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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dieseiros (ranked 5353 p4p, 4479 weight class) and Freaky Max (ranked 482 p4p, 445 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Dieseiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Max!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dieseiros with that takedown attempt.
Max moves into the clinch.
Max keeps control of Dieseiros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dieseiros is looking to break free of the clinch but Max has double underhooks.
Max will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dieseiros up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Max.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Dieseiros's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dieseiros is trying to break free.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Max.
Max lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dieseiros.
Dieseiros pulls guard.
Dieseiros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dieseiros keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dieseiros throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dieseiros striking off his back but it's not causing Max any problems.
Dieseiros 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.
Dieseiros pushes a forearm under Max's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Max is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Dieseiros!
Rafael Dieseiros spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demyan Pulaski (ranked 4950 p4p, 3659 weight class) and Jethro King (ranked 477 p4p, 399 weight class). Pulaski's entrance music is Dan Farber - "Don't Touch". A fine choice. Jethro King told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demyan Pulaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jethro King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulaski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pulaski slips a straight right by King.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Pulaski counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by King.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulaski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jethro King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulaski throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Pulaski.
Pulaski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Pulaski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King misses with a left hand
and Pulaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Jethro King has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulaski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulaski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Pulaski counters with a nice uppercut.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pulaski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pulaski.
Pulaski connects with a right that clearly hurt King. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Pulaski proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till King collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demyan Pulaski!
Our winner, Demyan Pulaski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 4931 p4p, 3724 weight class) and Khamzat Magomedov (ranked 476 p4p, 406 weight class). Khamzat Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giorgi Gorgodze's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khamzat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorgodze looking to score a takedown here. Magomedov is defending well but Gorgodze drives through and ends up in Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Gorgodze defends easily.
Magomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorgodze defends well.
Magomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gorgodze stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magomedov is looking for a triangle but Gorgodze pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gorgodze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Magomedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gorgodze has managed to get both his arms back between Magomedov's legs - danger averted.
Magomedov has his feet on Gorgodze's thighs here. He's pushed Gorgodze off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gorgodze screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khamzat Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ugrapurod Makagziadan (ranked 5564 p4p, 3483 weight class) and Bottom Feeder (ranked 508 p4p, 380 weight class). Makagziadan comes into the arena with FIGHT FIGHT blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugrapurod Makagziadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bottom Feeder!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makagziadan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Bottom Feeder has been cut.
Feeder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makagziadan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makagziadan drops Feeder with a beautiful combination! Feeder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makagziadan is looking for the KO!
 Feeder is rocked!
Makagziadan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Feeder's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Makagziadan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugrapurod Makagziadan!
Bottom Feeder was interviewed post fight and said 'Alright, so turns out my fists are better at making friends than enemies. Shoutout to my opponent for showing me some new moves—I'll be practicing those in front of the mirror for the next year. Don't worry, folks, I’ll be back once I put some ice on these welts.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hung Takedo (ranked 4172 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Balder Bull Jr (ranked 444 p4p, 381 weight class). Takedo comes to the ring accompanied by Best Way To Die. 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 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hung Takedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takedo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull Jr.
Bull Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takedo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takedo looks to land a right hand but Bull Jr moved out of range.
Bull Jr lands a jab to Takedo's midsection.
Bull Jr blocks a jab.
Bull Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Takedo.
Bull Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takedo.
Takedo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.
Bull Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takedo's hands.
Takedo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Takedo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bull Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bull Jr misses.
Takedo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bull Jr's head.
Bull Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull Jr connects with a body shot.
Takedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takedo misses with a looping left.
Takedo throws an overhand right that lands on Bull Jr's shoulder, as Bull Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Takedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bull Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bull Jr misses the body punch
and Takedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Takedo blocks a jab.
Bull Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bull Jr lands a body shot.
Bull Jr moves into range and clinches up with Takedo.
Bull Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takedo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull Jr lands a shot to the body.
Bull Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takedo tries to work over Bull Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull Jr blocking some punches.
Takedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takedo blocks a body shot from Bull Jr.
Takedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bull Jr blocking some punches.
Takedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takedo or not.
Bull Jr blocks an uppercut.
Bull Jr takes a shot to the head.
Bull Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull Jr lands an uppercut.
Bull Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bull Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takedo tries to throw a body punch but Bull Jr avoids it by throwing Takedo back against the ropes.
Bull Jr blocks an uppercut.
Takedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Takedo backwards.
Takedo has a couple of punches blocked by Bull Jr.
Takedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bull Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Bull Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takedo backwards.
Takedo has a couple of punches blocked by Bull Jr.
Bull Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takedo working hard to break the clinch.
Takedo throws a head punch that misses.
Takedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Takedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takedo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takedo.
Bull Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bull Jr blocks an uppercut.
Bull Jr working aggressively here.
Bull Jr blocking some punches.
Bull Jr lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bull Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bull Jr.
Takedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takedo lands a left hand.
Bull Jr lands a body punch.
Takedo lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takedo.
A head punch on the inside from Takedo fails to land.
Takedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takedo lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Bull Jr.
Bull Jr blocking some punches.
Bull Jr is leaning against Takedo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull Jr pushes Takedo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bull Jr.
Takedo throws a head punch that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bull Jr.
Bull Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull Jr lands with a left to the head.
Takedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull Jr controls his hands.
Bull Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takedo trying to control the position but instead, Bull Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takedo into the ropes.
Takedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bull Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takedo.
Bull Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Takedo is rocked!
Bull Jr lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Takedo to his knees! Bull Jr keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balder Bull Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Balder Bull Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl McCoy (ranked 2950 p4p, 3049 weight class) and Charles Lee Ray (ranked 331 p4p, 340 weight class). Earl McCoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Earl McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Lee Ray!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
Ray throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by McCoy's head coaches at Makweingdo Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCoy moves forwards but Ray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of McCoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy stuffs the takedown.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Ray missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCoy clinches.
A short right from McCoy on the inside.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCoy working aggressively here.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from McCoy.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Ray - just one landing.
Earl McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCoy defends well and Ray ends up having to push McCoy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Earl McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Lee Ray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Ray misses.
Ray misses the jab.
Ray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ray.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
McCoy rushes Ray and presses him up against the ropes.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
McCoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from McCoy as the two fighters clinch.
McCoy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray looks to throw the jab but McCoy is out of range.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Charles Lee Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy has managed to clinch.
McCoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ray lands a nice shot that snaps McCoy's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Ray. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ray.
Ray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by McCoy.
McCoy closes the distance but Ray moves to the side
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCoy.
Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCoy moves into the clinch.
Ray blocking some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
McCoy instigates a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for McCoy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCoy.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
Ray tries for a takedown but McCoy manages to get underhooks.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
McCoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray breaks the clinch.
McCoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ray goes for a takedown attempt but McCoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCoy moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Ray.
Ray feints a jab promting McCoy to slip. Ray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ray tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCoy tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Lee Ray dominated that round.
That's time! McCoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ray stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.
Ray works over McCoy's head and body with a nice combination.
Ray throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCoy's head backwards.
McCoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
McCoy throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
McCoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCoy misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray blocking some punches.
Earl McCoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
McCoy throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy is looking to counter punch.
Ray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ray misses with a hook. McCoy ducked under it nicely.
McCoy tries to clinch up
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCoy circles away quickly and effectively.
McCoy slips under a jab from Ray.
Ray takes a swing at McCoy's ribcage but misses.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
McCoy takes one to the side of the head.
McCoy moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
McCoy moves into range and clinches up with Ray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from McCoy.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
Ray scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from McCoy. No joy for Ray on that attempt.
McCoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ray cracks McCoy with a good jab.
Ray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ray misses with a double jab.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy.
McCoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCoy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the ropes.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCoy misses with the head strike.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray prevents a body shot from McCoy.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Ray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ray lands a head shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray lands a jab.
McCoy wants to clinch.
McCoy moves to clinch but Ray breaks away
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
McCoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCoy is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a takedown attempt - McCoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Earl McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Lee Ray.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCoy wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Ray swinging wildly here.
Ray 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.
McCoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles Lee Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCoy darts in trying to clinch
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
Ray misses with a takedown attempt - McCoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Ray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Lee Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Charles Lee Ray!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Charles Lee Ray!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Charles Lee Ray!
Charles Lee Ray wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Charles Lee Ray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Crabtree (ranked 2967 p4p, 2935 weight class) and El President (ranked 334 p4p, 328 weight class). Crabtree's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Chopper - Predator Soundtrack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, El President!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
President fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Shirley Crabtree has been cut.
Crabtree scores with a jab. President acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for President.
A looping hook to the body misses from President. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
President walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crabtree scores with a jab to the head.
President scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crabtree in his tracks.
Crabtree misses the shot to the body.
President moves out of range as Crabtree strikes.
President scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crabtree in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
President uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Crabtree lands a nice hook to President's body. President takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crabtree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. President doesn't seem bothered though.
Crabtree rushes President and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
President blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by President.
A short right from Crabtree.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crabtree creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
President tries to throw a body punch but Crabtree avoids it by throwing President back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Crabtree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with President's elbow.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crabtree.
President prevents a body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Crabtree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with President's elbow.
President scores with a hook to the body.
President is working Crabtree over against the ropes.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
President is working Crabtree over against the ropes.
Crabtree is breathing heavily.
President is leaning against Crabtree and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crabtree misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Crabtree has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
President working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
President stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
President lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
President is working Crabtree over against the ropes.
Crabtree misses with a short punch on the inside.
President lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
President is trying to stall.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
President taking a breather.
President scores with a shot to the side of Crabtree's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crabtree misses with a short punch on the inside.
President is looking to control Crabtree's arms but Crabtree gets an underhook and turns him. Now President has his back to the ropes.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree misses with the head strike.
President blocks a body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree tries a body shot but President blocks it.
President lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from President.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
President trying to control the position but instead, Crabtree has worked for underhooks and has pushed President into the ropes.
President blocking some punches.
A short right from President.
Crabtree misses with a short punch on the inside.
President lands with a light punch inside.
Crabtree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crabtree digs a right hand into President's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on President's gas tank.
President working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by President.
President looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
President presses Crabtree against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from President.
Crabtree struggles to land a body shot inside as President controls his hands.
Crabtree tries a body shot but President blocks it.
Crabtree misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from President.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree prevents a body shot from President.
Crabtree misses with a punch to the body.
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but President avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the ropes.
President misses with a hook to the ribs.
President tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crabtree misses with some punches.
Crabtree scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crabtree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crabtree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
President blocks a body shot from Crabtree.
President lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
President misses with the head strike.
President is looking to control Crabtree's arms but Crabtree gets an underhook and turns him. Now President has his back to the ropes.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by President.
President working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crabtree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
President lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. President is defending well for now.
President is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
President blocks an uppercut.
President prevents a body shot from Crabtree.
President is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crabtree is keeping busy.
President throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from President.
President scores with a nice hook to the head.
President throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabtrees head.
President tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crabtree's elbow.
President lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crabtree misses with a hook to the ribs.
President is trying to maintain a safe position but Crabtree gets an underhook and turns President into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Crabtree.
President blocks an uppercut.
Crabtree misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from President.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
President lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crabtree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
President trying to control the position but instead, Crabtree has worked for underhooks and has pushed President into the ropes.
Crabtree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crabtree misses with the head strike.
President can't find room to land a body shot as Crabtree controls the action.
President throws a punch but it's blocked by Crabtree.
President misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crabtree misses with some punches.
President tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crabtree's elbow.
President tries a body shot but Crabtree blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from President.
Crabtree struggles to land a body shot inside as President controls his hands.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but President uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
President misses with a body punch.
President can't find room to land a body shot as Crabtree controls the action.
Nice body punch from President - that landed with a thud.
President scores with a shoulder strike.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
President blocks a body shot from Crabtree.
A short right from Crabtree.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
President digs a right hand into Crabtree's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crabtree's gas tank.
President lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as President takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
President can't find room to land a body shot as Crabtree controls the action.
Crabtree misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from President.
President blocks a body shot from Crabtree.
President wants to stall.
President is struggling to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with President's elbow.
Crabtree tries to work over President's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
President wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
President tries to work over Crabtree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from President - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, President creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from President.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
President lands with a short head shot on the inside.
President wants to stall.
Crabtree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree can't find room to land a body shot as President controls the action.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
President lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
President lands a shoulder strike.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but President uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by President.
Crabtree prevents a body shot from President.
Crabtree takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from President.
President lands a left hand.
President lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crabtree misses with some punches.
Crabtree blocks a body shot from President.
President lands a shoulder strike.
President is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crabtree is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
El President dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shirley Crabtree's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
President drops his hands momentarily and Crabtree takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
President scores with a jab.
President cracks Crabtree with a left hook right on the temple and Crabtree goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! President lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Crabtree is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). El President!
Shirley Crabtree was interviewed post fight and said '*scans the room for worthy prey*'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silly Billy (ranked 2464 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Zayn Azi (ranked 176 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silly Billy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zayn Azi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billy shoots in looking for a takedown but Azi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Billy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Azi throws a body punch but Billy moves out of range.
Billy throws a combination that misses
and Azi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Billy's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Billy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Azi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Billy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Billy can't keep his opponent in guard - Azi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Azi is pressing down on Billy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Billy is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Azi pulls his head out easily.
Azi is keen to just control but Billy is a slippery customer.
Billy actively working from the bottom here.
Billy actively working from the bottom here.
Azi working over Billy with some ground and pound. Billy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Azi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Billy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Azi content to control rather than advance.
Azi wants to control but Billy is keeping him busy.
Azi prevents Billy from improving his position.
Azi is keen to just control but Billy is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Azi tries to clinch up but Billy circles away and keeps his distance.
Azi moves out of range as Billy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Billy throws a right hand that Azi ducks under and follows up with a left that Azi also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Billy. No joy for Azi on that attempt.
Billy tries to sprawl but Azi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Billy manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Billy looking for a guillotine here but Azi defends easily.
Azi wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Billy's closed guard. He's half up but Billy has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Billy pivots and extends the arm, Azi falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Billy! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silly Billy!
Silly Billy is the new featherweight champion!
Silly Billy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Liang (ranked 2402 p4p, 3280 weight class) and Romeo Sexton (ranked 277 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Yu Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romeo Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liang counters with a straight right hand.
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Sexton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sexton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liang, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liang is looking to regain half guard here but Sexton keeps moving and retains side control.
Sexton works to advance to full mount. Liang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sexton working for a submission but Liang is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexton looking to secure an arm triangle but Liang defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton looking for a guillotine from mount but Liang is having none of it.
Sexton working for a guillotine from mount but Liang is in no mood to give up.
Liang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sexton.
Liang is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sexton locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Liang is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romeo Sexton!
During a confident post fight interview, Romeo Sexton 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Silveiro (ranked 550 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Billy Gentry (ranked 24 p4p, 62 weight class). Silveiro comes to the ring accompanied by Beleza Pula ยท Masayoshi Takanaka. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!On his way into the ring it seems that Kevin Silveiro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Silveiro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Silveiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gentry wants it to stay on the feet.
Gentry is looking for the big counter here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gentry throws a right and a left that Silveiro avoids nicely.
Gentry misses with a double jab.
Gentry misses with a wild combination.
Silveiro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gentry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silveiro closes the distance and clinches up with Gentry, looking for a takedown. Silveiro pushes Gentry against the ropes but Gentry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silveiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gentry has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Silveiro is on him like a limpet, forcing Gentry back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silveiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gentry to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Silveiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silveiro is keeping busy.
Gentry scores a nice knee to the body.
Silveiro blocks an elbow strike from Gentry.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but Gentry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveiro drops back down to his feet.
Silveiro pulls Gentry into guard.
Silveiro wants to sweep here but Gentry controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silveiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gentry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gentry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gentry stands and steps away. Silveiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gentry moves into range and clinches up with Silveiro.
Gentry throws an elbow but it misses.
Gentry misses with some punches.
Silveiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gentry walks away with a smile on his face. Silveiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silveiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Gentry pushes Silveiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silveiro is trying to pull guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Gentry scores with a shoulder strike.
Silveiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gentry to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a punch on the inside.
Silveiro jumps guard but Gentry stands there with Silveiro around his waist. Silveiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silveiro takes a shot to the head.
Gentry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silveiro.
Silveiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silveiro blocks an elbow strike from Gentry.
Silveiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but Gentry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveiro drops back down to his feet.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but Gentry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveiro drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Gentry.
Silveiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gentry to keep the fight standing.
Gentry lands with a left to the head.
Gentry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gentry just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Gentry lands a good knee to the midsection. Silveiro won't want to take too many of those.
Gentry tries a knee to the head but Silveiro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silveiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gentry smiles and moves away.
Gentry scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Kevin Silveiro has been cut.
Gentry moves into range and clinches up with Silveiro.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but Gentry won't allow it.
Gentry lands a shot to the body.
Silveiro tries to pull guard but Gentry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silveiro drops back down to his feet.
Silveiro fails to pull guard.
Silveiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gentry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silveiro jumps guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Silveiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gentry to keep the fight standing.
Silveiro jumps guard.
Gentry preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Silveiro's closed guard. He's half up but Silveiro has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Silveiro pivots and extends the arm, Gentry falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Silveiro! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Silveiro!
Kevin Silveiro retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Silveiro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
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