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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 3112 p4p, 23350 weight class) and Omnicron Bilesdon (ranked 372 p4p, 524 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omnicron Bilesdon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilesdon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bacia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Bacia's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bilesdon tries to clinch up but Bacia circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacia thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bilesdon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bacia as he jumps to the side.
Bilesdon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bilesdon drives through with a takedown into Bacia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bilesdon is looking to work some ground and pound but Bacia has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilesdon trying to control but Bacia is working from the bottom.
Bacia wants to get back to his feet but Bilesdon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bacia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilesdon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bilesdon wants to control from the top but Bacia keeps moving.
Bacia has his hands on Bilesdon's head, controlling the position.
Bilesdon pushing down on Bacia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bilesdon trying to control the pace.
Bilesdon tries to pass to full mount but Bacia defends it.
That's two 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.
Bacia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bacia is working hard here to advance position.
Bilesdon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bilesdon.
Bilesdon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bilesdon postures up in Bacia's guard and throws a big left but Bacia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia looking to control.
Bacia keeping full guard, as Bilesdon tries to pass.
Bacia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bilesdon on the ground.
Bilesdon is looking to stand up but Bacia won't let him.
Bilesdon stands up and waves to Bacia to follow him.
Bacia throws a looping overhand right but Bilesdon ducks down to avoid it.
Bilesdon feints the counter takedown.
Bilesdon throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bacia to counter with a crisp jab.
Bacia darts in and clinches Bilesdon up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bacia fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bilesdon.
A head punch on the inside from Bacia fails to land.
Bilesdon wants to break free but Bacia has control.
Nice body punch from Bacia - that landed with a thud.
Bilesdon is looking for a takedown.
Bilesdon is trying to pull guard but Bacia has him pressed against the cage.
Mabuz Bacia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omnicron Bilesdon.
Bilesdon blocking some punches.
Bilesdon trying to control the position but instead, Bacia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bilesdon into the cage.
Bacia can't find room to land a body shot as Bilesdon controls the action.
Bacia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Bacia to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bacia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacia swings wildly with an uppercut but Bilesdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bilesdon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacia.
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 Mabuz Bacia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bacia lands a left and a right that send Bilesdon crashing to the mat, dazed. Bacia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Bilesdon is rocked!
 It looks like Omnicron Bilesdon has been cut.
Bilesdon leaves his chin hanging out and Bacia seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bilesdon crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mabuz Bacia!
An out of breath Mabuz Bacia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 3390 p4p, 4107 weight class) and Magomed Omarov (ranked 408 p4p, 465 weight class). Magomed Omarov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Omarov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omarov shoots in and gets a takedown into Nishiyama's guard.
Omarov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nishiyama is adopting a defensive guard.
Omarov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishiyama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Omarov wants to control from the top but Nishiyama keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omarov 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nishiyama is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nishiyama stuffs the takedown attempt from Omarov. Omarov gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Omarov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omarov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nishiyama defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nishiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nishiyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nishiyama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omarov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nishiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Omarov circles away.
Omarov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nishiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nishiyama connects with the punch.
Omarov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Omarov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Omarov walks into a straight right hand from Nishiyama.
Omarov tries for a takedown but Nishiyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurou Nishiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Omarov.
Omarov scores with a takedown into Nishiyama's guard.
Nishiyama wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama misses with the body kick
and Omarov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nishiyama won't be happy with that.
Nishiyama explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nishiyama looks to land a combination but Omarov avoids it well.
Nishiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiyama misses with a body kick.
Omarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Omarov blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiyama. Omarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omarov pushes Nishiyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Nishiyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Omarov walks away with a smile on his face. Nishiyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nishiyama swings widly with a right hand
and Omarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nishiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omarov shoots in but Nishiyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Omarov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nishiyama fails with the takedown
and Omarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nishiyama thinking.
Omarov connects with a single shot there.
Nishiyama throws an overhand right that lands on Omarov's shoulder, as Omarov tries to avoid the shot.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown but Nishiyama shows good takedown defense.
Omarov moves away from the strike by Nishiyama.
Nice uppercut lands for Nishiyama. That snapped Omarov's head back.
Nishiyama misses with a head kick.
Nishiyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Omarov avoids a kick to the body.
Nishiyama misses with a low kick.
Omarov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nishiyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nishiyama is trying to push Omarov away but Omarov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nishiyama avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurou Nishiyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Omarov throws a nice looking combination but Nishiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omarov closes the distance and clinches.
Nishiyama wants to get back to striking at distance but Omarov won't allow it.
Omarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omarov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishiyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nishiyama instigates a clinch.
Omarov has Nishiyama pushed against the cage.
Nishiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omarov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishiyama clinches.
Omarov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nishiyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nishiyama misses with a head kick.
Nishiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omarov can do to turn this around?
Nishiyama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Omarov was covering up waiting for the punch and Nishiyama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Omarov kicks Nishiyama off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Omarov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Nishiyama is predictable there
and Omarov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nishiyama's guard.
Omarov with a nice head shot there.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Omarov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Omarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nishiyama is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nishiyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Omarov 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 Nishiyama.
Omarov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nishiyama to see if he's OK.
Omarov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Omarov in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiyama struggling a bit here.
Omarov working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nishiyama!
Omarov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nishiyama hang on?
Omarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nishiyama wants to get back to his feet.
Nishiyama wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
What can Nishiyama do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Let's hope that Omarov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama is really stuck here.
Omarov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Omarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Omarov avoids the head kick by Nishiyama.
Nishiyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Omarov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omarov takes a swing at Nishiyama's ribcage but misses.
Nishiyama takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
Nishiyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nishiyama throws a nice looking combination but Omarov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omarov shoots for a takedown but Nishiyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nishiyama misses with an uppercut.
Omarov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nishiyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Omarov somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nishiyama sprawls well. Nishiyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurou Nishiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Omarov.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nishiyama sprawls well. Nishiyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omarov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama misses with a low kick.
Omarov dives in for a single leg takedown but Nishiyama sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nishiyama!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nishiyama.
Omarov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nishiyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Omarov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omarov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nishiyama scores with a nice body kick.
Nishiyama throws a body kick that misses.
Nishiyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Nishiyama. No joy for Omarov on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiyama throws a push kick but Omarov slaps the foot to one side.
Nishiyama has closed the distance and engaged Omarov in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omarov manages to break the clinch.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nishiyama but Nishiyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nishiyama throws a leg kick which misses Omarov's front leg but catches the back leg as Omarov tries to avoid it.
Kurou Nishiyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Omarov has managed to clinch.
Nishiyama misses with a punch to the body.
Omarov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Magomed Omarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Omarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nishiyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov landing some decent shots from guard.
Omarov wants to control from the top but Nishiyama keeps moving.
Nishiyama is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Omarov dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nishiyama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omarov decides to stand back up. Omarov steps back and let's Nishiyama get back to his feet.
Omarov slips a jab and a cross from Nishiyama.
A head kick by Nishiyama misses
and Omarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Omarov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nishiyama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurou Nishiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nishiyama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurou Nishiyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Santos (ranked 3246 p4p, 3526 weight class) and Kajulik Van Dorner (ranked 351 p4p, 379 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Dorner's choice of entrance music: Fancy Fan Action. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kajulik Van Dorner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in and drives through. Van Dorner sprawls well.
Van Dorner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Dorner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos dives in and grabs Van Dorner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Dorner pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Dorner. Santos shrugs it off though.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Dorner.
Van Dorner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Van Dorner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Van Dorner gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Van Dorner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
Van Dorner breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos goes for a double leg but Van Dorner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Dorner continues to drive forward.
Van Dorner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Dorner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos tries for a takedown but Van Dorner circles away easily
and Van Dorner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Dorner.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Van Dorner moves into the clinch.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Van Dorner.
A hook to the body from Van Dorner.
Van Dorner breaks from the clinch.
Kajulik Van Dorner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Dorner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Van Dorner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leonardo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Van Dorner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Van Dorner.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Dorner misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Van Dorner wants to get back to his feet but Santos passes into half guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Van Dorner is working from the bottom.
Santos prevents Van Dorner from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Dorner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Dorner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Van Dorner is keeping the position.
Van Dorner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos pushes down on Van Dorner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Dorner pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
Van Dorner actively working from the bottom here.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van Dorner is controlling Santos's trapped leg to prevent Santos from advancing to side control.
Van Dorner 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 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.
Santos is working for a kimura but Van Dorner is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos wants to control but Van Dorner is keeping him busy.
Van Dorner is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Van Dorner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Van Dorner defends the submission attempt.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Van Dorner is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kajulik Van Dorner 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.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Dorner tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Dorner to the ground. Van Dorner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Dorner stuffs the takedown.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Van Dorner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos avoids the head kick by Van Dorner.
Santos shoots in but Van Dorner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Van Dorner.
Santos throws a hook but Van Dorner avoids it easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Van Dorner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos dives in and grabs Van Dorner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Dorner pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Van Dorner with the inside leg kick.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that Van Dorner avoids nicely.
Van Dorner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Dorner throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Dorner.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Van Dorner gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Van Dorner breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Van Dorner lands but Santos takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Dorner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Van Dorner shows good takedown defense.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Van Dorner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dorner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Dorner sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Dorner misses.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Van Dorner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Dorner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dorner lands a head kick. Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dorner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Dorner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dorner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Dorner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a head kick by Van Dorner.
Santos shoots in but Van Dorner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Van Dorner raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick from Van Dorner lands but Santos takes it in his stride.
Van Dorner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dorner, which made it look bad.
Van Dorner unleashes a big counter combination but Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Dorner throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Van Dorner looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Van Dorner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Dorner lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Van Dorner misses with a head kick.
Santos attempts a counter takedown but Van Dorner avoids it well and moves away.
Van Dorner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Van Dorner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Dorner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Dorner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos slips under a jab from Van Dorner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Dorner counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Dorner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Dorner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kajulik Van Dorner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Van Dorner throws a counter combo.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Van Dorner counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos goes for a double leg but Van Dorner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Dorner continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dorner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a jab when Van Dorner was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Dorner! But no joy.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Dorner tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Dorner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner lands a two punch combo.
Van Dorner scores with a head kick. Santos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Dorner circles away.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Dorner swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Van Dorner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Dorner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Dorner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Dorner as he connects with a hook.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Dorner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Santos is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dorner, which made it look bad.
Van Dorner wants to counter with a clinch but Santos pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner misses with a body shot.
Van Dorner throws a nice head kick!
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Van Dorner does no damage.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Dorner counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Santos with a poor takedown
and Van Dorner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Dorner manages to break the clinch.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Dorner counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Dorner connects with a looping right hand.
Kajulik Van Dorner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle, before Van Dorner throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Santos's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Van Dorner lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kajulik Van Dorner!
Kajulik Van Dorner made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the beast I worship.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 2453 p4p, 5296 weight class) and Arthur Foreman (ranked 336 p4p, 561 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Lehtola is out of range.
Lehtola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman ducks right into an uppercut from Lehtola.
Lehtola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Foreman tries to get set, Lehtola tries to push him back and clinch up but Foreman manages to avoid the attempt.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtola.
Lehtola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lehtola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lehtola throws the left hand but Foreman avoids the punch easily.
Foreman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foreman blocks a jab.
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman misses with a 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!
Lehtola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foreman's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lehtola.
Lehtola dips to his left and cracks Foreman with an uppercut!
A big right from Foreman misses.
Lehtola tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Foreman manages to circle out of the way.
Foreman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehtola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Lehtola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehtola.
Foreman throws an elbow that misses.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Lehtola working aggressively here.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola misses with the head strike.
Lehtola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foreman throws an elbow but it misses.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman pushes Lehtola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lehtola lands a right hand.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lehtola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehtola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehtola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lehtola blocks an uppercut.
Foreman misses with a body punch.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman tries a body shot but Lehtola blocks it.
Lehtola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Lehtola back against the cage.
Lehtola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehtola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foremans head.
A body shot lands from Lehtola.
Lehtola blocks an elbow strike from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foreman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman throws an elbow that misses.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtola prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Foreman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehtola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Lehtola blocks the elbow strike.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola scores with a hook to the body.
Lehtola blocking some punches.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Foreman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehtola's elbow.
Lehtola pushes Foreman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtola lands a right hand.
Lehtola scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike.
Foreman misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Lehtola.
Foreman looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Lehtola.
Lehtola lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Arthur Foreman has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehtola.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Foreman'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.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtola was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Lehtola seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lehtola scores with a punch to the head.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lehtola looks to land a right hand but Foreman moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lehtola clobbers Foreman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lehtola lands a right hook to the body.
Foreman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lehtola digs a good body shot into Foreman's ribs.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehtola's corner calls for a 1-2. Lehtola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lehtola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foreman can do to turn this around?
Lehtola thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Foreman under the eye.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Lehtola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola cracks Foreman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Foreman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lehtola misses with a left hand
and Foreman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foreman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body. Lehtola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lehtola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lehtola cracks a nice hook into Foreman's ribs.
Lehtola moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman pushes off an throws an elbow but Lehtola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Foreman lands an elbow just above Lehtola 's eye.
Jari Lehtola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtola pushes Foreman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtola can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Lehtola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lehtola's elbow.
Lehtola misses with the head strike.
Foreman has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lehtola.
Lehtola scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
Foreman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehtola prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foreman is rocked!
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehtola finish him?
Lehtola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Lehtola misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman seems to have recovered his senses.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Lehtola scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Lehtola working aggressively here.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola misses with a body punch.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foreman takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lehtola on the inside.
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foreman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehtola tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Lehtola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lehtola.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman cracks Lehtola with a nice body shot.
Lehtola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehtola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Lehtola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
Lehtola lands a shoulder strike.
Foreman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Lehtola.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehtola lands a hook that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Foreman fails to land.
Lehtola scores with a hook to the body.
Lehtola dodges an elbow strike from Foreman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Foreman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lehtola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Lehtola.
As Lehtola backs off Foreman throws a huge counter combo but Lehtola manages to avoid it all.
Foreman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Foreman misses with a series of wild punches.
Lehtola tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Foreman manages to circle out of the way.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Lehtola's shoulder, as Lehtola tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtola throws out a loose jab but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtola circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Foreman.
Lehtola rushes Foreman and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lehtola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lehtola lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lehtola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehtola lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola digs a right hand into Foreman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foreman's gas tank.
A short right from Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtola drops Foreman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Foreman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Foreman throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Lehtola creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Foreman with a big uppercut! Foreman tries to clinch up but Lehtola pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Foreman to the mat! Foreman covers up and Lehtola unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jari Lehtola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krister Soderberg (ranked 23704 p4p, 3775 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 493 p4p, 395 weight class). Garces has chosen Light into the Darkness as his entrance music. Miguel Garces is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krister Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Garces. No joy for Soderberg on that attempt.
Garces tries to clinch but Soderberg is having none of it.
Miguel Garces seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garces moves in looking to clinch but Soderberg pushes him off.
Garces throws a push kick but Soderberg slaps the foot to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soderberg.
Garces replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Soderberg blocks it well.
Garces goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garces wants to clinch up but Soderberg keeps it at a distance.
Garces stalks Soderberg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soderberg's face. Soderberg staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soderberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Garces, which made it look bad.
Garces wants to counter the offense by Soderberg and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krister Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garces tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garces scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soderberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soderberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces has managed to clinch.
Garces tries to break the clinch but Soderberg is controlling the position.
Soderberg manages to pull guard.
Garces looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soderberg managing to control the position.
Garces lands a couple of digs.
Garces missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garces wants to control from the top but Soderberg keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garces sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soderberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garces defends well.
Soderberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garces can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garces in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soderberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Soderberg wants to sweep here but Garces controlling him for the moment.
Garces really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soderberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garces trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garces's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garces lands a couple of elbows.
Garces controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garces stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soderberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garces trying to control but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Soderberg has Garces pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garces looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soderberg has a takedown stuffed.
Garces clinches up with Soderberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Soderberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garces tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garces sprawls and moves away.
Soderberg looks to land a left hand but Garces moved out of range nicely.
Garces fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garces pushes Soderberg up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Garces dominated that round.
That's time! Soderberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garces moves into the clinch.
Garces gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soderberg.
Garces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soderberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Garces.
Garces has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garces stuffs the takedown attempt from Soderberg. Soderberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Garces gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garces pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garces clinches up with Soderberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Garces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garces misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soderberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Garces fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces moves in looking to clinch but Soderberg pushes him off.
Soderberg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garces scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garces tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
Garces tries to clinch there but Soderberg circles away.
Garces lands a leg kick that knocks Soderberg off balance momentarily.
Garces tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soderberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garces stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Garces's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krister Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garces tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garces sprawls and moves away.
Garces fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soderberg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soderberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garces tries to avoid it but Soderberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garces to the ground. Garces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krister Soderberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garces tries to clinch there but Soderberg circles away.
Miguel Garces seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soderberg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garces tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soderberg is in Garces's guard.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Garces keeps moving.
Garces being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garces is trying to hold Soderberg in close to prevent damage but Soderberg has managed to pass into half guard.
Garces is trying to stand.
Garces is looking to get back to full guard here but Soderberg has managed to pass to side control instead.
Garces tries to bench press Soderberg off him but Soderberg keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Garces's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krister Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garces is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garces tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Garces is just holding on here. Soderberg manages to take his back.
Garces can't escape the position.
Garces is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Garces trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Garces is defending well though. Soderberg let's go of the attempt for now.
Garces wants to escape the position.
Garces manages to escape to his feet.
Garces wants to clinch.
Soderberg with a poor takedown
and Garces counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garces just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soderberg's brow.
Garces swings wildly with an uppercut but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garces smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Garces will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Soderberg moves out of range of the body kick from Garces.
Garces is looking to clinch.
Garces clinches up against the cage.
Soderberg tries to break free but Garces pushes him back against the cage.
Garces jumps guard and drags Soderberg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Soderberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garces has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soderberg is working away from the top position though.
Garces wants to control the action here but instead Soderberg manages to pass to full mount!
Soderberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garces working to try and regain half guard.
Soderberg controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Garces frees his head quite easily.
Garces is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garces tries to reverse the position but Soderberg maintains control.
Soderberg working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Garces can't escape the position.
Garces is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soderberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Garces drives through and clinches with Soderberg against the cage.
Soderberg jumps guard and drags Garces to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Soderberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garces can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garces postures up.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Garces from controlling successfully.
Garces throws an elbow that misses. Soderberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garces's guard. Nice move by Soderberg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg slips nicely into half guard.
Soderberg stops Garces from getting back to his feet.
Garces trying to control but Soderberg postures up.
Soderberg is working for a kimura here but Garces manages to reverse the position and he's now in Soderberg's guard.
Garces trying to control the position from guard on top but Soderberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soderberg has his foot on Garces's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garces works his way back into a safe position though.
Garces got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soderberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garces has managed to get both his arms back between Soderberg's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garces scoring with some ground and pound.
Soderberg controls Garces momentarily but Garces frees himself.
Garces stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soderberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garces wanted to stand there but Soderberg had control of the position.
Miguel Garces is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garces works over Soderberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Garces trying to control but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
Krister Soderberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garces is posturing up here but Soderberg has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Garces tries to roll out but it's too tight and Garces has to tap! Slick submission there by Soderberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krister Soderberg!
Krister Soderberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumsfeld Shart (ranked 3216 p4p, 3531 weight class) and Taistelu Jaska (ranked 412 p4p, 436 weight class). Jaska has chosen Taistelu Jaska Theme from youtube as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumsfeld Shart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taistelu Jaska!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shart looking to score a takedown here. Jaska is defending well but Shart drives through and ends up in Jaska's guard.
Shart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jaska really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart slips nicely into half guard.
Shart gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Shart 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A right-left combo lands from Jaska.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jaska.
Jaska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaska wants it to stay on the feet.
Shart misses with a takedown attempt - Jaska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shart closes the distance but Jaska moves to the side
and Jaska counters with a flying knee that drops Shart!
Shart is rocked!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shart is on top in guard.
Jaska is adopting a defensive guard.
Shart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shart is one step ahead there.
Jaska can't keep his opponent in guard - Shart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shart controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shart stands up and beckons Jaska to join him on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shart is defended easily by Jaska.
Jaska lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taistelu Jaska dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaska goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shart.
Despite the aggression on Jaska's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jaska misses with a kick to the body
and Shart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jaska wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Shart manages to pass to side control.
Jaska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shart drops an elbow to the side of Jaska's head.
Shart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaska's head.
Jaska wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shart looking for a submission but Jaska manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Shart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shart 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.
We've been informed that Jaska has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rumsfeld Shart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaska keeping full guard, as Shart tries to pass.
Shart throwing strikes but missing.
Jaska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaska being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaska throws a series of strikes that have Shart backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaska scores with a jab.
Jaska misses with a body kick.
Jaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shart tries to clinch but Jaska is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaska! But no joy.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses.
Taistelu Jaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaska misses with a kick to the body.
Shart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jaska throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Shart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaska lands a jab to Shart's midsection.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shart seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shart circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaska lands a head shot.
Jaska lands a head kick!
Taistelu Jaska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jaska tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Shart controlling from the full mount.
Shart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaska?
Shart controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taistelu Jaska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaska sprawls well. Jaska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shart gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaska circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jaska counters with a three punch combo that has Shart backing up. Shart nods at Jaska to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaska lands with a nice body kick.
Shart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shart is defended easily by Jaska.
Despite the aggression on Jaska's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Shart got wobbled bad by a big combination! Jaska presses forward with punches and knees until Shart stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Shart closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taistelu Jaska!
Taistelu Jaska spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Rumsfeld Shart had this to say: 'You either win or you learn, this time I learned... Ossss'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 1129 p4p, 2828 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 159 p4p, 355 weight class). Butch Cassidy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tries for a takedown but Cassidy circles away easily
and Cassidy counters with a crisp one two that drops Hughes! Cassidy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hughes to his feet! Hughes is in big trouble!
Cassidy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Cassidy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cassidy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Butch Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Cassidy circles away easily
and Cassidy counters with a nice right hand that sends Hughes toppling to the canvas! Hughes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cassidy finish him?!
Hughes is rocked!
It looks like Mark Hughes has been cut.
Hughes looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Cassidy!
Butch Cassidy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 1533 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Arman Brown (ranked 232 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arman Brown enters the cage!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree Holton walks into a left hand.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dupree Holton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Dupree Holton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dupree Holton doesn't seem phased though.
Dupree Holton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dupree Holton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dupree Holton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dupree Holton shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Dupree Holton. Dupree Holton gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dupree Holton defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dupree Holton won't be happy with that.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is trying to work for a sweep but Brown has mounted him!
Dupree Holton's coaches at Julians Sports Bar & Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dupree Holton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree Holton is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Dupree Holton is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dupree Holton is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dupree Holton is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown is thwarting Dupree Holton's attempts to control the position.
That's four 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.
Dupree Holton is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown has gone for a leg lock! Dupree Holton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brown's guard.
Dupree Holton tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dupree Holton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dupree Holton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Dupree Holton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Dupree Holton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dupree Holton seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Dupree Holton wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dupree Holton trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dupree Holton pulls his head out easily.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
Dupree Holton is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dupree Holton controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Dupree Holton wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Dupree Holton is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Brown is in real trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dupree Holton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brown preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton has good solid back control here.
Brown is trying to break free.
Dupree Holton is looking for a rear naked choke here but Brown reverses the position brilliantly into Dupree Holton's guard!
Dupree Holton working a defensive guard here.
DeShaun Dupree Holton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton 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.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dupree Holton 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.
Dupree Holton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dupree Holton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Dupree Holton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dupree Holton manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Dupree Holton's guard.
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.
Dupree Holton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dupree Holton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Dupree Holton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dupree Holton manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Dupree Holton's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Dupree Holton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dupree Holton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Brown tries to bench press Dupree Holton off him but Dupree Holton keeps the position.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dupree Holton wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Dupree Holton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dupree Holton wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Dupree Holton prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton is taking a breather. Brown 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.
That's two 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.
Brown wants to improve his position but Dupree Holton is controlling well.
Dupree Holton trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is staying active underneath Dupree Holton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Dupree Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Dupree Holton goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown with the counter takedown but Dupree Holton avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Dupree Holton.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Dupree Holton wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dupree Holton drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dupree Holton wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dupree Holton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dupree Holton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dupree Holton forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeShaun Dupree Holton.
I think Dupree Holton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DeShaun Dupree Holton!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShaun Dupree Holton 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 2616 p4p, 23375 weight class) and Gabe Garcia (ranked 313 p4p, 545 weight class). Jacira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cherokee War Song. 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabe Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacira. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacira throws a good cross that connects.
Jacira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Jacira throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Jacira.
It looks like Gabe Garcia has been cut.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacira as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Jacira scores with a shot to the body.
Jacira lands a big uppercut and Garcia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garcia looks OK. Jacira waves Garcia back to his feet!
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!
Garcia gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Jacira points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Garcia wakes up just in time to hear Jacira thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aqissiac Jacira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 815 p4p, 2067 weight class) and KO Jacckson (ranked 114 p4p, 274 weight class). Bastien Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson misses the shot to the body.
Jacckson moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Jacckson looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Jacckson moved out of range nicely.
Harris jabs Jacckson right on the nose. Jacckson blinks but takes it well.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Jacckson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacckson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Jacckson does no damage.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Jacckson moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacckson! But no joy.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacckson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Harris lands.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacckson's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Jacckson defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Jacckson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Jacckson saw that one coming.
Jacckson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacckson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Jacckson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Jacckson's head back.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson.
Jacckson blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Jacckson slips the punch.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacckson.
Harris throws a lazy body kick
and Jacckson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jacckson.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris thows a leg kick but Jacckson checks it
and Jacckson counters with a straight right hand.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris avoids the body shot from Jacckson.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaccksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Jacckson's shoulder, as Jacckson tries to avoid the shot.
Jacckson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Jacckson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Jacckson misses with a straight right.
Jacckson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Jacckson checks the leg kick.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacckson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacckson counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Jacckson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Harris is rocked!
 It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacckson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Jacckson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacckson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacckson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Jacckson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Jacckson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacckson walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacckson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Jacckson checks it.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Jacckson moves away and avoids it.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacckson's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris'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.
Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris connects with the punch.
Jacckson misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacckson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Jacckson there.
Jacckson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Bastien Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacckson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Jacckson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Jacckson cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Jacckson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson blocks a head kick by Harris.
Jacckson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacckson looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacckson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacckson misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacckson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacckson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jacckson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris defending well as Jacckson loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris with a jab.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jacckson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacckson throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Jacckson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris scores with the left hand. Jacckson knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Jacckson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Harris thumps Jacckson with a low kick.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris slips a straight right by Jacckson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacckson 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.
Jacckson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris is looking to chop away at Jacckson's legs.
Jacckson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Jacckson manages to avoid it.
Jacckson misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacckson.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Jacckson misses with a body shot.
Jacckson defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris thuds his shin into the meat of Jacckson's side.
Good work by Jacckson as he checks the leg kick.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harris throws the left hand but Jacckson avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Jacckson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Jacckson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacckson moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Jacckson ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Jacckson scores with a shot to the body.
Jacckson scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris throws a leg kick
and Jacckson counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Jacckson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris connects with a leg kick.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacckson.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Jacckson counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jacckson.
A short right from Jacckson on the inside.
Jacckson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Jacckson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jacckson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacckson wants to take the fight to the mat but Harris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacckson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jacckson manages to end up in side control.
Jacckson throwing strikes but Harris manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jacckson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Jacckson struggling to land strikes to the head as Harris covers up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacckson is looking for a rear naked choke here but Harris reverses the position brilliantly into Jacckson's guard!
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Jacckson.
Jacckson is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jacckson pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jacckson wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris prevents Jacckson from getting back to his feet.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Jacckson.
Jacckson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacckson can do to turn this around?
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Jacckson blocks the low kick.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Harris.
KO Jacckson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacckson misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Jacckson was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a head kick but Jacckson moves out of range.
Jacckson punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacckson.
Jacckson has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacckson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jacckson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Jacckson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacckson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jacckson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacckson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacckson throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to KO Jacckson.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
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