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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Umaru Usman (ranked 25278 p4p, 25034 weight class) and Ryder Gauthier (ranked 560 p4p, 563 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umaru Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryder Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman misses with a takedown attempt
and Usman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Usman shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Gauthier. No joy for Usman on that attempt.
Gauthier tries to counter with a clinch but Usman shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umaru Usman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gauthier jabs Usman right on the nose. Usman blinks but takes it well.
Usman tries for a takedown but Gauthier circles away easily
and Gauthier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Usman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Usman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gauthier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Usman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Usman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gauthier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gauthier lunges at Usman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Usman's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Usman shoots for a double leg takedown but Gauthier sprawls well. He's pushed Usman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gauthier moves into the clinch successfully.
Usman can't get the takedown.
Gauthier just leaning against Usman, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gauthier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier connects with a knee to the head.
Gauthier stalling against the cage.
Gauthier lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gauthier.
Gauthier lands a hook that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Usman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gauthier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gauthier lands a left hand.
Gauthier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gauthier.
A short body shot lands from Gauthier as the two fighters clinch.
Gauthier lands with a light punch inside.
Gauthier scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Usman takes a shot to the head.
Gauthier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Usman up against the cage.
Usman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Still in the clinch, Gauthier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Usman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gauthier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gauthier presses Usman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gauthier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gauthier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Gauthier landing knees to the head.
Gauthier lands a nice knee to the body.
Gauthier has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Usman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gauthier can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gauthier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Usman wants to take the fight to the mat but Gauthier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gauthier.
Usman is breathing heavily.
Usman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gauthier stalling against the cage.
Usman tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gauthier.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gauthier.
Gauthier lands a left hand.
 Usman is rocked!
Gauthier lands an elbow inside that Usman shrugs off.
Oh Usman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Usman's defenses.
Gauthier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauthier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Usman's defenses.
Gauthier lands a knee to the body.
Usman seems to have got his legs back now.
Gauthier has Usman pushed against the cage.
Gauthier landing knees to the head.
Usman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gauthier scores with a knee to the head.
Usman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gauthier lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryder Gauthier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Usman shoots in looking for a takedown but Gauthier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Usman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Usman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gauthier on his heels. He'll look to pass Gauthier's guard now, I'm sure.
Usman won't allow Gauthier to sweep him here.
Usman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gauthier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gauthier wants to get back to his feet but Usman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Usman drops back looking for a leg! Gauthier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gauthier manages to kick Usman off! Usman jumps back into Gauthier's guard.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauthier wants to sweep here but Usman controlling him for the moment.
Gauthier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Usman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gauthier is keeping the position for now.
Usman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gauthier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Usman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gauthier is keeping the position for now.
Usman drops back looking for a leg! Gauthier is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gauthier manages to kick Usman off! Usman jumps back into Gauthier's guard.
Gauthier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Usman defends well.
Gauthier trying to control the position.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Usman drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Usman seems to have locked his on tight now - Gauthier screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Usman, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Umaru Usman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Kimaheave (ranked 5341 p4p, 25199 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 558 p4p, 631 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khamzat Kimaheave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimaheave bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ippo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kimaheave in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ippo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khamzat Kimaheave!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjun Davies (ranked 4402 p4p, 25017 weight class) and Test Lightweight (ranked 466 p4p, 558 weight class). Test Lightweight 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjun Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Lightweight!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightweight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lightweight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davies gets a clinch.
Lightweight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davies just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lightweight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davies to keep the fight standing.
Arjun Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Lightweight.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davies digs a right hand underneath Lightweight's ribcage. Lightweight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davies works on Lightweight's body with a couple of short punches.
Lightweight is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lightweight looks winded!
Lightweight jumps guard but Davies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davies drops Lightweight with a big knee straight up the middle! Lightweight is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Lightweight is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies lands an uppercut, right on the button! Lightweight tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjun Davies!
Arjun Davies spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borwornsit Ngam Chit (ranked 3717 p4p, 5984 weight class) and Grigor Boo (ranked 422 p4p, 524 weight class). Grigor Boo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Borwornsit Ngam Chit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grigor Boo's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borwornsit Ngam Chit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigor Boo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngam Chit dips to his left and cracks Boo with an uppercut!
Boo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ngam Chit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boo.
Ngam Chit tries to clinch there but Boo circles away.
Ngam Chit scores with a leg kick.
Boo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ngam Chit. Ngam Chit obviously looking to wear him down.
Boo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ngam Chit thumps Boo with a low kick.
Ngam Chit throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Boo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Borwornsit Ngam Chit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 4664 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Jesus Villanueva (ranked 498 p4p, 435 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Villanueva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villanueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Villanueva keeps it at a distance.
Villanueva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Villanueva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villanueva.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Villanueva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Villanueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Villanueva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Villanueva moves away
and Villanueva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Villanueva circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Villanueva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Villanueva throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Villanueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira has Villanueva up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
A nice left hand lands by Villanueva.
Villanueva scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Villanueva lands with a light punch inside.
Villanueva lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villanueva backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Villanueva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Villanueva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Villanueva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Villanueva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Villanueva lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Villanueva's head.
Villanueva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villanueva.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Villanueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Villanueva pushes him off.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Villanueva misses.
Villanueva misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Villanueva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves to clinch but Villanueva breaks away
and Villanueva counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Villanueva.
Villanueva swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thiago Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Villanueva misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Villanueva is avoiding it.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Villanueva counters with a straight right hand.
Villanueva lands a big right hand that sends Oliveira crashing to the mat! Villanueva stays standing though and waves Oliveira back to his feet!
Oliveira is rocked!
Thiago Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Villanueva engages and cracks Oliveira with a massive lead left hook - Oliveira tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Villanueva is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Villanueva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Van Ines (ranked 3826 p4p, 4062 weight class) and WP Inman (ranked 306 p4p, 324 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Ines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WP Inman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ines scores with a takedown into Inman's guard.
Inman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Inman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ines controls the pace.
Ines stands and throws Inman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ines is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Inman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ines moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ines working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ines is trying to get an arm triangle but Inman is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Ines.
Ines goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Inman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ines but great work by Inman.
Ines is looking for a sweep.
Ines is working hard here to advance position.
Ines struggling a bit here.
Ines is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ines wants to control but Inman postures up.
Ines tries to bench press Inman off him but Inman keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ines manages to work his way to half guard, despite Inman's best efforts.
Ines wants to get back to full guard but Inman has passed into side control.
Ines parries the strikes from Inman easily there. Inman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ines to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ines tries to bench press Inman off him but Inman keeps the position.
Ines keeps Inman under control for a moment.
Ines is trying to get back to half guard.
Inman landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ines tries to bench press Inman off him but Inman keeps the position.
Inman controls the position.
Ines manages to get back to half guard.
Inman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Inman winds up and cracks Ines with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ines moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ines is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ines wants to sweep here but Inman controlling him for the moment.
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 Van Ines will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Inman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ines back to the cage. Inman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Inman scores with a nice strike.
WP Inman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inman lands a head shot.
Inman scores with a one two! Ines had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ines is rocked!
Inman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ines looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Ines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inman lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ines misses with a hook to the body
and Inman counters with a huge left! Ines is in big trouble! He's backing up but Inman isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ines from any more damage. A dominating finish by Inman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WP Inman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Holt (ranked 3550 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Brandon Diaz (ranked 216 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Diaz !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right hand that Holt ducks under and follows up with a left that Holt also avoids with ease.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
Holt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holt throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Good shot there by Diaz .
Holt swinging wildly here.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holt stalling against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt working aggressively here.
Diaz is trying to push Holt away but Holt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
A short left from Holt.
Holt lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Holt has control.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt stalling the fight.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holt misses with some punches.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Holt has double underhooks.
Holt avoiding damage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holt.
Holt lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt scores with a nice hook to 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!
Holt has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Holt on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Holt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz throws a right hand that Holt ducks under and follows up with a left that Holt also avoids with ease.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Holt misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Brandon Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holt looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holt misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt takes a swing at Diaz 's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt 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.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Holt misses with a straight right.
Holt moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz 's efforts to push away.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Holt.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holt.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Holt is controlling the position.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Holt finish him?
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Holt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz .
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holt has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Holt misses with the head strike.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz tries to break free but Holt pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to push Holt away but Holt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz 's efforts to push away.
Holt lands a right hand.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt lands a left hand.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt lands a big right hand that drops Diaz ! The killer instinct kicks in and Holt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Holt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Hernandes (ranked 3492 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Nathaniel Donald (ranked 400 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Hernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathaniel Donald!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Donald misses.
Hernandes throws a front kick aimed at Donald's knee but Donald avoids it well.
Hernandes misses the shot to the body.
Donald scores with a jab to the body.
Donald misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandes there.
Donald connects with the punch.
Hernandes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nathaniel Donald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donald misses with a body shot.
Hernandes misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandes slips a straight right by Donald.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandes. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hernandes ducks under a wild hook from Donald.
Hernandes just misses with a punch to the body.
Donald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hernandes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Donald does it's job there.
Donald misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donald misses with a body shot.
Donald misses the jab.
Hernandes slips under a jab.
Hernandes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donald.
Hernandes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandes.
 It looks like Nathaniel Donald has been cut.
Donald connects with a jab.
Hernandes is rocked!
Donald ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hernandes out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathaniel Donald!
Nathaniel Donald 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasya Gorshkov (ranked 4373 p4p, 2959 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 464 p4p, 359 weight class). Jack Ryan 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasya Gorshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorshkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorshkov thinking.
Ryan lands a nice hook to Gorshkov's body. Gorshkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorshkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan gets a clinch.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorshkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryan after a bit of a struggle.
Ryan cracks Gorshkov with a nice body shot.
Gorshkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasya Gorshkov. 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.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gorshkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gorshkov is trying to drag Ryan to the mat but Ryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gorshkov is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorshkov.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorshkov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gorshkov.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorshkov or not.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorshkov is rocked!
A short left from Ryan.
Oh Gorshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gorshkov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gorshkov drops to his knees and Ryan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ryan!
Our winner, Jack Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noe Cunha (ranked 2741 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Archibald Schwarzenegger (ranked 231 p4p, 131 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noe Cunha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Archibald Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha thuds his right hand into Schwarzenegger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cunha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schwarzenegger connects with a right hand. Cunha shakes it off.
Schwarzenegger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunha.
Schwarzenegger blocks a jab.
Cunha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schwarzenegger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Schwarzenegger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunha keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzenegger is thwarting Cunha's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzenegger seems to be working for a kimura but Cunha defends the submission attempt.
Cunha wants to get back to full guard.
Cunha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cunha tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunha is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzenegger sits in half guard.
Schwarzenegger seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cunha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzenegger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cunha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger is trying to get an arm triangle but Cunha is defending well.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cunha has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Schwarzenegger pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Schwarzenegger wants to control the pace but Cunha is squirming around nicely.
Cunha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schwarzenegger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cunha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cunha tries to hold on but Schwarzenegger postures up.
Schwarzenegger wants to finish this one by submission but Cunha is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schwarzenegger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schwarzenegger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwarzenegger fails to take his opponent's back.
Cunha has left one of his arms exposed and Schwarzenegger doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Cunha screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Archibald Schwarzenegger! Archibald Schwarzenegger retains his featherweight title!
Archibald Schwarzenegger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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