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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Addiel Frometa (ranked 3735 p4p, 25054 weight class) and Photon Muller (ranked 243 p4p, 358 weight class). Addiel Frometa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Addiel Frometa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Photon Muller!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frometa lands a big uppercut and Muller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Muller looks OK. Frometa waves Muller back to his feet!
 Muller is rocked!
 It looks like Photon Muller has been cut.
Frometa closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Muller out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Addiel Frometa!
An out of breath Addiel Frometa 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Pike (ranked 2291 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 163 p4p, 245 weight class). Pike comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Musashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tajiri theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike rushes Musashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Pike.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Pike.
Pike misses with some punches.
Pike misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pike lands an uppercut.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Pike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Pike blocks an uppercut.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pike has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pike crunches a lovely knee into Musashi's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Pike as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pike pushes Musashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Musashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Pike connects with a knee to the head.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pike lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pike lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pike lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Pike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pike.
Musashi is rocked!
Pike lands a right hand.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Pike finish him?
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Pike lands a big knee to the head and Musashi goes down! Pike pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Pike!
A very excited looking Christopher Pike rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Covington (ranked 5337 p4p, 2984 weight class) and Ryan Rhodes (ranked 482 p4p, 333 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Covington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... Ryan Rhodes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashley Covington's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashley Covington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Covington.
An attempted straight right counter from Covington misses the target.
Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Covington.
Covington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rhodes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Covington somewhat.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhodes looks to land a combination but Covington avoids it well.
Covington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Covington gets the takedown into side control.
Rhodes is trying to improve his position.
Covington is looking to take a break and control but Rhodes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Rhodes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Covington is putting a hurting on Rhodes here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rhodes parries the strikes from Covington easily there. Covington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rhodes to escape.
Rhodes is trying to control Covington's posture but Covington avoids it.
Covington trying to control the action but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Rhodes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Covington is keen to just control but Rhodes is a slippery customer.
Rhodes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Covington.
Covington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Covington looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Covington.
Rhodes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Covington scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rhodes is trying to control but can't.
Covington uses his free foot to push down on Rhodes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rhodes.
Rhodes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rhodes is looking to get to half guard.
Covington looking to finish Rhodes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rhodes!
Covington wants to control the pace but Rhodes is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington with a couple of short strikes.
Covington landing strikes from the mount.
Covington lands a heavy elbow.
Covington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Covington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rhodes is bucking up trying to escape but Covington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rhodes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Covington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rhodes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rhodes wants to improve his position but Covington is controlling well.
Rhodes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Covington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhodes is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rhodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Covington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Covington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Covington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rhodes trying to control from the bottom.
Rhodes is holding on to half guard well.
Covington is nestled in close to Rhodes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Covington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Covington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Covington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rhodes is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Covington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rhodes tries to land a front kick but Covington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rhodes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Covington slowing the pace effectively.
Covington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Covington manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes instigates a clinch.
Covington has Rhodes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Covington pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rhodes tumbling to the mat - Covington dives into Rhodes's guard.
Covington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes has momentary wrist control but Covington slips an elbow through the middle.
Covington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Covington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Covington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes controls Covington momentarily but Covington frees himself.
Covington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Covington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Covington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Covington advances to half guard.
Rhodes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Covington controlling the action here.
Rhodes is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhodes has his hands clasped together around Covington's back. He's all about the action.
Rhodes is looking to control Covington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhodes avoid being mounted?
Covington working Rhodes over with strikes.
Covington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Covington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Covington is trying to control the action in half guard but Rhodes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhodes wants to improve his position but Covington is controlling well.
Covington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhodes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is staying active underneath Covington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Covington moves into the clinch.
Rhodes managing to block the knees to the body from Covington.
Covington lands a good knee to the midsection. Rhodes won't want to take too many of those.
Covington blocks an elbow strike.
Rhodes lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Ashley Covington has been cut.
Covington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Covington blocks a body shot from Rhodes.
Rhodes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Covington.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Covington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhodes is defending well for now.
Covington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rhodes struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rhodes wants to control but Covington postures up.
Rhodes dodges the ground and pound from Covington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Covington is looking to take a break and control but Rhodes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodes is trying to buck Covington off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Rhodes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Covington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Covington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ashley Covington's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rhodes tries to land a front kick but Covington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Covington.
Rhodes is looking to land body kicks.
Ashley Covington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Covington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Covington gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Covington lands a left hand.
Covington lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rhodes tries to get to full guard but Covington has control of the leg.
Covington not doing much here.
Rhodes tries to get to full guard but Covington has control of the leg.
Covington seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Covington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhodes defending well though.
Covington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Covington.
Covington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Covington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Covington.
Rhodes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhodes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Covington.
Covington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhodes defending well though.
Covington trying to control from Rhodes's half guard. Rhodes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ryan Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashley Covington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington passes into half guard.
Covington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhodes is staying active underneath Covington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Covington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Covington thows a huge punch but Rhodes dodges it nicely.
Rhodes trying to control here.
Covington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rhodes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhodes has control of Covington's left arm, preventing Covington from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rhodes is trying to control the position but Covington postures up.
Rhodes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Covington manages to get himself to full guard.
Rhodes is looking to work some ground and pound but Covington has wrist control.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Covington keeps moving.
Rhodes stays in close to Covington's body and controls the position.
Covington throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Covington wants to stand and escape but Rhodes is having none of it.
Ashley Covington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Covington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rhodes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rhodes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Covington closes the distance and pushes Rhodes back into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Covington has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rhodes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Covington as Rhodes tries to tie him up.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhodes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Covington is defending well for now.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Covington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Covington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Covington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Covington!
Ashley Covington tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svensson Von Tancred (ranked 2311 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Emanuel Gallegos (ranked 228 p4p, 327 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Svensson Von Tancred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Gallegos!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Tancred throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallegos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallegos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Tancred throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallegos! But no joy.
Good shot there by Von Tancred.
Von Tancred definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Von Tancred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Tancred pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Tancred misses with a body shot
and Gallegos counters with a straight right hand.
Von Tancred lands a jab to Gallegos's midsection.
Von Tancred throws a right hand that misses
and Gallegos counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallegos looks to land a left hand but Von Tancred moved out of range nicely.
Gallegos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallegos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Tancred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallegos manages to avoid it.
Gallegos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Von Tancred misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gallegos counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallegos defending well as Von Tancred loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Gallegos misses.
Von Tancred throws a right hand that misses
and Gallegos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Tancred throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallegos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Svensson Von Tancred has been cut.
Von Tancred swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gallegos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Von Tancred is rocked!
Von Tancred misses with a right hand
and Gallegos counters with a beautiful punch that sends Von Tancred to the canvas!
Oh Von Tancred is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallegos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Von Tancred wants to improve his position but instead Gallegos has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Tancred tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gallegos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Von Tancred seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Tancred wants to hold on but Gallegos pushes him away.
Gallegos content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Tancred is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Tancred tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Von Tancred is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gallegos content just to control the position here.
Von Tancred is working to get back to half guard.
Von Tancred is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Gallegos has taken his back!
Gallegos slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is continuing to stall.
Von Tancred is trying to get back to his feet but Gallegos has full control of the position and if anything, Von Tancred has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallegos trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Von Tancred doesn't escape.
Von Tancred wants to get back to his feet.
Gallegos is riding his opponent, not letting Von Tancred buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Von Tancred trying to get back to his feet but Gallegos is in full control for now.
Von Tancred trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Von Tancred trying to get back to his feet but Gallegos is in full control for now.
Gallegos biding his time, controlling Von Tancred.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Gallegos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svensson Von Tancred's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Von Tancred misses with a hook
enabling Gallegos to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Tancred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallegos looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Tancred is just out of range.
Von Tancred misses with a jab to the body
and Gallegos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Tancred swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gallegos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Tancred swings widly with a right hand
and Gallegos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Tancred thuds his right hand into Gallegos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Tancred throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gallegos staying out of range there.
Von Tancred misses with a hook
and Gallegos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Tancred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallegos moves away.
Gallegos unleashes a big counter combination but Von Tancred bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Tancred throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallegos misses with a left hand
and Von Tancred counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Tancred swings for the body but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Tancred misses with a hook
and Gallegos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Tancred misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallegos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Tancred rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallegos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallegos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Tancred.
Gallegos is looking for the big counter here.
Gallegos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Tancred. Gallegos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Von Tancred throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallegos counters with a straight right hand.
Gallegos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Tancred.
Gallegos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Tancred lands a jab to Gallegos's midsection.
Gallegos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Tancred.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Tancred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallegos moves away.
Gallegos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Tancred misses with a body punch
and Gallegos counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Tancred misses with a hook to the body
and Gallegos counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Tancred throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gallegos to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallegos walks into a jab.
Von Tancred throws an off balance right hand
and Gallegos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Tancred throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallegos counters with a nice body shot.
Von Tancred cracks Gallegos with a good jab.
Svensson Von Tancred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Tancred misses with a looping right.
Von Tancred misses with a hook
and Gallegos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Tancred misses with an uppercut
and Gallegos scores with a counter punch that sends Von Tancred to the canvas! Gallegos smells blood - he's punishing Von Tancred with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Von Tancred has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Gallegos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Addiel Glez (ranked 3632 p4p, 25022 weight class) and Aaron Nevemore (ranked 383 p4p, 540 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Addiel Glez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevemore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glez on the side of the head.
Glez throws a shot from downtown. Nevemore moves away and avoids it.
Glez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nevemore tries to clinch but Glez is having none of it.
Nevemore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nevemore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevemore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nevemore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nevemore throws a head kick that half lands.
Nevemore throws a head kick but Glez moves out of range.
Glez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevemore managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevemore wants to stand and escape but Glez is having none of it.
Glez passes into half guard.
Nevemore wants to get back to his feet.
Glez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nevemore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Glez.
Glez trying to mount his opponent but Nevemore defends it.
Glez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore wants to control but Glez is keeping busy.
Nevemore is trying to stand up here but Glez is controlling him well.
Nevemore gets full guard.
Glez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nevemore, up you get!
Nevemore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Glez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nevemore with the inside leg kick.
Nevemore thows a body kick. Glez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nevemore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nevemore tries to clinch there but Glez circles away.
It looked like Glez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nevemore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Addiel Glez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Glez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevemore pushes Glez off looking to stand but Glez dives back in and keeps control.
Nevemore won't allow Glez to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glez seems to be working for a kimura but Nevemore defends the submission attempt.
Nevemore looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glez is trying to work for a kimura but Nevemore is defending well.
Glez tries to pass to full mount but Nevemore defends it.
Nevemore wants to get back to his feet.
Glez moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nevemore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nevemore prevents Glez from moving into mount.
Nevemore gets back to half guard.
Nevemore wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Glez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nevemore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nevemore is trying to stand back up but Glez is controlling him
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Glez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nevemore to the mat! Nevemore manages to get full guard.
Glez advances position into side control!
Nevemore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nevemore prevents Glez from improving position.
Nevemore sneaks out the side door and pushes Glez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Nevemore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Addiel Glez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nevemore lands a big head kick that sends Glez tumbling to the mat! Nevemore takes a step backwards and waves Glez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nice body kick from Nevemore.
Glez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Nevemore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nevemore is trying to control Glez's posture but Glez avoids it.
Glez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nevemore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nevemore throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nevemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Glez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevemore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nevemore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nevemore throws a powerful right kick. Glez tried to block low but the kick was high! Glez was taken right off of his feet! Nevemore jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Nevemore!
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