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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Logan (ranked 3826 p4p, 3244 weight class) and Gerard Messing (ranked 424 p4p, 364 weight class). Gerard Messing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Messing!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan connects with a right hand. Messing shakes it off.
Messing takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Messing lands with an uppercut that bounces Logan off the cage and back into range.
Messing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Logan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Messing scores with a couple of nice shots.
Messing wants to work for an arm triangle but Logan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Logan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Logan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Messing is looking to stall here but Logan recovers full guard.
Logan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Messing is proving a slippery customer.
Messing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Messing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Messing got a little sloppy there for a moment and Logan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Messing has managed to get both his arms back between Logan's legs - danger averted.
Logan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Messing is in close to Logan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Messing trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Logan has momentary wrist control but Messing slips an elbow through the middle.
Logan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Messing defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messing trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messing lands a couple of elbows.
Messing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Messing passes Logan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Messing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Messing is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Messing working Logan over with strikes.
Messing moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Logan.
Logan taking a bit of punishment here - Messing scoring with strikes.
 Logan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messing cracks Logan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Messing immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Logan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Messing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Messing!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Leaf (ranked 3706 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 301 p4p, 236 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janjan swings for the body but Leaf moves out of range.
Janjan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leaf gets caught napping as Janjan dives in and scores a takedown. Leaf manages to retain guard.
Janjan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leaf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Janjan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leaf 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.
Janjan works over Leaf with some ground and pound from guard.
Janjan chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan advances to half guard.
Janjan prevents Leaf from improving his position.
Leaf wants to control but Janjan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Janjan slips a nice elbow through Leaf's hands, connecting with Leaf's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjan throwing shots but Leaf is blocking nicely.
Leaf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janjan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Janjan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Janjan lands strikes from half guard.
Leaf taking some punishment here, with Janjan in his half guard.
Leaf is rocked!
Janjan trying to control from half guard but Leaf is working away.
Oh Leaf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janjan lands with a punch from half guard.
Janjan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Janjan lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Leaf quite badly. Leaf pulls Janjan in close trying to recover. Janjan postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Leaf on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Leaf doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dodong Janjan!
Dodong Janjan 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 Dean Gaines (ranked 1953 p4p, 5027 weight class) and Carlos Mendoza (ranked 229 p4p, 501 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Gaines misses its intended target.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Gaines moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza tries to clinch
and Gaines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza throws an off balance right hand
and Gaines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaines slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendoza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaines throwing a counter right hand but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Gaines misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Gaines.
Gaines takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but Gaines shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Gaines acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Gaines. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
Dean Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Mendoza.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendoza, as that shot connected.
Gaines feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gaines needs to keep his hands up - Mendoza had a free shot at his head there.
Gaines gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendoza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendoza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaines is fending him off so far but Mendoza persists. Nope, Gaines circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendoza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaines did well to prevent Mendoza getting side control.
Gaines makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gaines is trying to control but can't.
Gaines keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mendoza trying to control from half guard but Gaines is working away.
Gaines definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza thows a huge punch but Gaines dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is trying to stand back up but Mendoza is controlling him
Gaines is staying active underneath Mendoza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gaines manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mendoza keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gaines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
A short left from Mendoza.
Gaines tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Gaines back against the cage.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaines managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Gaines scores with a hook to the body.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaines or not.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaines controls his hands.
Mendoza lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaines.
Mendoza lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Gaines throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaines is defending well for now.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaines lands a right hand.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gaines seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gaines smiles and moves away.
Gaines throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Gaines cracks Mendoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
Mendoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaines.
Dean Gaines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaines under the eye.
Mendoza tries to clinch up
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaines as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
Mendoza steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gaines.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Gaines avoids it well.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaines throws a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots and misses
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
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!
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gaines to keep the fight standing.
Mendoza pulls guard.
Gaines wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.
Gaines trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaines trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendoza's guard.
Mendoza is looking for a triangle but Gaines pushes his legs off easily.
Mendoza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gaines is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mendoza.
A control attempt from Mendoza but he's now mounted!
Gaines stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendoza fails with the takedown
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza misses with a combination
enabling Gaines to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaines ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendoza lands with a straight right. Gaines didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaines misses the body punch
and Mendoza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaines scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaines lands a body punch.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaines avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaines swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mendoza.
Gaines working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaines misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gaines dominated that round.
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.
Mendoza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaines throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaines takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Gaines.
Gaines connects with a nice looking jab.
Mendoza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaines can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
A body shot lands from Gaines.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gainess head.
A short left from Gaines.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaines digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Gaines.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaines connects with a jab.
Gaines lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mendoza can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gaines and Mendoza drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gaines.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Gaines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 3149 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Cole Steel (ranked 415 p4p, 312 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ulysses Corbin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ulysses Corbin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a hook but Corbin blocks it.
Steel takes a swing at Corbin's ribcage but misses.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steel, as that shot connected.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbin.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Corbin misses the shot to the body.
Steel tries to bum rush Corbin with a series of wild strikes but Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Corbin.
Corbin moves out of range as Steel strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Corbin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel slips under a jab from Corbin.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Corbin's head but Corbin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Corbin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with the left hand. Corbin knows he should have avoided that one.
Corbin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Corbin moved out of range nicely.
Corbin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Corbin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel takes a swing at Corbin's ribcage but misses.
Steel with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel lands a slapping body shot.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corbin is working away from the top position though.
Corbin prevents Steel from improving his position.
Steel has his hands clasped together around Corbin's back. He's all about the action.
Steel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel is refusing to be controlled, as Corbin sits in half guard.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel is staying active underneath Corbin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is looking to get back to full guard here but Corbin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Steel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Steel tries to bench press Corbin off him but Corbin keeps the position.
Corbin lands some shots froms side control.
Corbin lands some shots froms side control.
Corbin working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steel struggling a bit here.
Corbin trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel holds on to Corbin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Corbin working away.
Corbin taking a breather here.
Corbin wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Corbin controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corbin in the domination position with Steel hanging on.
Steel wants to control but Corbin postures up.
Corbin is working Steel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Steel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corbin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Steel is pressing down on Corbin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steel has his hands on Corbin's head, controlling the position.
Corbin preventing the sweep.
Steel is still trying to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steel stalling.
Steel works his way into side control.
Corbin is trying to improve his position.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Corbin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corbin gets back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Steel passes to full mount!
Corbin tries to reverse the position but Steel maintains control.
Steel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Corbin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steel tries to control but Corbin wriggling away.
Steel takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control momentarily.
Corbin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Steel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Steel is trying to control but Corbin is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Corbin is trying to escape the mount.
Steel controlling the position easily from mount.
Corbin working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steel controlling from the full mount.
Steel is continuing to stall.
Steel looking to finish with strikes here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel content just to control the position here.
Steel looking to control but Corbin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel controlling from mount.
Corbin regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel wants to control but Corbin is keeping him busy.
Corbin trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Corbin is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Steel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Corbin misses with a wild body shot.
Steel misses with a body punch
and Corbin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Corbin moves away from the strike by Steel.
Corbin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws out a counter right but Corbin avoids it with no problem.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Corbin shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steel duly obliges.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Corbin's ribs.
Corbin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbin just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Corbin finds it's way through Steel's defenses.
Steel misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin throws a big shot that misses.
Steel throws a counter combo.
Corbin sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel throws a hook but Corbin avoids it easily.
Steel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Corbin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steel to the mat! Steel manages to get full guard.
Steel pulls Corbin in to control the position.
Steel 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.
Steel trying to control the position here.
Ulysses Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corbin wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Corbin trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel working for a triangle but Corbin defends it easily.
Corbin content to stall in guard here.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel keeps trying to improve his position.
Corbin throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
Corbin trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Corbin is really struggling to control Steel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Corbin moves away and avoids it.
Corbin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cole Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Corbin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steel catches Corbin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corbin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Corbin's ribs.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corbin lands a jab-cross combination.
Cole Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel jabs at Corbin's body.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corbin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Corbin misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Corbin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel throws a combination that misses
letting Corbin counter with a right hand.
Corbin lands with an overhand left.
Corbin throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corbin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steel sprawls and moves away.
Steel cracks Corbin with a good jab.
Corbin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Corbin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel wants to counter with a clinch but Corbin pushes him away.
Corbin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corbin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corbin counters with a straight right hand.
Corbin misses with an uppercut. Steel saw that one coming.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corbin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel throws a body punch but Corbin moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Corbin misses its target.
Corbin lands a slapping body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Steel coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel misses the body punch
and Corbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Corbin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steel unleashes a big counter combination but Corbin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Corbin looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corbin dodges the punch combination from Steel.
It looked like Corbin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corbin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corbin throws a big shot that misses.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Corbin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corbin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbin defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Corbin misses the shot to the body.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corbin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corbin works the jab nicely.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corbins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Corbin. No joy for Steel on that attempt.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Corbin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corbin defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Corbin misses its intended target.
Corbin throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel jabs Corbin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corbin thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
Corbin blocks a head kick by Steel.
Corbin throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbin is just out of range.
Corbin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corbin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steel, as that shot connected.
Corbin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Corbin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Corbin saw that one coming.
Corbin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Steel 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!
Steel throws a hook but Corbin blocks it.
Steel swings for the body but Corbin moves out of range.
Corbin is looking for a counter combo.
Corbin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corbin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corbin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corbin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Corbin throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Steel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Corbin finds it's target.
Corbin takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel avoids the body shot from Corbin.
Corbin loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Corbin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corbin or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel takes one to the side of the head.
Corbin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Corbin should have avoided that one.
Corbin closes the distance and clinches.
Corbin stalling in the clinch but Steel improves position.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbin's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel slows down the pace here.
Steel leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Corbin controls the action.
Steel trying to stall but Corbin improves his position.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Corbin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Corbin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Corbin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbin being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Steel 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.
Steel looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Corbin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corbin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Corbin wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steel throws a body punch but Corbin moves out of range.
No joy there for Corbin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corbin lands with a nice body punch.
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel throws a body punch but Corbin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Corbin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Corbin scores with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Corbin on that attempt.
Steel looks to land a combination but Corbin avoids it well.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Corbin ducks down to avoid it.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corbin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Corbin saw that one coming.
Corbin feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corbin. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a jab to the head.
Steel swings for the body but Corbin moves out of range.
Corbin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel throws the left hand but Corbin avoids the punch easily.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Corbin!
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corbin keeps working.
Steel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Corbin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steel but great work by Corbin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbin controls the position from side control.
Steel tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Corbin landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steel is trying to improve his position.
Steel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Corbin's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Corbin there.
Steel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Steel is looking for a sweep. Corbin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel has hold of Corbin's hands but Corbin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Corbin prevents Steel from improving his position.
Steel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel.
Corbin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Corbin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steel controlling Corbin's posture.
Steel trying to control the position.
Corbin preventing the sweep.
Corbin with a nice head shot there.
Steel wants to stand up but Corbin is controlling him.
Corbin wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corbin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel tries to bum rush Corbin with a series of wild strikes but Corbin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corbin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Corbin from controlling successfully.
Ulysses Corbin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corbin preventing the sweep.
Steel is controlling Corbin's posture.
Corbin distracts Steel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control the position.
Corbin trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.
Corbin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corbin keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Steel!
A very excited looking Cole Steel 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hurst (ranked 2383 p4p, 3061 weight class) and Char Donnay (ranked 279 p4p, 351 weight class). The key to victory for Gordon Hurst has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Char Donnay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donnay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurst manages to avoid it.
Hurst avoids a kick to the body.
Hurst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donnay moves out of range of the body kick from Hurst.
Donnay throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It appears Hurst was looking to counter with a kick there.
Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donnay tries for a takedown but Hurst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donnay scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurst throws the left hand but Donnay avoids the punch easily.
Donnay throws a wild body kick that Hurst sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Donnay with that takedown attempt.
Hurst checks a leg kick.
Hurst swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a shot to the body.
Hurst takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnay avoids a kick to the body.
Donnay feints and as Hurst raises his hands in defense, Donnay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donnay wants to pass the guard but Hurst is keeping the position.
Donnay trying to control but Hurst is working from the bottom.
Donnay throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnay wants to control from the top but Hurst keeps moving.
Hurst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst wants to sweep here but Donnay controlling him for the moment.
Donnay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donnay sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Donnay 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.
Donnay throws a big right hand that misses.
Donnay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donnay stands and throws Hurst's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Donnay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnay lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donnay scores with punches from side control.
Donnay cracks Hurst with a big elbow.
Hurst parries the strikes from Donnay easily there. Donnay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hurst to escape.
Donnay working the head and body with strikes.
Donnay controls the position.
Donnay is working Hurst over with some ground and pound from side control.
Donnay tries to advance to mount but Hurst denies him.
The strikes coming from Donnay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Donnay controls the position.
Hurst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hurst dodges the ground and pound from Donnay.
Hurst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnay trying to control the position but Hurst is working away.
Hurst stops Donnay from passing to mount.
Donnay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hurst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hurst is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Donnay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Donnay working the ground and pound but Hurst is defending the strikes.
Hurst is trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donnay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurst keeps working.
Donnay creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Donnay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Donnay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Donnay working the ground and pound.
Hurst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donnay is chipping away with strikes.
Donnay working the head and body with strikes.
Hurst tries to buck Donnay off but Donnay is having none of it.
Donnay trying to control the action but Hurst is working from the bottom.
Donnay in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donnay wants to control but Hurst is keeping him busy.
Donnay working the ground and pound.
Donnay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hurst down.
Hurst is rocked!
The ground and pound from Donnay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donnay in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Hurst is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnay in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hurst looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Donnay turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay!
After winning the bout, Char Donnay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 2372 p4p, 5834 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 281 p4p, 548 weight class). Coles's entrance music is HonestKey- Pass. A fine choice. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston throws a body shot but no joy.
Houston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Houston slips a jab from Coles.
Coles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Coles moves away from the strike by Houston.
Coles throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Houston is rocked!
Houston leaves his chin hanging out and Coles seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Houston crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Coles!
A victorious Phillip Coles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Liars (ranked 2303 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 273 p4p, 258 weight class). Savinov has chosen HonestKey- Point A as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Liars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liars throws a hook but Savinov avoids it easily.
Savinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liars's hands.
Liars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savinov throws out a counter right but Liars avoids it with no problem.
Liars scores with a jab to the body.
Liars throws a lazy right hand but Savinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liars on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savinov is looking to slow Liars down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liars. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov ducks under a wild hook from Liars.
Savinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liars shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Liars showed some decent athleticism there.
Savinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Savinov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Savinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savinov wants to sweep here but Liars controlling him for the moment.
Liars is looking to work some ground and pound but Savinov has wrist control.
Liars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liars is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Liars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liars's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savinov controls Liars momentarily but Liars frees himself.
Liars throws a big elbow that misses.
Liars content to stall in guard here.
Liars trying to control the position from guard on top but Savinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liars throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liars trying to control the position from guard on top but Savinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Savinov leaves Liars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savinov throws a hook but Liars blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Savinov as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Christian Liars has been cut.
Savinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liars. Liars circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savinov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Savinov thumps Liars with a low kick.
Liars misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Savinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liars scores with a hook to the body. Savinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liars misses with a jab to the body
and Savinov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a front kick aimed at Liars's knee but Liars avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savinov throws an off balance right hand
and Liars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Savinov.
Savinov lands a big head kick that sends Liars tumbling to the mat! Savinov takes a step backwards and waves Liars back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Liars is rocked!
Savinov fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Liars square on the jaw! Damn, Liars is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexev Savinov!
Our winner, Alexev Savinov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 1948 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Ossi Omenankukka (ranked 226 p4p, 290 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossi Omenankukka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Omenankukka takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Bayarmaa throws a lazy head kick
and Omenankukka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bayarmaa throws a hook but Omenankukka avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa is looking to land body kicks.
Bayarmaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Omenankukka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bayarmaa. That one must have hurt.
Bayarmaa is looking to slow Omenankukka down with leg kicks.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Omenankukka.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter the offense by Omenankukka and move into the clinch.
Omenankukka connects with a right hand. Bayarmaa shakes it off.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omenankukka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bayarmaa's hands.
Bayarmaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Omenankukka.
Bayarmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch
and Omenankukka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Omenankukka as he checks the leg kick.
Bayarmaa looks for the body kick but Omenankukka saw that one coming.
Omenankukka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Omenankukka.
Omenankukka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Omenankukka is just out of range.
Bayarmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bayarmaa scores with the left hand. Omenankukka knows he should have avoided that one.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that misses.
Omenankukka blocks a low kick nicely.
Omenankukka throws out a counter right but Bayarmaa avoids it with no problem.
Omenankukka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bayarmaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Omenankukka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bayarmaa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Omenankukka.
Bayarmaa is being controlled here.
Omenankukka in side control, throwing shots but Bayarmaa defends.
Omenankukka is chipping away with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Omenankukka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bayarmaa dodges the ground and pound from Omenankukka.
Omenankukka is putting a hurting on Bayarmaa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Omenankukka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Omenankukka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bayarmaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa controls the position for a moment.
Bayarmaa defending against the ground and pound.
Omenankukka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bayarmaa tries to buck Omenankukka off but Omenankukka is having none of it.
Bayarmaa struggling a bit here.
Omenankukka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Omenankukka scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omenankukka landing strikes.
Omenankukka lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bayarmaa down.
Omenankukka trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Omenankukka scores with punches from side control.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Bayarmaa trying to control but Omenankukka flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Omenankukka landing with strikes.
Omenankukka has Bayarmaa flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omenankukka punishes Bayarmaa with strikes from the back mount.
Omenankukka lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Well, with Omenankukka on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bayarmaa is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Omenankukka working for the choke.
Omenankukka punishes Bayarmaa with strikes from the back mount.
Bayarmaa covers up after that shot from Omenankukka.
Bayarmaa tries to escape the position.
Bayarmaa is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Omenankukka.
Bayarmaa is trapped and Omenankukka is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Omenankukka looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omenankukka scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Omenankukka is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bayarmaa is rocked!
Omenankukka is punishing Bayarmaa with some ground and pound.
Oh Bayarmaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Omenankukka lands a good shot there. Bayarmaa covers up! Omenankukka smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Bayarmaa to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Omenankukka jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ossi Omenankukka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 2043 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Aaron Goodson (ranked 231 p4p, 239 weight class). Goodson has chosen HonestKey- The Unseen as his entrance music. Dennis Cunningham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham looks to land a left hand but Goodson moved out of range nicely.
Goodson throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Cunningham slips a straight right by Goodson.
Aaron Goodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodson slips a straight right by Cunningham.
We've been hearing reports that Cunningham has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Goodson tries to move into range but Cunningham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Goodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cunningham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goodson 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.
Goodson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Goodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Cunningham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunningham lands a nice hook to Goodson's body. Goodson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cunningham shoots in but Goodson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goodson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cunningham with a body shot.
Cunningham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goodson is looking to stand up but Cunningham isn't so interested in that idea.
Cunningham lands a couple of digs.
Goodson being controlled here, momentarily.
Cunningham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cunningham 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.
Goodson is trying to control the position but Cunningham postures up.
Goodson wants to sweep but no luck.
Goodson working a defensive guard but Cunningham passes into half guard.
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. Cunningham connects with a nice short shot to Goodson's temple.
Goodson is staying active underneath Cunningham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goodson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunningham.
Goodson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is taking a breather. Goodson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Goodson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cunningham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cunningham lands a nice short elbow.
Goodson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cunningham.
Goodson is looking for a sweep. Cunningham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunningham moves into full mount! Goodson won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodson is bucking up trying to escape but Cunningham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cunningham lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cunningham drops a big elbow. That's hurt Goodson! More shots from Cunningham and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Cunningham!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hardy (ranked 1089 p4p, 1854 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 120 p4p, 219 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Cloud jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy stays in close to Cloud's body and controls the position.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy 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.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Cloud trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cloud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
Cloud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy is adopting a defensive guard.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cloud can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cloud wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Cloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy stays in close to Cloud's body and controls the position.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloud is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Cloud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardy trying to mount his opponent but Cloud defends it.
Hardy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardy wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Hardy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cloud knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though.
Hardy is trying to control. Cloud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cloud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Cloud is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardy won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cloud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Cloud is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cloud sprawls and moves away.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Cloud's body. Cloud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cloud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cloud walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Hardy jabs Cloud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Cloud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cloud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robby Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud connects with a single shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Cloud with a hook.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cloud's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloud.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloud throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Cloud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cloud.
Hardy cracks Cloud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Cloud.
Cloud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy swings for the body but Cloud moves out of range.
Hardy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cloud defends well and Hardy ends up having to push Cloud into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Cloud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.
Cloud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cloud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cloud is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Cloud on the inside.
Hardy stalling the fight.
Cloud works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Cloud.
A nice left hand lands by Cloud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Cloud breaks the clinch.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cloud.
It looks like Oliver Hardy has been cut.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Cloud is quick to defend against it.
Cloud scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Cloud fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hardy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hardy wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cloud.
Cloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Cloud lands an uppercut.
Cloud lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Cloud.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cloud digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Cloud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cloud scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Cloud.
Hardy tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Cloud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cloud to score with a decent uppercut.
Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloud misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
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!
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Hardy won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloud has wrist control.
Hardy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cloud controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloud looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Cloud ducks down to avoid it.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cloud won't be happy with that.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Cloud is letting Hardy control him for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud gets back to half guard.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Cloud dodges it nicely.
Hardy misses with a head shot. Cloud uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Cloud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cloud lands with a shot to the body.
Cloud connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Cloud is quick to defend against it.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cloud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Cloud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Hardy is looking to wear down Cloud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Hardy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
A cross from Cloud lands.
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud misses the jab.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Cloud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Cloud circles away easily
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Cloud shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges at Cloud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cloud's hand.
Cloud scores with a shot to the body.
Cloud is looking to clinch.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cloud looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cloud sprawls and moves away.
Cloud misses with the combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy attempts a counter takedown but Cloud avoids it well and moves away.
Cloud tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Cloud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control.
Cloud tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Cloud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Cloud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy moves into full mount!
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!
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Hardy landing punches.
Cloud is working to get back to half guard.
Cloud taking shots to the head.
Hardy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardy cracks Cloud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cloud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloud?
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloud looks a forlorn figure.
Hardy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cloud badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hardy around the waist but Hardy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hardy is the winner by TKO! Hardy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hardy!
After winning the bout, Oliver Hardy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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