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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 2872 p4p, 2528 weight class) and Adrian Galanis (ranked 347 p4p, 312 weight class). Hurst comes into the arena with Keep Their Heads Ringin' blaring out of the sound system. 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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hurst counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurst swings for the body but Galanis moves out of range.
Hurst has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Galanis lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hurst.
Galanis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Galanis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurst punishes Galanis's body with a nice straight punch.
Hurst takes a swing at Galanis's ribcage but misses.
Galanis with a nice calf kick.
Hurst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurst blocks a head kick by Galanis.
Hurst drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galanis sprawls and moves away.
Galanis loads up on a big right hand but Hurst slips the punch.
Hurst tries to counter with a takedown but Galanis is quick to defend against it.
Hurst on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Galanis. Galanis obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galanis misses with a hook. Hurst ducked under it nicely.
Adrian Galanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanis cracks Hurst with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galanis walks into a jab.
Hurst slips a jab from Galanis.
Hurst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanis throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Hurst.
Hurst instigates a clinch.
Hurst scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galanis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galanis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Galanis avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Hurst jumps into guard, dragging Galanis to the mat.
Hurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Galanis is posturing up here but Hurst has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Galanis tries to roll out but it's too tight and Galanis has to tap! Slick submission there by Hurst!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamil Hurst!
Jamil Hurst thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 1265 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 167 p4p, 193 weight class). Le Franc comes to the cage accompanied by [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Le Franc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Le Franc clinches up with Liu and pushes him back against the cage.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Franc clinches.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Franc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
Liu is pushing Le Franc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liu tries to break free but Le Franc pushes him back against the cage.
Le Franc breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc avoids the body shot from Liu.
A quick step to the side and Le Franc tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc misses the jab.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu throws a head kick but Le Franc moves out of range.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Franc tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu tries to move into range but Le Franc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Le Franc clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Liu.
Liu trying to control the position but instead, Le Franc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liu into the cage.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc rushes Liu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Franc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Le Franc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc lands a left hand.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a leg kick but Le Franc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liu misses with a jab to the body
and Le Franc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Franc throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu tries a quick counter leg kick but Le Franc is wise to it.
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Le Franc saw it coming and moves away.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Le Franc.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Le Franc takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Le Franc loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Donk. Le Franc catches Liu right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Le Franc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Le Franc should have avoided that one.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Le Franc takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Le Franc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liu misses with a body punch.
Le Franc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu throws a push kick but Le Franc slaps the foot to one side.
Liu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Le Franc there.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le Franc needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Liu delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Liu is rocked!
A jab from Le Franc misses.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Franc finish him?
Le Franc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liu seems to have recovered his senses.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
Liu flicks out a counter leg kick but Le Franc steps away.
Liu scores with a push kick.
A big left from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Le Franc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Franc wants to clinch.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jun Liu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Le Franc blocks the leg kick.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu lands a head shot.
Le Franc moves away from the strike by Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Franc.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liu throws a push kick but Le Franc slaps the foot to one side.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Franc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Le Franc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Le Franc blocks the body kick.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Le Franc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liu doesn't seem phased though.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu cracks Le Franc with a good jab.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Liu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Le Franc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le Franc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Franc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Franc.
That has opened up Jun Liu's cut even more.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Liu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu throws a series of punches but Le Franc moves out of range.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Franc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc misses with a looping left.
Le Franc takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
Le Franc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc lands a lovely overhand right.
Le Franc takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Franc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Liu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Franc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Liu avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Le Franc lands with a cross.
Liu misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Liu misses.
Liu scores with a nice body kick.
Le Franc instigates a clinch.
Liu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Liu.
Le Franc lands a big right hand that sends Liu crashing to the mat! Le Franc stays standing though and waves Liu back to his feet!
The cut above Jun Liu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Franc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Le Franc misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Le Franc.
Liu stuns Le Franc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le Franc drops Liu with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Liu! Le Franc dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 1191 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 110 p4p, 101 weight class). Wright has chosen Come out to play as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Aalto scores with a nice right hand.
Wright tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Aalto throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Aalto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aalto somewhat.
Aalto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aalto scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto lands a jab to the nose.
Wright is rocked!
Wright clinches up with Aalto and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Aalto finish him?
Aalto lands a body punch.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Aalto struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aalto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Aalto.
Aalto wants to take the fight to the mat but Wright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto pulls guard successfully.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Aalto wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Wright is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Aalto is keeping the position.
Aalto has his foot on Wright 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Aalto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Aalto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wright trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aalto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aalto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wright puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aalto looking for submissions off his back.
Aalto tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright controlling the action here.
Wright 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aalto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Let's hope that Wright has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aalto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aalto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aalto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Aalto throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Jab by Aalto.
Aalto swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
and Wright moves into the clinch.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto blocks a body shot from Wright .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright effectively controlling the action here.
Wright is looking to control Aalto's arms but Aalto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wright has his back to the cage.
Aalto wants to take the fight to the mat but Wright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aalto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aalto lands with a short shot to the head.
Aalto blocks a body shot from Wright .
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleon Wright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Aalto controls his hands.
Aalto blocks a body shot from Wright .
Aalto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Aalto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aalto throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a nice body kick.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Aalto tried to counter with a leg kick but Wright avoided it.
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Aalto lands a jab to Wright 's midsection.
Wright staying out of range there.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aalto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aalto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
Aalto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aalto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright 's elbow.
A body shot lands from Aalto.
Aalto scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
Aalto misses with some punches.
A short right from Wright .
Aalto is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Aalto is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Wright .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto tries to work over Wright 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright trying to stall but Aalto improves his position.
Aalto throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Aalto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aalto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
Aalto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aalto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Aalto moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWright .
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
Aalto scores with a hook.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Aalto.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aalto.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright .
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aalto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michael Aalto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aalto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aalto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright closes the distance but Aalto moves to the side
and Aalto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
A head kick from Wright lands but Aalto takes it in his stride.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aalto will feel that in the morning.
Aalto darts in looking for a takedown but Wright gets double underhooks and turns Aalto into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Aalto working aggressively here.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Aalto controls his hands.
Aalto struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Aalto is trying to drag Wright to the mat but Wright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wright tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aalto tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Aalto back against the cage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aaltos head.
Aalto scores with a shot to the side of Wright 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocking some punches.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto tries to pull guard but Wright forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Aalto back against the cage.
Aalto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto prevents a body shot from Wright .
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Aalto misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Aalto.
Well Aalto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Aalto!
A very excited looking Michael Aalto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Cleon Wright had this to say: 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karjalainen (ranked 1041 p4p, 1247 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 164 p4p, 200 weight class). Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. ZaDarius Haden struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.5lbs 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. ZaDarius Haden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden lands with a shot to the body.
Karjalainen connects with a looping right hand.
Karjalainen thuds his shin into the meat of Haden's side.
Karjalainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throwing a counter right hand but Haden manages to avoid it.
No luck for Haden with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Karjalainen. No joy for Haden on that attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karjalainen. That's going to slow Haden down.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick lands for Karjalainen.
Karjalainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dagestan Grappling Club in the buildup to the fight.
Karjalainen lands with a right hand.
Haden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karjalainen moves away.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Haden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen fakes the leg kick and cracks Haden in the body.
Karjalainen looks to land a body kick but Haden moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karjalainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karjalainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Karjalainen lands with a hook. Haden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haden.
Karjalainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haden blocks the body kick.
Karjalainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Karjalainen misses.
Karjalainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karl Karjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haden looks winded!
Haden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick which misses Haden's front leg but catches the back leg as Haden tries to avoid it.
Haden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karjalainen.
Haden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Haden walks into a left hand.
Karjalainen cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karjalainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haden to stand back up!
Haden is rocked!
Karjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haden is still on wobbly legs! Can Karjalainen finish him?
Karjalainen drops Haden with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Haden looks back up at him and smiles so Karjalainen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karjalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karjalainen looks to land a body kick but Haden moved away.
Haden seems to have recovered his senses.
Haden moves out of range of the body kick from Karjalainen.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karjalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haden's head.
Haden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karjalainen.
Karjalainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen drops Haden with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Haden looks back up at him and smiles so Karjalainen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen weaves into range and cracks Haden right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Haden goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Karjalainen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Karjalainen!
Karl Karjalainen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 926 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 118 p4p, 137 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. Queen has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cyrus Deangelo Queen enters the cage!
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen misses with an uppercut.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Queen didn't see that one coming.
Queen lands with a shot to the body.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari away with a front kick.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calamari's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Queen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Queen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari lands with a hook. Queen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calamari misses the jab.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen feints and as Calamari raises his hands in defense, Queen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calamari has Queen pulled in close to control his posture.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari has his hands on Queen's head, controlling the position.
Queen wants to pass the guard but Calamari is keeping the position.
Calamari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen postures up in Calamari's guard and throws a big left but Calamari blocks it.
Queen is working Calamari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Calamari controlling the position.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Calamari has wrist control.
Queen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calamari's head.
Calamari managing to control the position.
Calamari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calamari controlling the position.
Calamari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calamari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calamari distracts Queen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Queen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Calamari uses it to pass to side control.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queen keeps working.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calamari lands a decent elbow from side control.
Calamari cracks Queen with a big right hand but Queen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Queen is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calamari.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamari slips a jab from Queen.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calamari looks to land a combination. Queen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Queen shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Queen moves away.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen throws a body kick that misses
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calamari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen controlling the action here for a moment.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calamari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Queen taking a breather.
Queen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calamari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calamari throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calamari blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Queen.
Calamari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
Calamari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Queens head.
Calamari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Calamari controls the action.
Calamari blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Calamari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Queen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.
Queen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Queen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Queen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Queen moves out of range of the strikes.
Queen misses with a head kick.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari misses the body punch
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Queen misses with a straight right.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Calamari throws a good cross that connects.
Calamari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calamari throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Queen lands with a nice body punch.
Queen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari regains half guard.
Calamari manages to get to full guard.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Calamari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen is fighting to break Calamari's control of his arms but Calamari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari'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.
Calamari is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calamari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Calamari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Queen throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Queen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Calamari cracks Queen with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard.
Calamari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Queen manages to get himself to full guard.
Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calamari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calamari postures up and lands a big shot to Queen's brow.
Queen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
Queen preventing the sweep.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
Queen striking off his back but it's not causing Calamari any problems.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari controlling from the top position.
Queen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamari defends well.
Queen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calamari has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 642 p4p, 674 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 93 p4p, 100 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - When Legends Rise. 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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Landon McGuire has been cut.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Reed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Reed keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick.
Reed lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuire will feel that in the morning.
Reed scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Reed's knee but Reed avoids it well.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
Reed lands with a cross.
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Reed throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Reed throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ben Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Reed throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Reed does it's job there.
A big left from Reed misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire forces Reed back against the cage and clinches.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Reed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reed jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from McGuire misses
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGuire prevents Reed from standing back up.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed controlling the position well.
Reed is trying to stand up here but McGuire is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McGuire wants to take a breather but Reed is having none of it.
Reed tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
McGuire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGuire working over Reed with some ground and pound. Reed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
Reed has hold of McGuire's hands but McGuire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuire thows a huge punch but Reed dodges it nicely.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reed defending well though.
McGuire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGuire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Reed tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
Reed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reed is trying to get back to full guard.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reed trying to control but McGuire postures up.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reed defending well though.
Reed works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGuire prevents Reed from getting back to his feet.
Reed is adopting a defensive guard.
Reed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGuire is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Reed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Reed seems unphased.
Ben Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed misses with a double jab
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Reed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
McGuire looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGuire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed pulls McGuire in to control the position.
McGuire trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGuire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but McGuire is proving a slippery customer.
Reed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reed keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
Reed looking to control.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed pulls McGuire in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Reed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed throws a leg kick
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
McGuire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reed.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed misses with a body kick.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reed backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Reed throws a lazy head kick
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Landon McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuire walks into a left hand.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Landon McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed lands with a right hand.
Reed cracks McGuire with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Reed moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McGuire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed has one of McGuire's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
McGuire lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to buck McGuire off but McGuire is having none of it.
Reed struggling a bit here.
McGuire cracks Reed with a big right hand but Reed just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reed takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuire working the head and body with strikes.
McGuire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reed gets back to half guard.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
McGuire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Landon McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuire is working Reed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reed trying to control the position.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reed is pulling down on McGuire's head to control his posture.
McGuire postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed lands with a cross.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from McGuire.
McGuire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Reed slips a straight right by McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from McGuire
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
McGuire moves out of range as Reed strikes.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon McGuire!
Landon McGuire 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 516 p4p, 520 weight class) and Juan Christiano (ranked 70 p4p, 71 weight class). Christiano has chosen Jesus Built My Hotrod as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammadov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christiano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mammadov.
Christiano misses with a hook. Mammadov ducked under it nicely.
Mammadov misses with a few strikes there.
Mammadov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christiano.
Mammadov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christiano.
Christiano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christiano connects with a body shot.
Christiano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christiano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Christiano as he connects with a hook.
Christiano throws a low kick but Mammadov moves out of range easily.
Mammadov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mammadov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mammadov misses with a wild body shot.
Christiano throws a lazy right hand but Mammadov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christiano just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMammadov.
Christiano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mammadov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Christiano.
Juan Christiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Christiano.
A cross from Christiano lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano avoids the body shot from Mammadov.
Mammadov wants to clinch
and Christiano counters with a good low kick that Mammadov was not able to check.
Christiano sizes up Mammadov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christiano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christiano is looking to slow Mammadov down with leg kicks.
Mammadov tries to clinch up but Christiano circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christiano.
Christiano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christiano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christiano punishes Mammadov's body with a nice straight punch.
Christiano connects with a crisp jab.
Christiano cracks Mammadov with an open hand slap.
Mammadov throws a push kick but Christiano slaps the foot to one side.
Christiano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mammadov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiano lands a leg kick that knocks Mammadov off balance momentarily.
Mammadov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Mammadov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christiano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mammadov in his tracks.
Christiano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christiano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mammadov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christiano throws a low kick, looking for Mammadov's leg but Mammadov calmly moves out of range.
Christiano lands a slapping body shot.
Christiano misses with a hook.
It looked like Mammadov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mammadov tries to clinch up but Christiano circles away and keeps his distance.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Mammadov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christiano throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Mammadov.
Donk. Christiano catches Mammadov right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christiano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christiano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick lands for Christiano.
Christiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mammadov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christiano finds it's way round the side to connect with Mammadov's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christiano. Mammadov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christiano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mammadov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mammadov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christiano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mammadov scores with a body shot.
Christiano works Mammadov's body with a nice hook.
Mammadov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christiano lunges at Mammadov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mammadov's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Christiano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christiano 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.
Christiano throws a front kick aimed at Mammadov's knee but Mammadov avoids it well.
Mammadov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Mammadov does no damage.
Christiano scores with a punch to the head.
Christiano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christiano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christiano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mammadov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christiano.
Mammadov lands a head shot.
Christiano scores with a body shot.
Christiano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mammadov's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christiano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mammadov thinks about countering with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Mammadov misses.
Christiano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christiano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christiano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mammadov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christiano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mammadov.
It looked like Mammadov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christiano.
Christiano clobbers Mammadov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Christiano. Beautiful body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mammadov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Christiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mammadov.
A leg kick checked by Mammadov.
Christiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Mammadov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mammadov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov fails to land the takedown.
Mammadov misses with a hook. Christiano ducked under it nicely.
Christiano scores with a jab to the body.
Christiano connects with a nice looking jab.
Juan Christiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mammadov throws a body punch but Christiano moves out of range.
Christiano throws a looping overhand right but Mammadov ducks down to avoid it.
Christiano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mammadov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mammadov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Christiano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christiano.
Christiano lunges at Mammadov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mammadov's hand.
Mammadov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christiano can pounce on him.
Christiano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mammadov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mammadov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mammadov has Christiano up against the cage in a clinch.
Christiano manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammadov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mammadov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mammadov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mammadov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christiano throws out a leg kick but Mammadov moves out of range and Christiano only half commits.
Christiano throws out a powerful jab.
Mammadov throws a big shot that misses.
Mammadov moves out of range of the body kick from Christiano.
As Christiano looks to move away, Mammadov throws a big counter combo but Christiano just gets out of the way.
Mammadov missing with a left hand there. Christiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christiano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mammadov with a body shot.
Christiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christiano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mammadov at a distance.
Mammadov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christiano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
Christiano ducks under a wild hook from Mammadov.
Good shot there by Christiano.
Christiano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christiano's corner calls for a 1-2. Christiano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Mammadov misses.
Juan Christiano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Christiano - just one landing.
Christiano lands with a nice body kick.
Christiano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammadov.
Mammadov tries to clinch there but Christiano circles away.
Christiano throws a chopping leg kick but Mammadov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christiano throws the left hand but Mammadov avoids the punch easily.
Christiano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano throws a solid leg kick but Mammadov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christiano.
Mammadov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christiano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mammadov scrambles back to his feet.
Christiano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Christiano.
That kick from Christiano tenderised Mammadov's leg. Mammadov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mammadov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Christiano defends well and Mammadov ends up having to push Christiano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Mammadov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christiano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mammadov.
Mammadov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mammadov moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Christiano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mammadov. That one must have hurt.
Christiano scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Mammadov.
Christiano scores with a nice strike.
Mammadov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christiano. Christiano obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Christiano lands a nice shot that snaps Mammadov's head back.
Christiano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mammadov doesn't seem bothered though.
Christiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammadov.
Christiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
Christiano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mammadov's sensitive parts.
A big right from Christiano misses.
Mammadov closes the distance and clinches.
Christiano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mammadov darts in and clinches Christiano up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Christiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mammadov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mammadov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiano is looking to improve his position.
Christiano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christiano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mammadov postures up in Christiano's guard and throws a big left but Christiano blocks it.
Mammadov trying to control the position from guard on top but Christiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mammadov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christiano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mammadov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mammadov.
A right handed body shot lands from Mammadov.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
Christiano manages to break the clinch.
Christiano throws a low kick but Mammadov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christiano as he jumps to the side.
Mammadov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christiano.
Mammadov tries to clinch but Christiano is having none of it.
Mammadov tries to clinch but Christiano moves out of range.
Christiano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mammadov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christiano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christiano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mammadov throws a leg kick but Christiano moved away.
Christiano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mammadov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammadov tries to clinch but Christiano moves out of range.
Mammadov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christiano thumps Mammadov with a low kick.
Yusuf Mammadov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christiano motions for Mammadov to come forward. Christiano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mammadov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mammadov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christiano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mammadov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mammadov stalling away here and it's allowed Christiano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Christiano can't keep his opponent in guard - Mammadov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Christiano is defending against the submission attempts here by Mammadov.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov wants to control but Christiano is keeping him busy.
Christiano trying to control but Mammadov postures up.
Mammadov is working for a submission of some sort.
Mammadov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Christiano.
I've got Christiano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 23 p4p, 60 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 4 p4p, 7 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barkley backs up against the cage.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barkley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Barkley tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Barkley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Barkley has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley lands a right hand.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Johnson tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Barkley.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barkley moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Barkley moved out of range nicely.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Barkley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Barkley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barkley looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kareem Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barkley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkley's head.
 Barkley is rocked!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Barkley is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Barkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barkley to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barkley looks to clinch but Johnson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barkley taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
Kareem Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 34 p4p, 88 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. 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 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 40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Roy throws the kick towards the body but Cobain avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cobain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Roy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roy misses with a right hand
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roy with a body shot.
Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobain throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobain blocks the leg kick.
Cobain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roy.
Roy slips a straight right by Cobain.
Cobain misses with a hook
and Roy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cobain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roy counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Cobain connects with a crisp jab.
Roy looks to throw a body kick
and Cobain counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
Roy tried to counter with a leg kick but Cobain avoided it.
Cobain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rob Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobain. That did some damage!
Cobain looks to throw a body kick
and Roy counters with a leg kick.
Cobain swings widly with a right hand
and Roy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobain thinking.
Cobain slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
Roy lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Cobain's shoulder, as Cobain tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Cobain misses.
Cobain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roy.
Roy tries to move into range but Cobain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roy throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Cobain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cobain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roy takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Roy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a lazy body kick
and Cobain counters with a nice leg kick.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobain moves away.
Cobain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a lunging right hand
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobain tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roy looks to throw the jab but Cobain is out of range.
Cobain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rob Roy is winning the standup battle so far.
Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobain counters with a nice right hand that sends Roy toppling to the canvas! Roy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cobain finish him?!
Roy is rocked!
Cobain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobain throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Roy throws a head kick that misses
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Roy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobain unleashes a big counter combination but Roy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roy seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobain defending well as Roy loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Cobain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobain tries to land a leg kick but Roy saw it coming and moves away.
Cobain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobain walks into a straight right hand from Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Roy.
Roy slips a jab from Cobain.
A quick step to the side and Roy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Roy.
Roy misses with a right hand
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Roy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Roy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kurt Cobain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Cobain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roy has got the better of the exchanges.
Cobain just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy connects with a leg kick.
Roy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain avoids a kick to the body.
Cobain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobain gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Roy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cobain is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!
Rob Roy retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking Rob Roy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Tosen- brave heart respect'.
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