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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Murphy (ranked 2576 p4p, 3497 weight class) and Theodore Logan (ranked 329 p4p, 403 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Logan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Logan. Beautiful body shot.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Logan catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Logan.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Logan looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Logan is looking for the KO!
 Murphy is rocked!
 It looks like Justin Murphy has been cut.
Logan 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 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Logan!
Theodore Logan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sakura Style logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Iverson (ranked 2905 p4p, 3959 weight class) and Stefan Soderberg (ranked 361 p4p, 437 weight class). Stefan Soderberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chevy Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Iverson.
Soderberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stefan Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soderberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Iverson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iverson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderberg scores with a nice strike.
Iverson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soderberg throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Soderberg misses its intended target.
Soderberg throws a jab when Iverson was well out of range.
Iverson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iverson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soderberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iverson counters with a nice uppercut.
Iverson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soderberg's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iverson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iverson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Iverson misses with a left hand
and Soderberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Soderberg misses its intended target.
Iverson throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg moves forwards but Iverson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iverson scores with a head kick.
Soderberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Soderberg. That snapped Iverson's head back.
Iverson works Soderberg's body with a nice hook.
Iverson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soderberg misses with a combination
and Iverson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iverson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soderberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iverson connects with a body shot that sends Soderberg's belly button to the back.
Soderberg throws a body punch but Iverson moves out of range.
Iverson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soderberg moves away.
Iverson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soderberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iverson blocks a jab.
Soderberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderberg throws a sloppy body shot
and Iverson counters with a leg kick.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
As Soderberg tries to get set, Iverson tries to push him back and clinch up but Soderberg manages to avoid the attempt.
Iverson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soderberg.
Soderberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iverson at a distance.
Soderberg looks to land a right hand but Iverson moved out of range.
As Soderberg looks to move away, Iverson throws a big counter combo but Soderberg just gets out of the way.
Iverson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soderberg misses with an uppercut
and Iverson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Soderberg.
Iverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soderberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iverson.
Iverson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soderberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Iverson misses its intended target.
Soderberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Soderberg looks to throw the jab but Iverson is out of range.
Iverson feinted with a counter takedown.
Soderberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soderberg moves out of range as Iverson strikes.
Soderberg jabs Iverson right on the nose. Iverson blinks but takes it well.
Iverson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iverson misses with a head kick.
Soderberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Soderberg misses.
Iverson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Soderberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soderberg throws the left hand but Iverson avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Iverson.
Soderberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soderberg lands the left hand.
Iverson with a nice calf kick.
Iverson lands with an uppercut that bounces Soderberg off the cage and back into range.
Iverson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iverson takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Soderberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iverson on the side of the head.
Soderberg takes a swing at Iverson's ribcage but misses.
Iverson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Iverson.
Soderberg misses with a looping right.
Soderberg throws a looping overhand right but Iverson ducks down to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Iverson.
Soderberg moves out of range as Iverson throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iverson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iverson throws a lazy right hand but Soderberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soderberg! But no joy.
Iverson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soderberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Iverson scrambles back to his feet.
Iverson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Soderberg lands a right hand from hell, dropping Iverson. Soderberg pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Soderberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefan Soderberg 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevon Artell (ranked 3247 p4p, 1482 weight class) and Cole Steel (ranked 387 p4p, 211 weight class). 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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevon Artell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Cole Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artell walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Artell scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Artell throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Artell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artell throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Artell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Artell misses with a wild body shot.
Steel clobbers Artell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artell scores with a nice right hand.
Artell cracks Steel with a good jab.
Steel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel wants to clinch but Artell slips to the side
enabling Artell to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Artell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Artell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Artell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Artell swivels and escapes.
A big left from Steel misses.
Artell throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Artell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Artell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artell misses the jab.
Cole Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Artell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Steel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Steel moves forwards but Artell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Artell misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Artell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Artell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artell is looking for a counter combo.
Artell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Steel shoots in and drives through. Artell sprawls well.
Steel gets the takedown into side control.
Artell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Artell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Steel connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Steel.
Artell is letting Steel control him for a moment.
Steel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Artell is pushing Steel's head away, looking to escape. Steel manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel slows the pace down.
Steel trying to control the action but Artell is working from the bottom.
Steel tries to score with some ground and pound. Artell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Artell regains half guard, as Steel was trying to land strikes.
Steel wants to free his trapped foot but Artell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steel slips a nice elbow through Artell's hands, connecting with Artell's forehead.
Steel prevents Artell from standing back up.
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. Steel connects with a nice short shot to Artell's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artell is pressing down on Steel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steel postures up in Artell's guard and throws a big left but Artell blocks it.
Steel throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Artell keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Steel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steel trying to control but Artell is working from the bottom.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Artell is retaining full guard.
Artell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel postures up.
Artell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
Artell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Artell is keeping the position for now.
Steel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Artell keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Artell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Artell controlling the action here.
Steel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Steel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Artell wants to stand but Steel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Steel working for a triangle but Artell defends it easily.
Steel looking to control.
Steel has his foot on Artell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Artell works his way back into a safe position though.
Steel trying to control the position here.
Steel is trying to keep Artell in close.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking for a triangle but Artell pushes his legs off easily.
Artell trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel is looking to cinch up a triangle. Artell throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Steel's body to avoid the submission. Steel has instead reached around Artell's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Steel arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cole Steel!
During a confident post fight interview, Cole Steel 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 Joel Osmond (ranked 1580 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Randy Macho Man (ranked 170 p4p, 220 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Osmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Osmond finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Osmond misses with a body punch
and Macho Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
Osmond lands with a straight right. Macho Man didn't see that one coming.
Osmond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Osmond walks into a left hand.
Osmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osmond misses with an uppercut
and Macho Man counters with a nice right hand that sends Osmond toppling to the canvas! Osmond scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Macho Man finish him?!
Osmond is rocked!
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!
Macho Man lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Osmond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osmond ducks under a wild hook from Macho Man.
Macho Man throws an overhand right that lands on Osmond's shoulder, as Osmond tries to avoid the shot.
Osmond seems to have got his legs back now.
Osmond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Macho Man is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Osmond misses.
Macho Man tries to bum rush Osmond with a series of wild strikes but Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osmond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Macho Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joel Osmond's cut is getting worse.
Macho Man misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmond lands a jab-cross combination.
Osmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macho Man looks to throw the jab but Osmond is out of range.
Osmond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Macho Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osmond moves away.
Macho Man swings widly with a right hand
and Macho Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osmond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macho Man manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Macho Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osmond throws a sloppy head kick
and Macho Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macho Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Macho Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Osmond misses with a jab to the body
and Macho Man counters with a straight right hand.
Joel Osmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Macho Man misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osmond just misses with a punch to the body.
Osmond misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osmond lands a jab.
Macho Man throws a jab when Osmond was well out of range.
Macho Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Osmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macho Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osmond throws a hook but Macho Man blocks it.
Osmond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macho Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macho Man misses with a straight right.
A jab from Macho Man misses.
Macho Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Osmond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macho Man scrambles back to his feet.
Macho Man lands with a right hand.
Joel Osmond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Osmond misses the shot to the body.
Osmond looks to land a right hand but Macho Man moved out of range.
Osmond takes a swing at Macho Man's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Osmond misses the target.
Macho Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Macho Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osmond.
Macho Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osmond.
Macho Man throws out a counter right but Osmond avoids it with no problem.
Macho Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Osmond misses with a double jab
and Macho Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeez, Joel Osmond's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Macho Man avoids the body shot from Osmond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Osmond missing with a left hand there. Macho Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osmond misses with a straight right.
Macho Man throws out a counter right but Osmond avoids it with no problem.
Osmond misses with a hook.
Macho Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osmond manages to avoid it.
A jab from Macho Man misses.
Macho Man throws a hook but Osmond blocks it.
Macho Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Macho Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osmond throws a body punch but Macho Man moves out of range.
Osmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macho Man throws a right hand that misses
and Osmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Osmond takes a swing at Macho Man's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Osmond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Macho Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macho Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osmond.
A nice side step and Macho Man releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Osmond lands with a nice body punch.
Osmond lands a body shot.
Osmond misses the jab.
Macho Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Osmond counters with a stiff right hand.
Osmond blocks a jab.
Macho Man throws a hook to the side of Osmond's head but Osmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osmond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macho Man drops his hands momentarily and Osmond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Osmond ducks under a wild hook from Macho Man.
Macho Man misses with an uppercut.
Osmond throws a right hand that misses
and Macho Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joel Osmond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Macho Man!
An out of breath Randy Macho Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Messing (ranked 2187 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Cactus Jack (ranked 237 p4p, 239 weight class). Cactus Jack 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Messing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Messing misses.
Messing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jack.
Messing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Messing throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Messing is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jack is thwarting Messing's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jack is landing with some decent strikes but Messing is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Gerard Messing has been cut.
Messing is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jack working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Messing is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Messing can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Messing is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jack locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Messing is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cactus Jack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 1584 p4p, 2261 weight class) and Leandro Leao (ranked 171 p4p, 243 weight class). Howell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- The Unseen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Leao.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Leao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Howell scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Howell defending well as Leao loads up on a big left hand.
Leao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leao moves away.
Leao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howell.
Leao throws a shot from downtown. Howell moves away and avoids it.
Howell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Howell throws a leg kick which misses Leao's front leg but catches the back leg as Leao tries to avoid it.
Leao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Leao misses.
Howell lunges at Leao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leao's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
A lazy body kick from Howell
letting Leao counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell lands the left hand.
That has opened up Leandro Leao's cut even more.
Leao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Leao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leandro Leao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leao's head.
It looks like Howell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Howell defending well as Leao loads up on a big left hand.
Howell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Howell.
Leao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Howell stuns Leao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howell misses with a hook.
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leao but Leao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howell's head backwards.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell is looking to land body kicks.
Leao misses with an uppercut.
Howell checks a leg kick nicely.
Howell shoots in for a takedown but Leao shows good takedown defense.
Leao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howell attempts a counter takedown but Leao avoids it well and moves away.
Howell misses with a straight left.
Howell throws a leg kick but Leao moved away.
Leao throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
Leao throws a jab but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a hook but Howell blocks it.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Leao moves out of range easily.
Leao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Howell lands a glancing blow to the side of Leao's head.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leao manages to avoid it.
Leao flicks out a counter leg kick but Howell steps away.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Howell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leao throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
Leao tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Leao misses.
Howell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leao finds it's way round the side to connect with Howell's head.
Leao tries to land a leg kick but Howell saw it coming and moves away.
Howell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leao can pounce on him.
Howell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leao if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leao throws a low kick but Howell moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
Howell tries a low kick but Leao avoids it.
Leao throws out a counter right but Howell avoids it with no problem.
Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Leao ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Howell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Leao moved out of range.
Leao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leao throws a low kick but Howell avoids it.
Leao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Leao misses.
Leao slaps away a takedown attempt from Howell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Leao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Leao counter with a right hand.
Leao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leao.
Leao connects with a solid leg kick.
Leao throws a low kick, looking for Howell's leg but Howell calmly moves out of range.
Howell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leao under the eye.
The cut above Leandro Leao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Howell scores with a jab to the body.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Leao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Leao.
Howell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Howell blocks a head kick by Leao.
Leao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Howell wants to clinch up but Leao keeps it at a distance.
Leao feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Leao. That snapped Howell's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell thuds his shin into the meat of Leao's side.
Leao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick by Howell misses
and Leao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leao.
Leao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Howell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leao to keep the fight standing.
Leao lands with a short shot to the head.
Leao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leao blocking some punches.
Howell tries to pull guard but Leao won't allow it.
Leao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Leao.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell takes a shot to the head.
Leao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howell lands a body shot.
Howell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leao swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howell.
Howell tries a body shot but Leao blocks it.
Leao scores with a shot to the side of Howell's head.
Leao scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leao.
Howell has Leao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howell is looking for a takedown.
Leao works on Howell's body with a couple of short punches.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Leao lands a body punch.
Leao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leao pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leao.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leao to keep the fight standing.
Leao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Howell.
Leao lands with a right to the head.
Leao lands an elbow that stopped Howell in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leandro Leao!
Leandro Leao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Merchant (ranked 1686 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 181 p4p, 190 weight class). Merchant comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. On his way into the cage it seems that Devon Merchant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Devon Merchant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Merchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marlin.
Marlin looks to land a combination. Merchant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Devon Merchant has been cut.
Merchant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been hearing reports that Merchant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Merchant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marlin throws a body punch but Merchant moves out of range.
Marlin misses with a hook.
Merchant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Merchant moves out of range as Marlin strikes.
Merchant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab by Marlin.
Merchant connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Merchant.
Merchant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marlin's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marlin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keanu Marlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Merchant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Merchant throws a body shot but no joy.
Marlin throws out a counter right but Merchant avoids it with no problem.
Marlin misses the jab.
Merchant scores with a jab. Marlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
so Merchant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Merchant scoring with some ground and pound.
Merchant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Merchant looking to pass the guard.
Merchant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marlin pulls Merchant in to control the position.
Merchant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marlin has momentary wrist control but Merchant slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marlin being controlled here, momentarily.
Merchant stopping the sweep attempt from Marlin.
Merchant stops Marlin from standing up.
Marlin is trying to control the position but Merchant postures up.
Marlin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marlin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merchant wants to improve his position but Marlin is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Merchant.
Merchant trying to control from the bottom.
Merchant manages to get to full guard.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marlin content to stall in guard here.
Merchant is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marlin wants to pass the guard but Merchant is keeping the position.
Marlin wants to stand but Merchant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Merchant misses with a hook. Marlin ducked under it nicely.
Marlin swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Marlin swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Merchant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merchant was well out of range. Poor timing from Marlin.
Good shot there by Marlin.
Marlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merchant misses with a jab to the body
and Merchant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marlin ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Marlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range.
Marlin misses with an uppercut. Merchant saw that one coming.
Marlin lands with an overhand left.
Marlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merchant moves away.
Merchant throws a sloppy body shot
and Marlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marlin connects with a jab.
Merchant looks to score with a jab to the body but Marlin is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marlin lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merchant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Merchant is rocked!
Marlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merchant on the side of the head.
Oh Merchant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merchant goes for a double leg but Marlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marlin continues to drive forward.
Merchant seems to have got his legs back now.
Marlin is trying to stall.
Merchant is trying to break the clinch but Marlin has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Merchant controls his hands.
Merchant taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Merchant.
Merchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merchant looking to stall.
Merchant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marlin's elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Merchant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merchant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merchant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merchant swings wildly with an uppercut but Marlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merchant throws a head punch that misses.
Marlin lands with a left to the head.
Marlin tries to work over Merchant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merchant takes a shot to the head.
Devon Merchant's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Merchant fails to land.
Marlin misses with the head strike.
Marlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merchant looks to score with a jab to the body but Marlin is just out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Merchant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Merchant throws a sloppy body shot
and Marlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marlin throws a shot to the body.
Marlin lands a nice shot to the body.
Marlin misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Marlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marlin swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Marlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keanu Marlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merchant misses with a jab to the body
and Marlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Merchant misses with a hook.
Marlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Merchant under the eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Merchant counters with a takedown into side control.
Merchant lands an elbow.
Marlin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Merchant asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marlin is trying to control Merchant's posture but Merchant avoids it.
Marlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Merchant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Marlin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marlin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Merchant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Marlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marlin lands a right hook to the body.
Merchant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marlin is looking for a sweep. Merchant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Devon Merchant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merchant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Merchant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marlin is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marlin defending well though.
Marlin wants to get back to full guard.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marlin wants to control the action here but instead Merchant manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant dominating with strikes here.
Merchant landing strikes from the mount.
Marlin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Merchant landing shots from mount.
Merchant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marlin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Merchant lands a big shot there that rocks Marlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marlin is trying to escape the mount.
Merchant landing strikes from the mount.
Merchant looking to finish Marlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marlin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marlin tries to hold on but Merchant pushes him away.
Merchant prevents Marlin from getting the reversal.
Merchant avoids the attempt from Marlin to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is bucking up trying to escape but Merchant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marlin regains half guard.
Merchant lands strikes from half guard.
Merchant wants to take a breather but Marlin is having none of it.
Merchant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Merchant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Merchant is pressing down on Marlin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marlin is holding on for now.
Merchant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Merchant lands with a punch from half guard.
Merchant is nestled in close to Marlin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marlin is looking for a sweep. Merchant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merchant wants to pass the guard but Marlin is defending well.
Marlin wants to control but Merchant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marlin tries to kick Merchant off but Merchant keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marlin keeping hold of Merchant's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlin is looking to escape.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marlin defending well though.
Merchant wants to control but Marlin is keeping him busy.
Marlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merchant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marlin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merchant turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Merchant manages to end up in side control.
Merchant wants to control for a moment but Marlin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Merchant lands with a punch from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant wants to advance to full mount but Marlin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Marlin keeps moving.
Marlin being controlled here, momentarily.
Merchant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marlin is keeping the position for now.
Merchant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Merchant looking to pass the guard.
That's six 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.
Marlin wants to stand up but Merchant is controlling him.
Merchant throwing strikes but missing.
Merchant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Merchant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Merchant being controlled here momentarily.
Merchant wants to control from the top but Marlin keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant throwing strikes but missing.
Merchant controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Some wild striking there from Marlin.
A little feinted left hand from Merchant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Merchant misses with a hook.
That's eight 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.
Marlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merchant manages to avoid it.
Marlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merchant.
Merchant avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Merchant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Merchant looks to score with a jab to the body but Marlin is just out of range.
Marlin misses with a hook.
Marlin misses the shot to the body.
Marlin scores with a leg kick.
Marlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Merchant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Marlin looks to land a left hand but Merchant moved out of range nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marlin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Merchant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Merchant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Merchant ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Marlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Merchant misses with an uppercut
enabling Marlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Marlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marlin scores with a nice body kick.
Marlin throws a looping overhand right but Merchant ducks down to avoid it.
Merchant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Merchant shoots in but Marlin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marlin punishes Merchant's body with a nice straight punch.
Marlin punishes Merchant's body with a nice straight punch.
Merchant throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Marlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Merchant misses the body punch
and Marlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merchant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marlin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Merchant misses the target.
Merchant ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Merchant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin scores with a three punch combo!
Merchant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marlin.
Merchant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Merchant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marlin's guard.
Marlin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Merchant off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marlin misses with a straight right.
Merchant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marlin is looking to improve his position.
Marlin is controlling Merchant's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Merchant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Merchant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marlin pushes Merchant off looking to stand but Merchant dives back in and keeps control.
Merchant not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Merchant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlin keeping control of the position.
Merchant slows the pace down in half guard.
Marlin tries to kick Merchant off but Merchant keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Merchant staying out of range there.
Merchant feinted with a counter takedown.
Marlin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Merchant has time to react.
Marlin swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Merchant staying out of range there.
Marlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merchant.
Marlin is looking to slow Merchant down with leg kicks.
Merchant misses with an uppercut.
Merchant avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Merchant is looking to wear down Marlin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marlin lands a big head kick that sends Merchant tumbling to the mat! Marlin takes a step backwards and waves Merchant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Devon Merchant's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marlin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Merchant missing with a left hand there. Marlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Merchant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Merchant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Merchant or perhaps it was just good defense by Marlin, which made it look bad.
Marlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merchant slips under a jab.
Merchant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merchant has his takedown stuffed
and Marlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlin connects with a single shot there.
Jeez, Devon Merchant's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Merchant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Merchant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marlin.
Merchant misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Marlin coming out on top.
Merchant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marlin tries to avoid it but Merchant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marlin to the ground. Marlin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant tries for a takedown but Marlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Merchant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Merchant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merchant misses the body punch
and Marlin counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Merchant to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Marlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keanu Marlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 1026 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 131 p4p, 153 weight class). Cabango has chosen HonestKey- Who I Am as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Devon Black has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Devon Black seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabango darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabango lands with a good body shot.
Cabango misses with a straight left.
A big left from Cabango misses.
Cabango throws a front kick that sends Black stumbling back into the cage.
Cabango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws a hook but Cabango avoids it easily.
Cabango misses with a straight left.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into Cabango's guard.
Cabango keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Cabango has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Black manages to get his head free but now Cabango has transitioned to an armbar! Black grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Cabango! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zai Zai Cabango!
A victorious Zai Zai Cabango thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokoni Soaki (ranked 1106 p4p, 918 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 118 p4p, 102 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Savinov has chosen HonestKey- Point A as his entrance music. 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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Soaki stuns Savinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Savinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Savinov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Soaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Savinov circles away.
Soaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Savinov moves away from the strike by Soaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savinov.
Savinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Savinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soaki throws an overhand right that lands on Savinov's shoulder, as Savinov tries to avoid the shot.
Soaki ducks under a wild hook from Savinov.
Savinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soaki. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Savinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Savinov. Soaki shrugs it off though.
Savinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soaki throws a hook but Savinov avoids it easily.
Savinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savinov tries to bum rush Soaki with a series of wild strikes but Soaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Soaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Soaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Savinov counters with a left and a right that stings Soaki.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soaki throws a hook to the side of Savinov's head but Savinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soaki gets a double leg takedown into Savinov's guard.
Savinov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov avoiding damage.
Savinov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Savinov avoids the damage to the body.
Soaki throws a head punch that misses.
Savinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soaki tries to clinch up.
Soaki clinches up with Savinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Savinov can't find room to land a body shot as Soaki controls the action.
Savinov lands an elbow inside that Soaki shrugs off.
Savinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soaki's elbow.
Soaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soaki is defending well for now.
Savinov lands a damaging elbow.
Savinov presses Soaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savinov throws an elbow that misses.
Savinov throws a head punch that misses.
Savinov blocks a body shot from Soaki.
Savinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savinov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soaki misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Soaki.
Savinov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokoni Soaki's cut is getting worse.
Savinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soaki misses with an elbow strike.
Soaki throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savinov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokoni Soaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soaki tries a body shot but Savinov blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Savinov as the two fighters clinch.
Savinov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Savinov tries to throw a body punch but Soaki avoids it by throwing Savinov back against the cage.
Soaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Savinov lands an elbow inside that Soaki shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tokoni Soaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexev Savinov!
Our winner, Alexev Savinov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tokoni Soaki spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Graves (ranked 260 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 34 p4p, 116 weight class). De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Leon at a distance.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves digs a good body shot into De Leon's ribs.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but De Leon slips the punch.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyrone Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and De Leon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Leon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Leon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Graves misses.
De Leon scores with a nice body kick.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by De Leon.
Graves dips to his left and cracks De Leon with an uppercut!
De Leon slips a straight right by Graves.
The fighters circling - De Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but De Leon manages to avoid it.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
It looked like Graves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Graves misses.
De Leon staying out of range there.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
Graves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Leon thumps Graves with a low kick.
De Leon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Leon thumps Graves with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Graves there.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
De Leon connects with an inside leg kick.
Graves misses with a hook
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
De Leon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
De Leon connects with a leg kick.
Graves misses with a left hand
and De Leon counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
De Leon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and De Leon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Leon.
Graves misses with a body punch
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Leon misses with a straight left.
Graves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid body kick from De Leon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Leon momentarily.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Leon.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Leon misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
De Leon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Leon staying out of range there.
De Leon walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
De Leon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Leon drops his hands momentarily and Graves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves connects with the punch.
De Leon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws a series of punches but De Leon moves out of range.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on De Leon's shoulder, as De Leon tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and De Leon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Leon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
De Leon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
De Leon moves out of range as Graves strikes.
De Leon slips under a jab.
De Leon lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from De Leon.
Graves misses with a hook
and De Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Graves misses with a hook
and De Leon counters with a body kick that stops Graves in his tracks momentarily.
De Leon slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Leon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Leon up against the cage.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing De Leon back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
Graves is trying to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Leon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Leon.
De Leon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
De Leon thumps Graves with a low kick.
De Leon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves takes a swing at De Leon's ribcage but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
De Leon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Leon misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves misses with a left hand
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graves misses with an uppercut. De Leon saw that one coming.
De Leon throws a front kick that sends Graves stumbling back into the cage.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Graves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Leon moves into the clinch.
Graves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves taking a breather.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
De Leon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves misses with some punches.
A short right from De Leon.
De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves blocking some punches.
De Leon cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
Graves is breathing heavily.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
De Leon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from De Leon.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
De Leon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Leon lands an uppercut.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
De Leon lands a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Leon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
De Leon digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from De Leon as the two fighters clinch.
De Leon presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Leon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graves or not.
De Leon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on De Leon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but De Leon avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
De Leon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves prevents a body shot from De Leon.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Leon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and De Leon counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abelardo De Leon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Leon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Leon moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
De Leon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Leon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves tries to move into range but De Leon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves gets tackled into the cage by De Leon. De Leon maintains the clinch.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Graves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a left and a right that stings Graves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Leon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Leon.
Graves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Leon.
Graves moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and De Leon counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves misses with a body punch
and De Leon counters with an outside leg kick.
De Leon lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon throws a right hand that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves missing with a left hand there. De Leon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abelardo De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Leon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves throws a hook to the side of De Leon's head but De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Leon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Leon throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Leon cracks Graves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but De Leon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
De Leon loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Leon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
De Leon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Leon throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
De Leon works the jab nicely.
De Leon lands a nice looking body kick.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
Graves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Leon is looking to clinch.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves misses with a hook
and De Leon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Graves really felt that one!
Graves throws a lazy right hand but De Leon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
De Leon slips a straight right by Graves.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leon.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from De Leon.
De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
Graves throws a hook to the side of De Leon's head but De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves looks to throw the jab but De Leon is out of range.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Leon.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
De Leon throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Leon avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a right hand
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Leon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Leon moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and De Leon counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
De Leon with a nice calf kick.
A solid body kick from De Leon.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves cracks De Leon with an open hand slap.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon scores with a push kick.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Leon's head.
A good leg kick by De Leon.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
De Leon scores with a sloppy right hand. Graves should have avoided that one.
De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Graves misses the body punch
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves throws a sloppy body shot
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon with a nice calf kick.
De Leon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
De Leon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
De Leon wants to counter the offense by Graves and move into the clinch position.
Graves misses with a left hand
and De Leon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Leon.
Graves breaks the clinch.
De Leon missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Graves.
De Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
De Leon moves out of range as Graves strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by De Leon there.
De Leon clinches up against the cage.
De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of De Leon's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leon.
De Leon misses with a body kick.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves misses with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
De Leon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Leon slips a jab from Graves.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leon moves away.
De Leon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Leon feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
De Leon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Leon loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
De Leon connects with the punch.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Leon finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
Graves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abelardo De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
De Leon moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Leon. That's going to slow Graves down.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
De Leon avoids the body shot from Graves.
It seemed like De Leon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves misses with a right hand
and De Leon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Leon's elbow.
De Leon lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graves misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
Abelardo De Leon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Leon tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves tries to work over De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Leon lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A short right from Graves.
Graves is trying to stall.
De Leon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
De Leon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Leon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves misses with a looping left.
De Leon throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Leon throws out the jab.
Graves misses with an uppercut. De Leon saw that one coming.
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Leon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Leon as Graves tries to tie him up.
De Leon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Leon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
De Leon lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon scores with a spinning back kick!
De Leon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon.
Graves misses with a combination
and De Leon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Leon misses with a body punch.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as De Leon controls the action.
De Leon cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
De Leon lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Leon misses with a body punch.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from De Leon.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from De Leon.
De Leon presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from De Leon.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with the head strike.
A short right from De Leon.
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!
De Leon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Leon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from De Leon as the two fighters clinch.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Leon breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Leon.
Graves 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.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from De Leon.
De Leon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves misses with a looping left.
De Leon throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Leon.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves misses with a body shot
and De Leon counters with a nice leg kick.
De Leon thows a body kick. Graves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Leon looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and De Leon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
De Leon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Leon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Graves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon slips a straight right by Graves.
An inside leg kick lands from De Leon.
De Leon throws a push kick but Graves slaps the foot to one side.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves misses with a looping right.
De Leon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves throws a hook but De Leon blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from De Leon misses.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Graves really felt that one!
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon.
Graves cracks De Leon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a leg kick.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Leon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Leon blocks a jab.
De Leon wants to clinch up but Graves keeps it at a distance.
De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
De Leon with a hook.
De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves misses with a straight right.
De Leon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Tyrone Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
De Leon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps De Leon's head back.
Graves throws out a loose jab but De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Leon throws a body kick that misses.
De Leon connects with an inside leg kick.
Graves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Graves misses with a straight left.
De Leon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves misses with an uppercut. De Leon saw that one coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Graves finds it's way through De Leon's defenses.
De Leon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Leon connects with the punch.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
De Leon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - De Leon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Leon tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Leon with a nice calf kick.
Graves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by De Leon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abelardo De Leon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Leon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelardo De Leon!
Abelardo De Leon is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Abelardo De Leon 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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