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CFC 592 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 3598 p4p, 3849 weight class) and Pykky Kalla (ranked 436 p4p, 460 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pykky Kalla!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Kalla throws a hook but Tremendous Jr blocks it.
Tremendous Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pykky Kalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalla thuds a left hand into Tremendous Jr's body.
Kalla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tremendous Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tremendous Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tremendous Jr lands a left hand.
Tremendous Jr lands with a right to the head.
Kalla taking a breather.
Tremendous Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tremendous Jr on the side of the head.
Kalla scores with a hook to the body. Tremendous Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla misses with a body shot.
Tremendous Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalla to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalla gets a double leg takedown into Tremendous Jr's guard.
Kalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tremendous Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalla.
Tremendous Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalla is aware though and is defending well.
Kalla wants to control from the top but Tremendous Jr keeps moving.
Tremendous Jr is striking but Kalla is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kalla is working for a kimura but Tremendous Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kalla working his ground and pound in the gym.
Kalla is looking for a kimura but Tremendous Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalla to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tremendous Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalla.
Kalla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Kalla.
Tremendous Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalla seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kalla looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalla chips away with some ground and pound.
Tremendous Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalla defends it easily.
Kalla throwing strikes but missing.
Kalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kalla passes Tremendous Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tremendous Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tremendous Jr gets full guard.
Tremendous Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalla chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tremendous Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pykky Kalla 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.
Tremendous Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalla throws out the jab.
Tremendous Jr tries a low kick but Kalla avoids it.
Kalla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range and Kalla settles back down.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kalla misses with a wild body shot.
Kalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalla throws a hook to the side of Tremendous Jr's head but Tremendous Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tremendous Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Kalla 's knee.
Tremendous Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tremendous Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kalla throws a body punch but Tremendous Jr moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tremendous Jr misses the target.
Kalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremendous Jr.
Kalla misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla misses with a lunging right hand
and Tremendous Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pykky Kalla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tremendous Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tremendous Jr throws a counter high kick but Kalla was just alert enough to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Kalla.
Tremendous Jr tries to sprawl but Kalla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kalla is keen to just control but Tremendous Jr is a slippery customer.
Pykky Kalla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kalla moves nicely into side control.
Tremendous Jr manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kalla prevents Tremendous Jr from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremendous Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalla is trying to control. Tremendous Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Kalla working over Tremendous Jr with some ground and pound. Tremendous Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tremendous Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalla lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla winds up and cracks Tremendous Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kalla is trying to control. Tremendous Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kalla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tremendous Jr defends it well.
Kalla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tremendous Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tremendous Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Tremendous Jr punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tremendous Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tremendous Jr is looking to improve his position.
Tremendous Jr taking some punishment here, with Kalla in his half guard.
Tremendous Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kalla.
Kalla frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalla lands a couple of good shots and Tremendous Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tremendous Jr is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pykky Kalla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kalla lands with a nice body punch.
Kalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tremendous Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Kalla 's knee.
Donk. Kalla catches Tremendous Jr right on the button with a cross.
Kalla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tremendous Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tremendous Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Kalla has passed into mount! Damn!
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Tremendous Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Kalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kalla.
Kalla controlling from the full mount.
Tremendous Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Kalla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tremendous Jr hang on?
Kalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tremendous Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Rex Tremendous Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Kalla landing punches.
BOOM! Kalla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalla working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalla landing shots from mount.
Tremendous Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalla wants to finish this one by submission but Tremendous Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kalla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla working Tremendous Jr over with strikes here.
Kalla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tremendous Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kalla swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tremendous Jr is now in Kalla's guard. A big mistake from Kalla there, giving up the dominant position!
Tremendous Jr won't allow Kalla to sweep him here.
Tremendous Jr cracks Kalla with a solid left hand.
Kalla keeping full guard, as Tremendous Jr tries to pass.
Kalla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr postures up.
Kalla looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalla, not yet.
Pykky Kalla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tremendous Jr.
Kalla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tremendous Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tremendous Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Kalla's legs - danger averted.
Tremendous Jr postures up.
Kalla has his hands on Tremendous Jr's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pykky Kalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalla 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pykky Kalla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Thorsen (ranked 1161 p4p, 24281 weight class) and Julio Cesar Torres (ranked 139 p4p, 556 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ansgar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cesar Torres!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorsen has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres is pushing Thorsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres stalling the fight.
Thorsen looking for a takedown.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Thorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorsen or not.
Thorsen can't get the takedown.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres has Thorsen pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Torres is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorsens head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Torres.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorsen is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ansgar Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres has Thorsen pressed against the cage.
Thorsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Come on Torres - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Thorsen.
Torres stalling the fight.
Thorsen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torres is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Torres is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres just leaning against Thorsen, taking a breather.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen wants to take the fight to the mat but Torres manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsen.
Thorsen is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Torres.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
A bit of stalling here from Torres.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Torres.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres digs a right hand underneath Thorsen's ribcage. Thorsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Torres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorsen up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Nice shot by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tests Thorsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres tries to keep at a distance but Thorsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Julio Cesar Torres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen letting Torres take a breather here.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Thorsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres lands a body shot.
Thorsen closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Torres.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Julio Cesar Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Torres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torres punishes Thorsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorsen punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres lands the left hand.
Thorsen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen clinches with his opponent.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres blocking some punches.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
Torres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torres can turn it around.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Torres trying to stall but Thorsen improves his position.
Thorsen tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorsen should have avoided that one.
Thorsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres throws out a counter right but Thorsen avoids it with no problem.
Thorsen misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Thorsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres lunges at Thorsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorsen's hand.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Thorsen with an uppercut!
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.
 Thorsen is rocked!
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Thorsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorsen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Torres swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julio Cesar Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maskar Flugamine (ranked 3081 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Bob Babcock (ranked 354 p4p, 374 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maskar Flugamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock gets caught napping as Flugamine dives in and scores a takedown. Babcock manages to retain guard.
Flugamine throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Flugamine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Babcock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Babcock has escaped and now he's on top!
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Flugamine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flugamine is adopting a defensive guard.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Flugamine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flugamine wants to stand but Babcock is controlling the position.
Flugamine has momentary wrist control but Babcock slips an elbow through the middle.
Flugamine wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control but Flugamine is working from the bottom.
Flugamine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Babcock working his ground and pound in the gym.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flugamine throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Flugamine keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Flugamine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flugamine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babcock manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flugamine is in close to Babcock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Flugamine from controlling successfully.
Flugamine stops Babcock from standing up.
Flugamine distracts Babcock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flugamine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flugamine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flugamine is in close to Babcock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flugamine throws a big elbow that misses.
Flugamine postures up and lands a big shot to Babcock's brow.
Babcock wants to sweep here but Flugamine controlling him for the moment.
Flugamine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flugamine connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flugamine is in close to Babcock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flugamine throws a big right hand that misses.
Flugamine throws an elbow that misses. Babcock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flugamine's guard. Nice move by Babcock!
Flugamine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flugamine wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Babcock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babcock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Flugamine.
Flugamine looking to control but Babcock passes into half guard.
Flugamine is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Babcock jumps into side control!
Babcock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Babcock throwing strikes but Flugamine manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flugamine tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Babcock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Flugamine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maskar Flugamine 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.
Nice jab there from Flugamine.
Babcock fails to land the takedown.
Flugamine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flugamine drops his shoulder and cracks Babcock with a huge uppercut! Babcock goes down! Can Flugamine finish him?
 Babcock is rocked!
Flugamine arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Babcock's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maskar Flugamine!
A relieved looking Maskar Flugamine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kamaka (ranked 3276 p4p, 2422 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 356 p4p, 287 weight class). Kamaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heartwork - Carcass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kamaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamaka wants it to stay on the feet.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamaka.
Kamaka misses with a body shot.
Kamaka misses the jab.
Kamaka 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.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamaka drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Kamaka lands with a short shot to the head.
White fails to pull guard.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamaka walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Kamaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamaka.
A clash of legs there as Kamaka blocks the low kick.
White tries to move into range but Kamaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kamaka throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White avoids the body shot from Kamaka.
White throws a hook but Kamaka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaka moves out of range as White strikes.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamaka connects with a body shot.
White lands a jab to the head.
Kamaka takes one to the side of the head.
Kamaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kamaka throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Walter White has been cut.
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!
White blocks a jab.
Kamaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from White.
Kamaka throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
White is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamaka is defending well.
Kamaka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Kamaka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kamaka is looking for a sweep.
Kamaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamaka tries to get out of the position.
Kamaka keeps White under control for a moment.
Kamaka trying to remain calm as White controls from the top position.
Kamaka is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
Kamaka gets back to half guard.
Well, if White is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White winds up and cracks Kamaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Kamaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White slips a nice elbow through Kamaka's hands, connecting with Kamaka's forehead.
Kamaka pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
White cracks Kamaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control the pace but Kamaka is squirming around nicely.
Kamaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White breaks from Kamaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kamaka is rocked!
White drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kamaka! More shots from White and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter White!
A relieved looking Walter White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Joe Kamaka was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Hall (ranked 1788 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Owen Savage (ranked 214 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Savage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Savage's belly button to the back.
Hall connects with the punch.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hall cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jed Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savage tries to land a body kick
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Savage didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savage's head.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hall cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Hall postures up in Savage's guard and throws a big left but Savage blocks it.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up over Savage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hall trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall'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.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savage's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Jed Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Savage is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Savage circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hall shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage pulls Hall in close to his closed guard and prevents Hall from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working Savage over with strikes.
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jed Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savage is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hall is nestled in close to Savage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hall connects with a nice short shot to Savage's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Savage is rocked!
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Savage defending well though.
Savage is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall working over Savage with some ground and pound. Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Hall dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Savage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hall dives in for a single leg takedown but Savage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Savage.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Savage blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Savage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall misses the jab.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Savage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savage is pulling down on Hall's head. It's preventing any offense from Hall, at least for the moment.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owen Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savage's head.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Savage's brow.
Hall postures up in Savage's guard and throws a big left but Savage blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Savage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall stays in close to Savage's body and controls the position.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall works over Savage with some ground and pound from guard.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position.
Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall distracts Savage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Hall!
Owen Savage was interviewed post fight and said '6.45 learner / 84 IQ / 91 IQ and now your momma owes me sloppy top'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy No Neck (ranked 1200 p4p, 821 weight class) and Luka Stjepanic (ranked 163 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy No Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Stjepanic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stjepanic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic looks to land a right hand but No Neck moved out of range.
As Stjepanic tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Stjepanic manages to avoid the attempt.
Stjepanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Stjepanic slams his shin into No Neck's torso.
A slow jab from Stjepanic misses its intended target.
Stjepanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stjepanic!
Stjepanic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and No Neck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stjepanic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from No Neck misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Stjepanic misses.
No Neck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stjepanic.
No Neck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stjepanic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Neck blocks a head kick by Stjepanic.
As Stjepanic tries to get set, No Neck tries to push him back and clinch up but Stjepanic manages to avoid the attempt.
An inside leg kick from Stjepanic misses.
No Neck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stjepanic's head.
Stjepanic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stjepanic. That's going to slow No Neck down.
A good leg kick by Stjepanic.
Stjepanic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stjepanic misses with a looping left.
Stjepanic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stjepanic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stjepanic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No Neck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stjepanic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Neck slips under a jab from Stjepanic.
No Neck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjepanic connects with a leg kick.
Stjepanic tries to land a body kick
and No Neck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stjepanic wants to get back to striking at distance but No Neck won't allow it.
Come on No Neck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
No Neck presses Stjepanic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
No Neck throws a punch but it's blocked by Stjepanic.
A frustrated look appears on Stjepanic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Neck leaning against his opponent.
No Neck gets control of Stjepanic's arms and successfully pulls guard. No Neck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
No Neck keeping moving, preventing Stjepanic from controlling successfully.
No Neck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stjepanic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
No Neck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stjepanic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Neck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
No Neck looking for a guillotine here but Stjepanic defends easily.
Stjepanic content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because No Neck has locked up a guillotine! No Neck's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Stjepanic is holding on here and No Neck must be using up a lot of energy. Stjepanic has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! No Neck gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randy No Neck!
An out of breath Randy No Neck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio De Lima (ranked 2439 p4p, 1990 weight class) and Leepo Greepo (ranked 345 p4p, 298 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leepo Greepo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greepo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Lima to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Lima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greepo trying to control the position.
Greepo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greepo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greepo holds on and takes a little breather.
De Lima with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Lima throwing strikes but missing.
De Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima working some strikes from top position.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Greepo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima lands a couple of elbows.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Greepo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greepo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Lima.
Greepo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Lima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greepo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Greepo looking for a guillotine here but De Lima defends easily.
De Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Greepo keeps moving.
Greepo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima throws a strike but Greepo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greepo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greepo won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
Greepo wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
Greepo tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
De Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Lima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greepo on the ground.
De Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greepo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Lima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Lima.
Greepo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Lima is looking to sweep but instead, Greepo has passed into half guard.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Greepo has control of the leg.
Greepo controlling the action here.
Greepo is looking for a kimura here.
De Lima wants to sweep but Greepo has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to bench press Greepo off him but Greepo keeps the position.
Greepo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lima tries to buck Greepo off but Greepo is having none of it.
Greepo wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lima keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Greepo wants to control but De Lima is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leepo Greepo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Lima throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Greepo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Lima is in Greepo's guard.
De Lima throwing strikes from guard but Greepo blocks nicely.
De Lima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Lima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Greepo keeps moving.
Greepo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greepo seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima trying to control here.
Greepo prevents De Lima from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima punching from the bottom.
De Lima is staying active underneath Greepo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Lima striking from the bottom.
De Lima is pressing down on Greepo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greepo won't allow De Lima to sweep him here.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
De Lima working a defensive guard here.
De Lima wants to sweep here but Greepo controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
De Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Lima striking off his back.
Greepo postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Lima throws a strike aimed at the side of Greepo's head but Greepo avoids it well.
Greepo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
De Lima creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greepo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Greepo parries the strikes from De Lima easily there. De Lima is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Greepo to escape.
De Lima scoring with punches from side control.
Greepo tries to buck De Lima off but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima cracks Greepo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Greepo is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Lima connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greepo defending against the ground and pound.
Greepo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Greepo gets back to full guard.
De Lima chips away with some ground and pound.
Greepo is rocked!
Greepo looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Greepo is still in real trouble! Can De Lima finish him?
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Greepo is keeping the position.
Greepo seems to have recovered his senses.
De Lima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Greepo is retaining full guard.
Greepo keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
De Lima throws a strike but Greepo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
De Lima pulls Greepo in close to his closed guard and prevents Greepo from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
De Lima controls Greepo momentarily but Greepo frees himself.
Greepo preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greepo content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Helio De Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Greepo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greepo advances to half guard.
Greepo prevents De Lima from improving his position.
De Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greepo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greepo's back!
De Lima struggling to land strikes to the head as Greepo covers up.
De Lima throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Greepo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima has the hooks in. Greepo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De Lima throwing sloppy strikes.
De Lima throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima misses with a punch to the head.
De Lima looking to break Greepo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Greepo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise De Lima will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
De Lima is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Greepo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Greepo for a finish.
De Lima looking for the choke from the back.
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greepo can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lima working for a choke but Greepo is defending well.
Greepo turns into De Lima and is now in his guard.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Greepo from controlling successfully.
De Lima wants to control the position but Greepo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Greepo trying to control the action but De Lima is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to roll over but Greepo keeps him under control.
Greepo wants to pass to mount but De Lima is defending the position.
Greepo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Lima!
De Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Helio De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greepo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Lima is looking to escape.
Greepo is working for a guillotine from mount but De Lima frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima tries to improve his position but instead Greepo has taken his back!
Well, with Greepo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before De Lima is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Greepo has his arm under De Lima's chin here. Game over son! Greepo squeezes tightly and De Lima is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leepo Greepo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny King (ranked 452 p4p, 604 weight class) and Fred Schneider (ranked 60 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Lenny King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Schneider's chin.
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6 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schneider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Schneider.
Schneider slips a jab and a cross from King.
Schneider is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King 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.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schneider.
King is looking to counter punch.
King connects with a jab.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Schneider misses.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Ironopolis that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Lenny King has been cut.
Schneider misses with a body shot.
Schneider misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schneider sprawling to the canvas! Schneider rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can King finish him?!
Schneider is rocked!
It looks like Fred Schneider has been cut.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Schneider.
Schneider throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Schneider out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! King is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lenny King!
Lenny King retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Lenny King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 886 p4p, 918 weight class) and Hiroshi Yamasaki (ranked 82 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter fighter
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Belyaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyaev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamasaki did well to prevent Belyaev getting side control.
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belyaev prevents Yamasaki from improving his position.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Yamasaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yamasaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belyaev is working away from the top position though.
Belyaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
Belyaev lands with some strikes.
Belyaev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev lands a big elbow.
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yamasaki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard but Yamasaki defending well.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belyaev pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamasaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
Belyaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamasaki taking some punishment here, with Belyaev in his half guard.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belyaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
Belyaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belyaev working over Yamasaki with some ground and pound. Yamasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Ground and pound from Belyaev.
Belyaev lands strikes from half guard.
Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Belyaev is nestled in close to Yamasaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belyaev wants to pass the guard but Yamasaki is defending well.
Belyaev working over Yamasaki with some ground and pound. Yamasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belyaev lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki has hold of Belyaev's hands but Belyaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki manages to get to full guard.
Yamasaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Belyaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Belyaev.
Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamasaki has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Belyaev. Oh but Yamasaki has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Belyaev goes limp - he's gone! Yamasaki jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hiroshi Yamasaki!
Hiroshi Yamasaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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