takedown but Parkkinen gets double underhooks and turns Gully into the cage.
Parkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gully misses with a takedown attempt
and Parkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Gully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gully misses with a takedown
and Parkkinen counters with a nice right hand that sends Gully toppling to the canvas! Gully scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parkkinen finish him?!
Gully is rocked!
Gully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parkkinen counters with a huge right that knocks Gully out cold! Parkkinen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bahamut Parkkinen!
A relieved looking Bahamut Parkkinen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 3406 p4p, 3210 weight class) and Tomas Tetrev (ranked 451 p4p, 429 weight class). Tomas Tetrev 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hopper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tetrev cracks Hopper with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tetrev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tetrev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tetrev working some strikes from top position.
Hopper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tetrev on the ground.
Tetrev is working Hopper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hopper is looking to stand up but Tetrev isn't so interested in that idea.
Tetrev connects with a couple of short punches.
Tetrev with a nice head shot there.
Tetrev lands a couple of elbows.
Tetrev with a nice head shot there.
Tetrev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tetrev with a nice head shot there.
Tetrev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopper working for a triangle but Tetrev defends it easily.
Tetrev cracks Hopper with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetrev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tetrev scoring with some ground and pound.
Tetrev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hopper tries to get out of the position.
Tetrev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopper's head.
Tetrev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopper's head.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.
Tetrev scoring with some ground and pound.
Hopper is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tetrev working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hopper working for a triangle but Tetrev defends it easily.
Tetrev stands and throws Hopper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hopper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Tetrev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Hopper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to improve position but can't.
Hopper seems to have got his legs back now.
You can see the frustration on Hopper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tetrev lands a few punches from side control.
Tetrev lands a strong strike to the head of Hopper. That's dazed him! Tetrev looking to finish here. Hopper is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tetrev lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Tetrev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taako Taaco (ranked 2723 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Tyke Bison (ranked 381 p4p, 382 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bison's choice of entrance music: Tash - Destruction. Tyke Bison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taako Taaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyke Bison!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taaco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taaco fails to land with a series of punches.
Bison throws a nice looking combination but Taaco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bison works Taaco's body with a nice hook.
Bison connects with a jab.
Bison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bison keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bison lands a right hook to the body.
Taaco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bison's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Taaco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taaco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bison blocks an uppercut.
Bison pulls Taaco into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bison trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Taaco has his hands clasped together but Bison extends and breaks Taaco's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyke Bison!
A relieved looking Tyke Bison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maskar Flugamine (ranked 2899 p4p, 727 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 337 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maskar Flugamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flugamine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flugamine misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Flugamine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dienekes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flugamine.
Dienekes feints the counter takedown.
Flugamine scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Flugamine.
A lazy body kick from Flugamine
and Dienekes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Flugamine is looking to escape.
Dienekes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flugamine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dienekes wants to control but Flugamine is keeping him busy.
Dienekes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flugamine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Flugamine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dienekes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dienekes scoring with strikes but Flugamine is staying in there.
Flugamine taking shots to the head.
Dienekes unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Flugamine wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dienekes celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doric Dienekes!
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