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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontay DJ (ranked 2237 p4p, 1291 weight class) and Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 243 p4p, 138 weight class). DJ comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Scrappy - No Problem. Paulius Zurauskas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 18 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deontay DJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DJ lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DJ misses with a series of wild punches.
DJ lands a slapping body shot.
Zurauskas jabs DJ to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zurauskas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DJ.
DJ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DJ lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from DJ is predictable there
letting Zurauskas counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Deontay DJ has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zurauskas misses the target.
Zurauskas connects with a right hand. DJ shakes it off.
DJ tries a head kick but it misses.
And Zurauskas tries to counter it with a takedown but DJ pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zurauskas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DJ punishes Zurauskas's body with a nice straight punch.
DJ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DJ shoots for a takedown but Zurauskas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zurauskas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DJ on the side of the head.
Zurauskas throws a series of punches but DJ avoids them all with ease.
Zurauskas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops DJ! Zurauskas dives in looking to finish! DJ is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulius Zurauskas!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulius Zurauskas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romega Vartanein (ranked 2189 p4p, 1757 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 255 p4p, 220 weight class). Alaska has chosen A Long December - Counting Crows as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaska throws a body punch but Vartanein moves out of range.
Alaska scores with a nice strike.
Alaska scores with a punch to the head.
Alaska misses with a hook.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaska moves away.
Alaska cracks Vartanein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vartanein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alaska throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Alaska.
Vartanein ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alaska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vartanein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vartanein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alaska slips a jab from Vartanein.
Alaska cracks Vartanein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alaska lands a body shot.
Vartanein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Alaska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vartanein doesn't seem phased though.
Vartanein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Alaska.
Alaska misses the jab.
Vartanein blocks a jab.
Alaska scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska misses with a hook to the body
and Vartanein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Vartanein swings for the body but Alaska moves out of range.
Vartanein swings for the body but Alaska moves out of range.
A jab from Alaska misses.
Vartanein slips under a jab.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Vartanein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alaska.
Alaska lands a slapping body shot.
Alaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Alaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Vartanein.
Vartanein cracks Alaska with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vartanein manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vartanein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alaska missing with a left hand there. Vartanein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vartanein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vartanein ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Vartanein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vartanein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alaska doesn't seem bothered though.
Alaska takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Vartanein coming out on top.
Alaska digs a good hook to Vartanein's body.
Vartanein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Vartanein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vartanein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vartanein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein misses with an uppercut.
Alaska throws out a counter right but Vartanein avoids it with no problem.
Alaska tries to clinch up.
Vartanein throws a sloppy head kick and Alaska moves out of range easily.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Alaska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaska.
A swing and a miss from Alaska.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alaska.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaska.
Vartanein with a nice calf kick.
Vartanein lands with a hook. Alaska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alaska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vartanein.
Alaska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vartanein to score with a decent uppercut.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vartanein manages to avoid it.
Vartanein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vartanein was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Alaska moves out of range as Vartanein strikes.
A jab from Vartanein finds it's way through Alaska's defenses.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartanein moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartanein looks to land a right hand but Alaska moved out of range.
Vartanein misses the jab.
A big right from Alaska misses.
Vartanein looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alaska walks into a stiff left hand from Vartanein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein lands a nice shot to the body.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Vartanein moves out of range as Alaska strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Alaska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alaska.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaska moves away.
Alaska misses with an uppercut.
Alaska digs a good hook to Vartanein's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vartanein. Alaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska misses the shot to the body.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Vartanein counters with a quick kick to the body but Alaska blocks it.
Alaska avoids the body shot from Vartanein.
Alaska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vartanein's head.
Alaska throws an overhand right that lands on Vartanein's shoulder, as Vartanein tries to avoid the shot.
Vartanein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Alaska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Alaska lands.
Vartanein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Alaska dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alaska throws a hook to the side of Vartanein's head but Vartanein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vartanein moves out of range of the strikes.
Alaska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vartanein swings for the body but Alaska moves out of range.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Alaska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vartanein throws the left hand but Alaska avoids the punch easily.
Alaska let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alaska lands a nice hook to Vartanein's body. Vartanein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alaska lands with a straight right. Vartanein didn't see that one coming.
Alaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alaska stuns Vartanein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Alaska. Beautiful body shot.
Alaska lands with a straight right. Vartanein didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vartanein might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vartanein lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaska throws a jab when Vartanein was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Vartanein misses the target.
Alaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Vartanein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alaska.
Vartanein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alaska.
Vartanein cracks Alaska with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vartanein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alaska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Alaska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richie Alaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vartanein was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Vartanein lands a slapping body shot.
Vartanein digs a good body shot into Alaska's ribs.
Alaska misses with a body shot.
Vartanein tried to counter with a leg kick but Alaska avoided it.
Alaska staying out of range there.
Alaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vartanein lands a nice hook to Alaska's body. Alaska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vartanein takes a swing at Alaska's ribcage but misses.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Vartanein lands with a good body shot.
Alaska cracks Vartanein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alaska misses the jab.
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!
Alaska throws the left hand but Vartanein avoids the punch easily.
Alaska moves out of range of the strikes.
Vartanein lands an overhand right.
Vartanein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alaska throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alaska throws a shot from downtown. Vartanein moves away and avoids it.
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
Alaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vartanein was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
A telegraphed right hand from Vartanein misses the target.
Vartanein misses with a hook.
Vartanein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Vartanein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alaska doesn't seem bothered though.
Vartanein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alaska misses the jab.
Vartanein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vartanein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vartanein.
Alaska tries to move into range but Vartanein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vartanein swats away the attempt to clinch by Alaska.
Vartanein digs a good hook to Alaska's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein works Alaska's body with a nice hook.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartanein moves away.
Alaska walks into a straight right hand from Vartanein.
Vartanein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alaska.
Alaska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vartanein.
Vartanein misses the shot to the body.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
Alaska misses with a body shot.
Alaska throws a jab when Vartanein was well out of range.
Vartanein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vartanein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vartanein takes a swing at Alaska's ribcage but misses.
Vartanein slips under a jab.
Alaska swings for the body but Vartanein moves out of range.
Alaska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vartanein momentarily.
Alaska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alaska takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaska on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alaska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vartanein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Alaska is rocked!
Alaska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vartanein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Alaska misses with a straight right.
Vartanein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vartanein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Vartanein finish him?
Alaska walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vartanein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alaska cracks Vartanein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alaska misses with a looping right.
Vartanein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alaska misses with an uppercut.
Alaska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Alaska misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vartanein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Alaska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vartanein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vartanein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Vartanein.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Romega Vartanein will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vartanein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alaska lands with an uppercut that bounces Vartanein off the cage and back into range.
Vartanein throws an overhand right that lands on Alaska's shoulder, as Alaska tries to avoid the shot.
Alaska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alaska seems to have recovered his senses.
Vartanein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vartanein manages to avoid it.
Vartanein jabs Alaska to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alaska scores with a nice head shot.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vartanein misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaska! But no joy.
Vartanein misses with a looping right.
Alaska tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Vartanein misses the target.
Alaska looks to land a right hand but Vartanein moved out of range.
Vartanein throwing a counter right hand but Alaska manages to avoid it.
Vartanein throws a hook but Alaska blocks it.
Alaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alaska takes a swing at Vartanein's ribcage but misses.
Alaska walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartanein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vartanein just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska throws the left hand but Vartanein avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska lands with a straight right. Vartanein didn't see that one coming.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alaska.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska throws the left hand but Vartanein avoids the punch easily.
Vartanein misses the jab.
Alaska swings for the body but Vartanein moves out of range.
Vartanein misses the jab.
Alaska swings for the body but Vartanein moves out of range.
Vartanein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Vartanein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vartanein. Alaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartanein moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Vartanein misses the target.
Alaska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vartanein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vartanein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Vartanein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alaska throws the left hand but Vartanein avoids the punch easily.
Alaska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vartanein.
Alaska swings widly with a right hand
and Vartanein counters with a nice body shot.
Alaska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vartanein slips under a jab from Alaska.
Vartanein connects with a body shot that sends Alaska's belly button to the back.
Vartanein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vartanein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
Alaska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vartanein ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Vartanein throwing a counter right hand but Alaska manages to avoid it.
Vartanein lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vartanein.
Alaska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vartanein cracks Alaska with a hook to the temple - Alaska is on wobbly legs here! Vartanein swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Alaska falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Vartanein wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Romega Vartanein!
Romega Vartanein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trappy Trapperson (ranked 3224 p4p, 3336 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 381 p4p, 394 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trappy Trapperson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trapperson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinales is trying to get an arm triangle but Trapperson is defending well.
Trapperson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trapperson defends it well.
Trapperson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trapperson.
Trapperson looking to control.
Trapperson keeping full guard, as Pinales tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinales advances position into side control!
Trapperson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pinales off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trapperson connects with a big shot to the side of Pinales's head.
Pinales is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Trapperson gets his way!
Pinales is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales breaks Trapperson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pinales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pinales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trapperson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pinales tries for a kimura but Trapperson is defending well.
Trapperson gets back to half guard.
Pinales wants to work for an arm triangle but Trapperson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pinales is trying to work for a kimura but Trapperson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trapperson gets full guard.
Trapperson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinales has gone for a leg lock! Trapperson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pinales's guard.
Trapperson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trapperson cracks Pinales with a big right hand but Pinales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pinales taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pinales tries to bench press Trapperson off him but Trapperson keeps the position.
Pinales gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinales actively working from the bottom here.
Pinales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trapperson is working for a submission of some sort.
Trapperson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trapperson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pinales actively working from the bottom here.
Trapperson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trapperson pulls his head out easily.
Pinales is pressing down on Trapperson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Pinales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trapperson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trapperson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trapperson throwing strikes from guard but Pinales blocks nicely.
Trapperson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trapperson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trapperson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinales looking for a guillotine here but Trapperson defends easily.
Trapperson distracts Pinales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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 Trappy Trapperson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinales has a takedown stuffed.
Pinales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trapperson.
Trapperson dives in for a single leg takedown but Pinales sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinales has clasped his hands together around Trapperson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapperson is looking for a sweep.
Pinales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trapperson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pinales thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trapperson tries to bench press Pinales off him but Pinales keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapperson gets back to half guard.
Pinales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinales is working for a submission of some sort.
Pinales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trapperson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trapperson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trapperson.
Pinales pushes down on Trapperson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson tries to get to full guard but Pinales has control of the leg.
Pinales wants to work for an arm triangle but Trapperson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pinales is working for a kimura but Trapperson is defending it quite comfortably.
Trapperson is looking to control Pinales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trapperson avoid being mounted?
Trapperson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trapperson.
Trapperson wants to sweep here but Pinales controlling him for the moment.
Pinales drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trapperson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pinales has Trapperson in his guard.
Trapperson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trapperson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinales looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trapperson wanted to stand there but Pinales had control of the position.
Pinales had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trapperson defends it easily.
Trapperson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trapperson has managed to get both his arms back between Pinales's legs - danger averted.
Pinales keeping full guard, as Trapperson tries to pass.
Trappy Trapperson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinales has a closed guard, preventing Trapperson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trapperson defends well.
Pinales had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trapperson defends it easily.
Pinales keeping moving, preventing Trapperson from controlling successfully.
Trapperson is looking to stand up but Pinales won't let him.
Trapperson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trapperson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinales gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Pinales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Trapperson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pinales dives in and grabs Trapperson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trapperson pushes down on Pinales's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trapperson.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pinales shoots in looking for a takedown but Trapperson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trapperson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pinales did well to prevent Trapperson getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapperson wants to stand up but Pinales has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Trapperson is looking to advance position but Pinales won't allow it.
Trapperson prevents Pinales from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapperson is looking for a kimura but Pinales is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trapperson to get the leverage.
Pinales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trapperson connects with a nice short shot to Pinales's temple.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trapperson pulls his head out easily.
Trapperson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pinales defends it well.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trapperson tries to stand and escape but Pinales is controlling the position.
Pinales wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson is looking to take a break and control but Pinales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trapperson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trapperson pulls his head out easily.
Trapperson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pinales defends it well.
Pinales looking for subs from the bottom but Trapperson mounts him!
Trapperson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trapperson content just to control the position here.
Pinales working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapperson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trappy Trapperson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 1047 p4p, 2036 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 142 p4p, 261 weight class). Liee comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Logan Justis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 25 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis drives through with a takedown into Liee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Justis stays in close to Liee's body and controls the position.
Liee wants to sweep but no luck.
Justis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justis keeps trying to improve his position.
Liee 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Liee holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Justis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Justis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liee counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Justis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liee has escaped and now he's on top!
Liee postures up.
Liee trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justis 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is trying to keep Liee in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Liee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Liee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Justis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Justis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Justis trying to control but Liee is working from the bottom.
Justis tries to free his leg and advance position but Liee is retaining full guard.
Justis is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justis misses with a takedown
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Liee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Justis with that takedown attempt.
Brusse Liee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.
Liee lands with a nice body punch.
Justis looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liee has closed the distance and engaged Justis in a clinch.
Liee breaks the clinch.
Liee slaps away a takedown attempt from Justis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 Brusse Liee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justis misses with a takedown attempt
and Liee counters with a crisp one two that drops Justis! Liee thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Justis to his feet! Justis is in big trouble!
Liee lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Justis out cold! Justis is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brusse Liee!
Post fight, Brusse Liee took to the microphone: 'Now you see the power of my Exploding Fist Eagle Boxing !!!'.
The defeated Logan Justis had this to say: 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 781 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 103 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu scores with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Liu crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoha Nagibatel!
An out of breath Lyoha Nagibatel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 608 p4p, 922 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 81 p4p, 125 weight class). Kekoa comes to the cage accompanied by Freelance Fiend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 37 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kekoa counters with a three punch combo that has Swanson backing up. Swanson nods at Kekoa to acknowledge the strikes.
Kekoa cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Kekoa saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kekoa scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa misses with a low kick.
Kekoa scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kekoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Kekoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kekoa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Swanson is leaning against Kekoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kekoa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.
Swanson avoids the elbow strike from Kekoa, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kekoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa lands an elbow just above Swanson 's eye.
Kekoa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swanson's brow.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Kekoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Kekoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kekoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Swanson lands with a left to the head.
Swanson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kekoa up against the cage.
Kekoa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Still in the clinch, Kekoa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kekoa.
Kekoa tries to pull guard but Swanson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries to pull guard but Swanson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
Swanson digs a right hand underneath Kekoa's ribcage. Kekoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kekoa tries to pull guard but Swanson won't allow it.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson blocks the elbow strike.
Swanson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kekoa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Swanson to the mat. Swanson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Swanson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kekoa.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kekoa tries to clinch up.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Kekoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kekoa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekoa throws out the jab.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekoa.
Kekoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kekoa connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Swanson.
Kekoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Kekoa moved away.
Kekoa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kekoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson throws a front kick that sends Kekoa stumbling back into the cage.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swanson jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
Swanson lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa misses with a body shot.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Kekoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kekoa wants to clinch but Swanson slips to the side
and Swanson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson checks a low kick from Kekoa.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kekoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Kekoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kekoa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kekoa drives through and clinches with Swanson against the cage.
Kekoa manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Swanson.
Kekoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kekoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Kekoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kekoa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swanson can pounce on him.
A jab from Kekoa misses.
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 Eddie Kekoa 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.
Swanson stuffs the takedown.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Kekoa.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Kekoa's torso.
Kekoa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kekoa jabs at Swanson's body.
Kekoa checks a leg kick.
Kekoa tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kekoa misses with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Kekoa is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Kekoa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kekoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kekoa.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Kekoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekoa wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kekoa avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Kekoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kekoa swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Kekoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekoa scores with a nice strike.
Kekoa shoots in but Swanson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Kekoa moved out of range.
Kekoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson throws a low kick, looking for Kekoa's leg but Kekoa calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kekoa is defended easily by Swanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Kekoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekoa is looking to counter the offense by Swanson and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kekoa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Kekoa scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Kekoa misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Swanson misses its intended target.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Kekoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kekoa digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Kekoa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swanson's head backwards.
Kekoa avoids the body shot from Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Kekoa throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kekoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekoa lands an elbow just above Swanson 's eye.
Kekoa manages to break the clinch.
Swanson lunges at Kekoa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kekoa's hand.
Kekoa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kekoa. Kekoa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Kekoa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Kekoa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Kekoa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Swanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kekoa.
Swanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson keeps Kekoa at a distance using the push kick.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekoa.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Kekoa throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Kekoa finds it's target.
Kekoa lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Kekoa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kekoa throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Kekoa thows a leg kick but Swanson checks it
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Kekoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kekoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kekoa.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
A leg kick checked by Kekoa.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kekoa.
Kekoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kekoa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Swanson tries to land a leg kick but Kekoa saw it coming and moves away.
Kekoa throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Kekoa darts in trying to clinch
and Swanson counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kekoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kekoa takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson cracks Kekoa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa misses with a looping right.
Kekoa misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kekoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Kekoa jabs Swanson right on the nose. Swanson blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Kekoa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson cracks Kekoa with an open hand slap.
Kekoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kekoa.
Kekoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Kekoa breaks from the clinch.
Kekoa misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Kekoa misses.
Kekoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kekoa checks a low kick from Swanson.
Kekoa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Swanson tries to work over Kekoa's front leg with a kick but Kekoa checks it.
Kekoa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa throws a leg kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kekoa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kekoa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekoa.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kekoa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kekoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kekoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson connects with a jab.
Kekoa ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa with the inside leg kick.
Kekoa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Kekoa is out of range.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kekoa blocks a jab.
Swanson misses the jab.
Kekoa misses with a hook
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kekoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swanson lands a nice shot that snaps Kekoa's head back.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kekoa is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
Kekoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Kekoa tenderised Swanson's leg. Swanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kekoa cracks Swanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kekoa.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekoa's elbow.
Kekoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kekoa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swanson prevents the takedown attempt.
Kekoa breaks the clinch.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Kekoa throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kekoa. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Kekoa misses the jab.
Kekoa throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kekoa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kekoa somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benedicte Swanson.
I think Swanson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
Our winner, Benedicte Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 698 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 110 p4p, 155 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kogos slips under a jab.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kogos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been told by Kogos's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kogos jabs at Benedetti's body.
Kogos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kogos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kogos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kogos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kogos swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kogos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kogos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kogos lands with a cross.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Kogos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benedetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kogos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti lunges at Kogos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kogos's hand.
 Kogos is rocked!
Benedetti drops Kogos with a huge uppercut! Kogos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Benedetti is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
A victorious Claudio Benedetti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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