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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Garcia (ranked 2900 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 198 p4p, 215 weight class). Wilson has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia connects with a jab.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Chris Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Wilson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Wilson seems to have locked his on tight now - Garcia screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Wilson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Wilson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 4447 p4p, 2076 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 421 p4p, 254 weight class). Chris Griffin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Wallace jumps guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin lands a damaging elbow.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
Griffin lands a damaging elbow.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Wallace wants to stall.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griffin after a bit of a struggle.
We've been hearing reports that Wallace has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Griffin lands an elbow inside.
Wallace jumps guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wallace wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin lands a big head kick that sends Wallace tumbling to the mat! Griffin takes a step backwards and waves Wallace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Wallace is rocked!
 It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Griffin thows a body kick. Wallace tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Wallace flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wallace is out cold! Griffin holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Griffin!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Griffin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Gray (ranked 2838 p4p, 1612 weight class) and Branko Banik (ranked 352 p4p, 228 weight class). Branko Banik 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Banik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gray has momentary wrist control but Banik slips an elbow through the middle.
My spies in Canucks Combat Club inform me that Banik has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Banik looking to pass the guard.
Gray has momentary wrist control but Banik slips an elbow through the middle.
Banik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banik is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gray's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banik looking to pass the guard.
Gray throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Banik escapes and throws Gray's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banik wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
Gray tries to bench press Banik off him but Banik keeps the position.
Gray regains half guard.
Gray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banik pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray actively working from the bottom here.
Gray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banik pulls his head out easily.
Banik content to control rather than advance.
Gray has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Banik. Oh but Gray has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Banik goes limp - he's gone! Gray jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kobe Gray!
A victorious Kobe Gray 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 The Maan (ranked 2231 p4p, 2344 weight class) and Morse Carson (ranked 256 p4p, 272 weight class). Carson has chosen You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morse Carson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Maan catches Carson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Morse Carson has been cut.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maan connects with a looping right hand.
Maan moves out of range as Carson strikes.
Carson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carson defending well as Maan loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maan. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Carson misses.
We've been told by Maan's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carson thuds a left hand into Maan's body.
Carson misses with the combination.
Maan throws a looping overhand right but Carson ducks down to avoid it.
Maan throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Maan lands a glancing blow to the side of Carson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maan thuds a left hand into Carson's body.
Carson throws a series of punches but Maan moves out of range.
Maan scores with a jab.
Maan blocks a jab.
Maan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan throws the left hand but Carson avoids the punch easily.
Maan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carson on the side of the head.
Carson lands an overhand right.
Maan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carson takes one on the button.
Maan 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.
Morse Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Carson misses.
Carson with a hook.
Maan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maan.
Despite the aggression on Carson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carson in his tracks.
That has opened up Morse Carson's cut even more.
Carson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson letting Maan take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Carson - that landed with a thud.
Maan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maan fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carson.
Carson working aggressively here.
Maan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maan misses with some punches.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson misses with some punches.
Carson is working Maan over against the cage.
Maan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maan.
Maan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Maan is looking to control Carson's arms but Carson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maan has his back to the cage.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maan.
Carson digs a right hand into Maan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maan's gas tank.
Carson keeps control of Maan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carson lands a right hand.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Maan.
Carson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carson's elbow.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maan blocks an uppercut.
Carson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carson blocks a body shot from Maan.
Maan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan misses with the head strike.
Maan prevents a body shot from Carson.
Maan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan lands a right hand.
Carson pushes Maan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maan is breathing heavily.
Carson is leaning against Maan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carson works on Maan's body with a couple of short punches.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carson cracks Maan with a nice body shot.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson lands a left hand.
Maan prevents a body shot from Carson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that The Maan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morse Carson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Carson's corner calls for a 1-2. Carson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Carson.
Carson takes the fight into the clinch.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maan tries to work over Carson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carson.
Maan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Maan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Carson as the two fighters clinch.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maan.
Carson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morse Carson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maan trying to control the position but instead, Carson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maan into the cage.
Maan looking to slow down the pace here.
Maan can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Maan blocks an uppercut.
Maan leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Carson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson blocks a body shot from Maan.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Maan avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Carson.
Carson lands with a short shot to the head.
Carson lands with a left to the head.
Carson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson lands a body punch.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Maan avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carson.
A right hand to the body from Carson.
Carson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Carson - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Carson.
A left hand lands to the body for Carson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands a body shot.
Carson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Carson.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carson's elbow.
Maan struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
Carson scores with a shoulder strike.
Carson prevents a body shot from Maan.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson lands an uppercut.
Maan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Maan avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Maan tries to work over Carson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carson lands with a left to the head.
Maan misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Maan controls the action.
Carson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carson drops Maan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maan is rocked!
Carson digs a right hand into Maan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maan's gas tank.
Oh Maan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Carson.
Carson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maan backwards.
Nice body punch from Carson - that landed with a thud.
Carson lands a body shot.
A short right from Carson.
Carson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Carson is unloading with more strikes now! Maan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morse Carson!
Morse Carson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 2494 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 339 p4p, 358 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stroheim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Stroheim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Von Stroheim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Stroheim lands a body punch.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Von Stroheim 's eye.
It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Stroheim throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Von Stroheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Stroheim's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Stroheim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Stroheim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Stroheim lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Von Stroheim.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Stroheims head.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Stroheim looking to stall.
Von Stroheim misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Stroheim lands with a right to the head.
Von Stroheim is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Von Stroheim blocking some punches.
Von Stroheim is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez tries to work over Von Stroheim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Jonas Von Stroheim's cut even more.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Stroheim blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim blocks an uppercut.
Von Stroheim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Stroheim tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Von Stroheim back against the cage.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Von Stroheim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Stroheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Stroheim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Von Stroheim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Stroheim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gonzalez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Von Stroheim can turn it around.
Von Stroheim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Stroheim tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Von Stroheim throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Stroheim is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Stroheim misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Von Stroheim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Stroheim avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Von Stroheim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Stroheim controls his hands.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
The cut above Jonas Von Stroheim's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez is working Von Stroheim over against the cage.
Von Stroheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Stroheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Stroheim avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Stroheim.
Von Stroheim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Von Stroheim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Von Stroheim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Stroheim can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Stroheim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Stroheim finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
Von Stroheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Stroheim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Von Stroheim taking a breather.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Stroheim backwards.
Jonas Von Stroheim's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shaun Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Gonzalez.
 Von Stroheim is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Von Stroheim is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonas Von Stroheim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Somer (ranked 921 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Nasty Man (ranked 102 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trouble Somer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasty Man!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Somer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nasty Man has been cut.
Somer takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Somer finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Somer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man takes a swing at Somer's ribcage but misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Somer.
Somer slips a jab from Man.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man tries to clinch up but Somer circles away and keeps his distance.
Somer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Somer looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Somer looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Somer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somer looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Somer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man slips a straight right by Somer.
Somer needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Somer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somer moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Man forces Somer back against the cage and clinches.
Somer blocks an uppercut.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Somer working hard to break the clinch.
Somer gets control of Man's arms and successfully pulls guard. Somer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Somer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Somer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Somer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Somer fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somer lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Somer. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somer lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Man misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Somer. That snapped Man's head back.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Somer in a clinch.
Somer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Somer circles away.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man slips under a jab.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Somer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Somer throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Somer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Somer just misses with a punch to the body.
Somer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Somer throws a body shot but no joy.
Nasty Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Somer.
Man has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Somer.
Man lands a right hand.
Somer blocks a body shot from Man.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Somer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somer tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Somer drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somer blocks a body shot from Man.
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!
Somer prevents a body shot from Man.
Somer lands with a short shot to the head.
Somer blocks an uppercut.
Somer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Somer controls his hands.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Somer avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Somer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Somer.
Somer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Somer.
Man looks to land a right hand but Somer moved out of range.
Somer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Somer is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man closes the distance but Somer moves to the side
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Somer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasty Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Somer connects with a single shot there.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Somer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Somer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Somer avoids the body shot from Man.
It looks like Somer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Somer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Somer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somer moves out of range of the strikes.
Somer lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Somer, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Nasty Man's cut even more.
Somer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Man wants to clinch up but Somer keeps it at a distance.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Somer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Somer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somer lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Somer throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man is looking to clinch.
Somer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Somer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Somer digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man cracks Somer with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Somer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Somer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Somer was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Somer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man is looking to clinch.
Somer looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
Somer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Somer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Somer. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a body punch.
Somer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Somer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Somer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Somer just misses with a punch to the body.
Man clinches.
Somer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man is breathing heavily.
Somer tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Somer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Somer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Somer backwards.
Somer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Man to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trouble Somer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a left hand.
Somer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Somer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Somer taking a breather.
Somer jumps guard but Man stands there with Somer around his waist. Somer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Somer has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Man misses with the head strike.
Somer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Somer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Somer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man tries to clinch but Somer is having none of it.
Somer throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Somer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Somer was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Somer dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somer misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Somer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The cut above Nasty Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somer tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Somer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Good exchange - Somer coming out on top.
Somer scores with a hook.
Somer throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Somer tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Somer presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man misses with the head strike.
Somer breaks from the clinch.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Somer connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trouble Somer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nasty Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Somer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Somer.
Nasty Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Somer keeps the fight on the outside.
Somer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Somer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Man tumbling to the canvas!
Man is rocked!
Nasty Man's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nasty Man's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trouble Somer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Romero (ranked 850 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 68 p4p, 100 weight class). Vincent Van Elburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Elburg!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Van Elburg.
Romero misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Elburg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Elburg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romero uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Elburg has an active guard here but Romero has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Romero is going to stand back up.
Van Elburg gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Elburg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Elburg is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Van Elburg wants to hit a sweep here but Romero passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Elburg there!
Van Elburg tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Van Elburg is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Elburg regains half guard.
Van Elburg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Elburg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Elburg looking for a guillotine here but Romero defends easily.
Romero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Elburg trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Elburg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Van Elburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Elburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four 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.
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Elburg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Van Elburg's legs - danger averted.
Van Elburg wants to control but Romero passes easily into half guard.
Van Elburg tries to get to full guard but Romero has control of the leg.
Van Elburg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Elburg.
Van Elburg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Elburg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincent Van Elburg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero pushes Van Elburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Elburg lands a nice uppercut.
Van Elburg pushes Romero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Elburg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero blocks a body shot from Van Elburg.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Elburg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romero uses from the top position.
Van Elburg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Elburg has a closed guard, preventing Romero from standing up.
Romero preventing the sweep.
Van Elburg trying to control the position.
Van Elburg looking for a guillotine here but Romero defends easily.
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Elburg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Van Elburg's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg trying to control the position.
Van Elburg pulls Romero in to control the position.
Van Elburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero postures up.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Elburg controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romero is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Van Elburg has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Romero is looking to defend but Van Elburg has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Romero! Van Elburg pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Romero taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vincent Van Elburg!
A very excited looking Vincent Van Elburg 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 Saul Hunter (ranked 841 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Tim Smooth (ranked 95 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Smooth!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smooth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smooth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter working for a triangle but Smooth defends it easily.
Smooth lands a couple of elbows.
Smooth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Smooth postures up.
Hunter is really struggling to control Smooth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smooth wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smooth scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smooth defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smooth postures up.
Smooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smooth defends well.
Hunter looking to control.
Smooth tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Smooth pushes his legs off easily.
Smooth is sitting in close to Hunter's body. Hunter has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Smooth is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Smooth is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hunter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Saul Hunter!
Saul Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Standifer (ranked 168 p4p, 282 weight class) and Draco Leonidas (ranked 14 p4p, 22 weight class). Finlay Standifer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draco Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
Draco Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer checks a leg kick nicely.
Standifer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Standifer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the body.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
so Standifer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Standifer throwing strikes from guard but Leonidas blocks nicely.
Leonidas is trying to keep Standifer in close.
Standifer wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Standifer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonidas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
Standifer content to stall in guard here.
Standifer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Standifer is fighting to break Leonidas's control of his arms but Leonidas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leonidas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Standifer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonidas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Standifer.
Leonidas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Standifer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Standifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Standifer.
Leonidas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Standifer backwards.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
Leonidas lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Standifer lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Standifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Standifer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Standifer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Nice body punch from Standifer - that landed with a thud.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas lands a right hand.
Standifer struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Standifer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Standifer backwards.
Standifer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Standifer can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Standifer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Standifer manages to end up in side control.
Leonidas is not content to let Standifer control the position.
An elbow from Standifer crashes against the mat.
Leonidas is looking to reverse the position.
Standifer controlling the position.
What's Leonidas going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Standifer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Standifer avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Standifer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Standifer.
Leonidas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Leonidas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Standifer moves into the clinch.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
A short left from Standifer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
Standifer throws a head punch that misses.
Standifer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Standifer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Standifer has Leonidas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leonidas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Standifer.
Leonidas tries to work over Standifer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Standifer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Standifer pulls guard successfully.
Standifer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Leonidas is now in half guard.
Leonidas controlling the action here.
Standifer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Standifer is in trouble now - Leonidas has advanced to mount!
Standifer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leonidas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Standifer is looking to escape.
Leonidas controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to control but Standifer is having none of it.
Standifer is looking to get to half guard.
Leonidas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leonidas looking to control but Standifer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Standifer tries to reverse the position but Leonidas maintains control.
Standifer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Leonidas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Standifer throwing strikes from guard but Leonidas blocks nicely.
Finlay Standifer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Standifer looking to sit in guard and control but Leonidas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Standifer is trying to keep Leonidas in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Standifer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Standifer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Standifer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Standifer scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
Leonidas thuds his right hand into Standifer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Standifer punishes Leonidas's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Standifer scores with a three punch combo!
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas throws a hook but Standifer avoids it easily.
A big left from Leonidas misses.
Standifer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Standifer.
Leonidas swings widly with a right hand
and Standifer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlay Standifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Leonidas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a kick to the body
and Standifer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Standifer connects with a body shot that sends Leonidas's belly button to the back.
Standifer throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas scores with a nice head shot.
Leonidas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Standifer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Standifer controls the action.
Standifer lands with a right to the head.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Standifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Standifer tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Standifer back against the cage.
Standifer blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Standifer avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Standifer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Standifer blocks it.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Standifer.
Standifer misses with some punches.
Standifer blocking some punches.
Standifer throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Finlay Standifer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Standifer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Standifer lands a body shot.
Standifer presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Standifer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Standifer lands a body shot.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standifer misses with the head strike.
Standifer misses with some punches.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Standifer prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Standifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Standifer.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
Standifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Standifer on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonidas.
Standifer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Standifer throws a head punch that misses.
Standifer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Standifer.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Standifer pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Standifer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Standifer.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
Standifer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Standifer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonidas's head.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Standifer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Standifer.
Leonidas has his hands on Standifer's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas trying to keep a closed guard but Standifer is proving a slippery customer.
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to control the position here.
Standifer stays in close to Leonidas's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standifer postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Standifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonidas can do to turn this around?
That's two 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.
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Standifer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leonidas manages to circle out of the way.
Standifer lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Standifer slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Standifer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Standifer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Standifer counters with a stiff right hand.
Standifer lands with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Standifer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leonidas - the referee stops the clock and Standifer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leonidas. Standifer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Standifer throws a nice looking combination but Leonidas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonidas thinks about the counter body kick.
Leonidas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Standifer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Standifer throws a big counter combination but Leonidas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a right hand
enabling Standifer to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Standifer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas digs a good hook to Standifer's body.
Leonidas lands a right hook to the body.
Standifer with a nice cross.
Standifer tries to clinch but Leonidas is having none of it.
Leonidas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Standifer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leonidas thinking.
Standifer misses the shot to the body.
Leonidas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Leonidas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Standifer counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Leonidas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonidas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Standifer tries to counter with a takedown but Leonidas is quick to defend against it.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Standifer slips the punch.
A cross from Standifer lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Leonidas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Standifer.
Leonidas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Standifer momentarily.
Standifer swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer had his way with Draco Leonidas in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Standifer swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
Standifer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leonidas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Standifer tries to counter with a takedown but Leonidas is quick to defend against it.
Leonidas connects with a body shot.
Standifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonidas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Standifer. That did some damage!
Leonidas lands a nice hook to Standifer's body. Standifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Standifer controls his hands.
Standifer lands a nice shot to the body.
Standifer blocks an uppercut.
Standifer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Standifer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonidas.
Standifer lands with a light punch inside.
Standifer has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Standifer blocks it.
Standifer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Standifer misses with a body punch.
Standifer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Standifer misses with the head strike.
Draco Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Standifer as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Standifer on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Standifer.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Standifer controls his hands.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Standifer is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Standifer lands with a right to the head.
Standifer successfully pulls guard.
Standifer is trying to control the position but Leonidas postures up.
Leonidas stays in close to Standifer's body and controls the position.
Standifer has his foot on Leonidas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leonidas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer managing to control the position.
Standifer working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standifer is looking for a triangle here but Leonidas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Standifer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leonidas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leonidas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Standifer keeps working.
Standifer is looking to reverse the position.
Finlay Standifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Standifer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leonidas's best efforts.
Standifer is trying to get back to full guard.
Standifer gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Standifer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
Finlay Standifer retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 154 p4p, 1124 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 17 p4p, 130 weight class). McIntyre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gallantry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inhanamoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McIntyre dips to his left and cracks Inhanamoto with an uppercut!
McIntyre throws a low kick but Inhanamoto avoids it.
Inhanamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inhanamoto lands with a nice body punch.
McIntyre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
McIntyre misses with the body kick
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
McIntyre throws a hook but Inhanamoto blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OH! McIntyre has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Inhanamoto smells blood and charges in for the finish! Inhanamoto unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of McIntyre sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryu Inhanamoto!
Ryu Inhanamoto retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Ryu Inhanamoto 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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