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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorg De Biscuit (ranked 25017 p4p, 25020 weight class) and Ashot Tiger (ranked 536 p4p, 566 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorg De Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashot Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Biscuit's guard.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
De Biscuit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Biscuit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Tiger distracts De Biscuit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Biscuit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
De Biscuit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Tiger throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Biscuit has his foot on Tiger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiger works his way back into a safe position though.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Biscuit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger works over De Biscuit with some ground and pound from guard.
De Biscuit seems keen to control Tiger's posture.
De Biscuit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiger.
Tiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Biscuit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiger.
Tiger throws a big right hand that misses.
De Biscuit controlling Tiger's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Biscuit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger avoids the elbow strike from De Biscuit, against the cage.
De Biscuit ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Biscuit no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Biscuit looking for a guillotine here but Tiger defends easily.
Tiger works over De Biscuit with some ground and pound from guard.
 It looks like Schmorg De Biscuit has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schmorg De Biscuit's cut is getting worse.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Biscuit holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Biscuit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Biscuit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schmorg De Biscuit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Schmorg De Biscuit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ashot Tiger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goldtooth McGee (ranked 25067 p4p, 5389 weight class) and Quinton Davis (ranked 558 p4p, 498 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 Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goldtooth McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quinton Davis !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goldtooth McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses with a head kick.
McGee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis 's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGee off to one side.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
McGee misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Goldtooth McGee has been cut.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis .
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Davis misses with a double jab.
McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis wants to break free but McGee has control.
McGee tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Davis has knocked McGee down with a huge combo! Davis steps away and waves a wobbly McGee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 McGee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh McGee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGee gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Quinton Davis !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volkanovski (ranked 4603 p4p, 25125 weight class) and Kaimana Kamalani (ranked 452 p4p, 520 weight class). Alexander Volkanovski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Volkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaimana Kamalani!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski darts in looking for a takedown but Kamalani gets double underhooks and turns Volkanovski into the cage.
Volkanovski moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKamalani.
Kamalani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkanovski being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kamalani.
Kamalani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kamalani is trying to drag Volkanovski to the mat but Volkanovski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kamalani just leaning against Volkanovski, taking a breather.
Volkanovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kamalani jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski stops Kamalani from standing up.
Kamalani controlling the position.
Kamalani wants to stand up but Volkanovski is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamalani seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kamalani throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kamalani wants to stand but Volkanovski is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kamalani clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kamalani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamalani has hold of one of Volkanovski's legs. Volkanovski is fighting the takedown attempt but Kamalani gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kamalani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamalani won't allow Volkanovski to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Volkanovski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Volkanovski is breathing heavily.
Volkanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamalani.
Kamalani stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've been informed that Kamalani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kamalani goes for a double leg but Volkanovski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Volkanovski continues to drive forward.
Kamalani tries for a takedown but Volkanovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alexander Volkanovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaimana Kamalani.
Kamalani gets a takedown into half guard.
Volkanovski kicks off Kamalani and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamalani moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kamalani.
Kamalani gets control of Volkanovski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kamalani will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kamalani pulls Volkanovski in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kamalani is on top in guard.
Kamalani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani gets to his feet. Volkanovski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A low kick lands for Kamalani.
Kamalani darts in and clinches Volkanovski up against the cage.
Volkanovski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kamalani goes for a takedown in the clinch but Volkanovski prevents it.
Kamalani is pushing Volkanovski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kamalani jumps guard.
Kamalani wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Kamalani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Volkanovski shoots in for a takedown but Kamalani shows good takedown defense.
Kamalani throws a counter combo.
Volkanovski leaves Kamalani with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Volkanovski scores with a one two! Kamalani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kamalani moves into range and clinches up with Volkanovski.
Kamalani jumps guard and drags Volkanovski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Volkanovski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kamalani lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamalani controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamalani gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamalani shoots in but Volkanovski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Volkanovski misses the target.
Volkanovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamalani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Volkanovski is fending him off so far but Kamalani persists. Nope, Volkanovski circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Volkanovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaimana Kamalani.
Kamalani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamalani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamalani rushes Volkanovski and presses him up against the cage.
Volkanovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamalani wants a takedown.
Kamalani lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kamalani.
Kamalani leaning against his opponent.
Volkanovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani gets control of Volkanovski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kamalani will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Volkanovski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kamalani is looking to stand up but Volkanovski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamalani working for a triangle but Volkanovski defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Volkanovski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamalani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamalani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamalani holds on and takes a little breather.
Volkanovski wants to control from the top but Kamalani keeps moving.
Kamalani has his feet on Volkanovski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Volkanovski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volkanovski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kamalani instigates a clinch.
Kamalani blocks an uppercut.
Volkanovski can't break the clinch.
Volkanovski has Kamalani pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kamalani manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kamalani is trying to drag Volkanovski to the mat but Volkanovski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani looking for a takedown.
Volkanovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamalani avoids it.
Volkanovski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kamalani managing to block the knees to the body from Volkanovski.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kamalani.
Volkanovski is trying to break the clinch but Kamalani is controlling him.
Kaimana Kamalani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Volkanovski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamalani walks away with a smile on his face. Volkanovski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Volkanovski shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamalani moves into range and clinches up with Volkanovski.
Kamalani stalling against the cage.
Kamalani landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaimana Kamalani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kamalani clinches with his opponent.
Kamalani can't get the takedown.
Kamalani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Volkanovski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Volkanovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamalani is defending well for now.
Kamalani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Kamalani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kamalani is pressed up against the cage. Volkanovski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamalani down to the mat. Kamalani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kamalani has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamalani managing to block the knees to the body from Volkanovski.
Kamalani has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Volkanovski uses from the top position.
Kamalani is trying to keep Volkanovski in close.
Volkanovski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamalani doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kaimana Kamalani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamalani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Volkanovski defends well.
Kamalani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkanovski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volkanovski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kamalani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamalani pushes Volkanovski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kamalani shoots in looking for a takedown. Volkanovski tries to sprawl out of it but Kamalani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Volkanovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Volkanovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaimana Kamalani.
Volkanovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani throws a looping overhand right but Volkanovski ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Kamalani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamalani shoots in for a double leg but Volkanovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamalani fails with a takedown attempt.
Volkanovski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries to bum rush Kamalani with a series of wild strikes but Kamalani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Volkanovski.
Kamalani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kamalani darts in looking for a takedown but Volkanovski gets double underhooks and turns Kamalani into the cage.
Volkanovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamalani circles away.
Alexander Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamalani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamalani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkanovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamalani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkanovski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kamalani slips a jab and a cross from Volkanovski.
Kamalani moves into the clinch successfully.
Volkanovski is looking to control Kamalani's arms but Kamalani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volkanovski has his back to the cage.
Kamalani ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kamalani no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kamalani working for a triangle but Volkanovski defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamalani is trying to keep Volkanovski in close.
Volkanovski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volkanovski won't allow Kamalani to sweep him here.
Volkanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Kamalani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamalani won't allow Volkanovski to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Volkanovski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kamalani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaimana Kamalani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shorts (ranked 3994 p4p, 5019 weight class) and Raw Heatmeat (ranked 436 p4p, 479 weight class). Heatmeat has chosen Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol' Dirty Bastard as his entrance music. Raw Heatmeat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raw Heatmeat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heatmeat shoots in and gets a takedown into Shorts's guard.
Shorts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Heatmeat wants to control from the top but Shorts keeps moving.
Shorts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Heatmeat is trying to keep Shorts in close.
We've been hearing that Shorts has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shorts preventing the sweep.
Shorts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shorts stopping the sweep attempt from Heatmeat.
Shorts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shorts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shorts with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shorts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shorts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
Heatmeat keeping full guard, as Shorts tries to pass.
Shorts distracts Heatmeat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shorts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shorts cracks Heatmeat with a solid left hand.
Shorts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Heatmeat trying to control the position.
Shorts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shorts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shorts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shorts landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorts is in close to Heatmeat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heatmeat's guard.
Heatmeat taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Shorts working over Heatmeat with some ground and pound. Heatmeat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shorts trying to control the pace.
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
Shorts lands with a punch from half guard.
Shorts working Heatmeat over with strikes.
Shorts is nestled in close to Heatmeat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heatmeat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shorts lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heatmeat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heatmeat looks winded!
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heatmeat wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heatmeat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heatmeat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shorts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heatmeat has hold of Shorts's hands but Shorts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shorts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shorts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heatmeat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shorts in particular looking to stall.
Shorts working over Heatmeat with some ground and pound. Heatmeat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shorts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shorts prevents Heatmeat from standing back up.
Heatmeat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts drops an elbow to the side of Heatmeat's head.
Shorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heatmeat is looking for a sweep. Shorts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shorts working over Heatmeat with some ground and pound. Heatmeat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shorts winds up and cracks Heatmeat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heatmeat wants to get back to his feet.
Shorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heatmeat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Heatmeat is breathing heavily.
Shorts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heatmeat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shorts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heatmeat can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Shorts.
Shorts working Heatmeat over with strikes.
Shorts is thwarting Heatmeat's attempts to control the position.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shorts in particular looking to stall.
Shorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shorts slips a nice elbow through Heatmeat's hands, connecting with Heatmeat's forehead.
Shorts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatmeat taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Heatmeat taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Shorts controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
Shorts drops an elbow to the side of Heatmeat's head.
Shorts drops an elbow to the side of Heatmeat's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 Heatmeat is rocked!
Shorts working the head and body with strikes.
Heatmeat is still in real trouble! Can Shorts finish him?
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heatmeat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Heatmeat quite badly. Heatmeat pulls Shorts in close trying to recover. Shorts postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Heatmeat on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Heatmeat doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Shorts!
Henry Shorts 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Fontes (ranked 3161 p4p, 4226 weight class) and Tai Ju (ranked 261 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tai Ju!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Fontes.
Fontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ju finds it's way round the side to connect with Fontes's head.
Fontes lands with a nice combination. Ju backs away looking to recover.
Ju with a poor takedown
letting Fontes counter with a right hand.
Ju shoots and misses
and Fontes counters with a right hand to the body.
Ju has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ju there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fontes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Ju has his takedown stuffed
and Fontes counters with a stiff right hand.
Ju is rocked!
Vinicius Fontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tai Ju.
Fontes drops Ju with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fontes follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Fontes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Hunter (ranked 5276 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Jacky Gane (ranked 367 p4p, 232 weight class). Gane has chosen Good Kid as his entrance music. Jacky Gane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacky Gane!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Hunter crashes against the mat.
Hunter 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.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter cracks Gane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gane is avoiding damage well.
Gane can't do much from the bottom here.
Gane bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gane misses with a straight left.
Gane missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing that Hunter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter wants to advance to full mount but Gane doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gane keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gane trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
Hunter trying to control but Gane is working from the bottom.
Gane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gane has momentary wrist control but Hunter slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Gane controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Gane blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Gane has wrist control.
Gane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gane keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Gane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter is looking for a triangle here but Gane uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to buck Gane off but Gane is having none of it.
Hunter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gane's best efforts.
Hunter wants to improve his position but Gane is controlling well.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
Gane is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gane wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter wants to hit a sweep here but Gane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hunter there!
Hunter is looking to get to half guard.
Gane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
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 Josiah Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Gane throws a one two combo.
Gane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gane lands a head shot.
Gane fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter feinted with a counter takedown.
Gane scores with a decent looking hook.
Gane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Gane with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Gane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gane lands with a right hand.
Hunter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane misses with a double jab.
Gane pounces like a tiger and cracks Hunter with a vicious hook! Hunter is down but not out! Gane follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacky Gane!
After the big win, Jacky Gane made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Knock Out Sups and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rahmi Kaan (ranked 3592 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Ismael Dias (ranked 398 p4p, 390 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahmi Kaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismael Dias!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaan connects with a leg kick.
Kaan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dias in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dias tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias wants to clinch.
Dias gets a clinch.
Kaan blocks an uppercut.
Kaan looking to stall.
Dias blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaan stalling the fight.
Kaan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaan wants to break free but Dias has control.
Kaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Dias.
It looks like Rahmi Kaan has been cut.
Kaan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Dias fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kaan on the inside.
Kaan digs a right hand underneath Dias's ribcage. Dias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaan.
Dias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias tries to work over Kaan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaan tries a body shot but Dias blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaan can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaan working aggressively here.
Kaan throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaan can't find room to land a body shot as Dias controls the action.
Kaan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaan managing to block the knees to the body from Dias.
Dias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dias controls his hands.
Kaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Dias swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias blocks a body shot from Kaan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dias throws an elbow but it misses.
Dias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias lands an elbow that stopped Kaan in his tracks for a moment.
Dias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaan working aggressively here.
Dias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaan is rocked!
Dias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Kaan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Kaan is blocking nicely.
Kaan seems to have got his legs back now.
Dias jerks Kaan's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kaan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dias goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dias because Kaan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ismael Dias!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 3131 p4p, 2842 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 198 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Clark misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Donk. Clark catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clark momentarily.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark misses with a left hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Clark is rocked!
Clark misses with a hook.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Smith lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Clark falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Joe Smith!
John Joe Smith is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montrese Andersson (ranked 2703 p4p, 2543 weight class) and Johnny Brown (ranked 328 p4p, 318 weight class). Johnny Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Montrese Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andersson slips under a jab from Brown.
It looked like Andersson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Andersson moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montrese Andersson. 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.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Andersson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Andersson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling the position.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson manages to pull guard.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Andersson's closed guard. He's half up but Andersson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Andersson pivots and extends the arm, Brown falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Andersson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Montrese Andersson!
Montrese Andersson is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Maxwell (ranked 2835 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Oscar Guterrez (ranked 230 p4p, 221 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Guterrez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Guterrez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maxwell defends it well.
Guterrez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maxwell sprawls well initially but Guterrez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guterrez thows a huge punch but Maxwell dodges it nicely.
Guterrez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guterrez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guterrez moves into full mount! Maxwell won't be happy about that!
Guterrez content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell can't escape the position.
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.
Guterrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guterrez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guterrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maxwell tries to reverse the position but Guterrez maintains control.
Guterrez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guterrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canucks Combat Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Maxwell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maxwell is bucking up trying to escape but Guterrez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Maxwell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Maxwell tries to lock up and control but Guterrez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guterrez controlling the position easily from mount.
Guterrez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Guterrez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maxwell?
Guterrez unloading with bombs!
Guterrez lands a couple of good shots and Maxwell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maxwell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Guterrez connects with a big shot to the side of Maxwell's head.
Maxwell trying to control the hands but Guterrez won't let him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maxwell covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell showing good submission defense here.
Maxwell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Guterrez.
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!
Guterrez cracks Maxwell with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Maxwell from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Guterrez controlling the position well here. Maxwell rolled but Guterrez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Guterrez keeps control of the position as Maxwell tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Guterrez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guterrez shoots in and gets a takedown into Maxwell's guard.
Guterrez wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Guterrez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guterrez is looking to advance position but Maxwell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oscar Guterrez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guterrez gets back to half guard.
Guterrez actively working from the bottom here.
Maxwell looks to land a strike but Guterrez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guterrez keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Maxwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maxwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guterrez's guard.
Guterrez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guterrez working a defensive guard here.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Guterrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxwell wants to stand but Guterrez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Guterrez is keeping the position.
Maxwell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Guterrez's closed guard. He's half up but Guterrez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Guterrez pivots and extends the arm, Maxwell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Guterrez! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Guterrez!
Our winner, Oscar Guterrez, 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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