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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Josh (ranked 2990 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Jett Robins (ranked 202 p4p, 215 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Josh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Radar Love - Golden Earring. 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogan Josh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jett Robins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josh lands a high kick!
 It looks like Jett Robins has been cut.
Josh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robins throws out the jab.
Josh tries to land a front kick but Robins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robins throws an overhand right that lands on Josh's shoulder, as Josh tries to avoid the shot.
Josh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Josh somewhat.
Josh connects with a body shot.
Robins lands a two punch combo.
Josh scores with a nice head shot.
Robins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Robins is rocked!
Josh clinches up with Robins and pushes him back against the cage.
Robins is still on wobbly legs! Can Josh finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Josh looking to score a takedown. He gets a body lock and scores a very heavy trip takedown. That's knocked the wind out of Robins! Josh lands strikes from the mount and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Rogan Josh!
A victorious Rogan Josh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 3467 p4p, 2776 weight class) and Jao Atunes (ranked 379 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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, Jao Atunes !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jao Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice cross by Atunes .
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodriguez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodriguez won't allow Atunes to sweep him here.
Rodriguez has gone for a leg lock! Atunes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rodriguez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atunes defends it easily.
Atunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Atunes stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Atunes 's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Atunes defends it easily.
Atunes 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.
Rodriguez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Atunes has his hands clasped together but Rodriguez extends and breaks Atunes 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rodriguez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Corbin (ranked 3583 p4p, 3573 weight class) and Zavian Barkley (ranked 371 p4p, 370 weight class). Ulysses Corbin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zavian Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barkley needs to keep his hands up - Corbin had a free shot at his head there.
Barkley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corbin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Corbin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkley scores with a kick to the body.
Corbin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Barkley tries a quick counter leg kick but Corbin is wise to it.
Barkley thows a leg kick but Corbin checks it
and Corbin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barkley is looking to control Corbin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barkley avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barkley trying to hold on to Corbin's head to control him but Corbin postures up.
Corbin trying to control the action but Barkley is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barkley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barkley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barkley is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters circling - Corbin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barkley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corbin.
Corbin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Corbin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barkley takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barkley.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Corbin moves out of range easily.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Barkley with the inside leg kick.
Barkley tries to clinch but Corbin moves out of range.
Corbin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barkley sprawls and moves away.
Zavian Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corbin is standing up over Barkley. Barkley looks to escape but Corbin dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley trying to control but Corbin flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Corbin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Corbin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley trying to control the hands but Corbin breaks the grip.
Can Barkley hold on?! Corbin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Corbin not allowing Barkley to control his hands.
Barkley tries to roll but Corbin sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands a shot to the head.
Corbin is looking to control Barkley but Barkley is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Corbin is not going to allow Barkley to sit and survive in this position.
Corbin tightening his grip on Barkley, looking for the choke.
Corbin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Barkley right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkley trying to control the hands but Corbin won't let him.
Barkley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Corbin.
What can Barkley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Barkley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Corbin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Corbin has good solid back control here.
Barkley just trying to survive but Corbin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barkley trying to get back to his feet but Corbin is in full control for now.
Corbin lands a shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to escape but Corbin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Corbin lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barkley rolls, trying to escape but Corbin keeps control of the position.
Barkley covers up after that shot from Corbin.
Barkley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Corbin lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barkley hold on?!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands a shot to the body.
Corbin is not going to allow Barkley to sit and survive in this position.
Corbin controlling from the back.
Barkley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Barkley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Corbin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barkley is trying to stand back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Corbin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Corbin scores with strikes from the back.
Corbin 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corbin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Corbin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corbin just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Barkley misses.
Corbin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barkley did well to prevent Corbin getting side control.
Corbin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corbin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barkley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corbin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Corbin is just content to waste time from the top position. Barkley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Corbin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barkley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corbin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barkley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corbin defends it easily.
Corbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Corbin working some strikes from top position.
Barkley trying to control the position here.
Barkley looking for a guillotine here but Corbin defends easily.
Barkley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws out a leg kick but Corbin moves out of range and Barkley only half commits.
Barkley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zavian Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corbin scores with a jab.
Corbin misses with the combination.
Barkley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barkley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barkley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Corbin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barkley doesn't seem phased though.
Barkley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corbin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barkley misses with an uppercut
and Corbin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley scores with a head kick. Corbin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Corbin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barkley quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Corbin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barkley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corbin pulls his head out easily.
Barkley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corbin pulls his head out easily.
Barkley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corbin is controlling the pace.
Corbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
Corbin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barkley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corbin lands with a punch from half guard.
Corbin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Corbin passes into side control, despite Barkley's attempt to control the position.
Barkley seems a little lost for a moment, as Corbin dominates the positioning.
Corbin grinds an elbow into Barkley's temple.
Barkley is being controlled here.
Corbin swings around for an armbar but Barkley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Corbin's guard.
Corbin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barkley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corbin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barkley is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barkley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Corbin keeps moving.
Barkley is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Corbin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Barkley is looking to defend but Corbin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Barkley! Corbin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Barkley taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ulysses Corbin!
A victorious Ulysses Corbin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daverio Graves (ranked 2298 p4p, 2803 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 271 p4p, 309 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daverio Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Graves connects with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Graves thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith slips under a jab.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith moves away from the strike by Graves.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Graves swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smith's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves!
A relieved looking Daverio Graves 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 Omar Raharu (ranked 1395 p4p, 2127 weight class) and Dean Gaines (ranked 166 p4p, 247 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaines moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharu can pounce on him.
Raharu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaines counters with a one-two to the body.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharu lands a jab to the head.
Raharu connects with a body shot.
Raharu tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaines as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaines scores with a body shot.
Gaines tests Raharu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaines throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gaines tries to throw a body punch but Raharu avoids it by throwing Gaines back against the cage.
A short right from Raharu on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Raharu.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Gaines avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaines.
Gaines swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaines.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
Raharu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaines scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gaines lands a left hand.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Gaines lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu lands a nice uppercut.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaines creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharu.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Gaines struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharu controls his hands.
Raharu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharu throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaines.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Gaines scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu moves into the clinch.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Raharu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaines's efforts to push away.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharu throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaines is defending well.
Gaines tries to circle away but Raharu has him pinned against the cage.
Raharu keeps control of Gaines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raharu pushes Gaines back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaines.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaines blocking some punches.
Raharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gainess head.
Gaines wants to get back to striking at distance but Raharu won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Raharu prevents a body shot from Gaines.
Gaines prevents a body shot from Raharu.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
A body shot lands from Raharu.
Gaines makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raharu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaines was covering up waiting for the punch and Raharu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Gaines is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is looking to sweep but instead, Raharu has passed into half guard.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Raharu has control of the leg.
Gaines trying to control but Raharu postures up.
Raharu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Raharu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gaines wants to improve his position but Raharu is controlling well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raharu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Raharu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raharu slips under a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to clinch but Gaines is having none of it.
Raharu is looking to wear down Gaines with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raharu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaines unleashes a big counter combination but Raharu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raharu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
Gaines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaines misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raharu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Raharu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raharu is looking to control Gaines's arms but Gaines gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raharu has his back to the cage.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu cracks Gaines with a nice body shot.
Raharu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
Gaines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raharu blocks a body shot from Gaines.
Gaines tries to break free but Raharu pushes him back against the cage.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Gaines is trying to force a seperation but Raharu has the dominant position.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Raharu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raharu cracks Gaines with a good jab.
Raharu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Raharu.
Raharu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaines momentarily.
Raharu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaines's hands.
Nice jab there from Raharu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raharu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Raharu tries to counter by clinching up but Gaines breaks away and moves out of range.
Raharu misses with a hook.
Gaines wants to counter with a clinch but Raharu pushes him away.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharu swings for the body but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines throws a nice looking combination but Raharu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaines tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raharu pushes Gaines up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines working hard to break the clinch.
Raharu lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaines breaks the clinch.
Gaines misses the jab.
Raharu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Gaines misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaines throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Raharu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raharu moves to clinch but Gaines breaks away
and Gaines makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raharu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raharu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaines, pushing him back against the cage.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaines digs a right hand underneath Raharu's ribcage. Raharu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaines.
Gaines breaks from the clinch.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Raharu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raharu misses with a low kick.
Raharu tests Gaines's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Raharu.
Raharu cracks Gaines with an open hand slap.
Raharu clobbers Gaines with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaines misses with a straight left.
Raharu wants to clinch up but Gaines keeps it at a distance.
Gaines misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
A shot in the inside from Raharu.
Gaines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raharu struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaines controls his hands.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gaines is trying to push Raharu away but Raharu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaines tries to work over Raharu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaines lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaines's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Raharu has Gaines pressed against the cage, preventing Gaines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaines blocks a body shot from Raharu.
A short right from Raharu on the inside.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Gaines has had enough of the clinch but Raharu keeps him there for the moment.
Raharu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Raharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raharu.
Raharu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaines.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raharu misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Raharu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaines! But no joy.
Raharu throws a right hand that misses
and Gaines counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu instigates a clinch.
Raharu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines breaks from the clinch.
Raharu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raharu misses the body punch
and Gaines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharu misses with a few strikes there.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu staying out of range there.
Raharu is looking to counter the offense by Gaines and move into the clinch.
Gaines swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharu.
Raharu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raharu tries to clinch up but Gaines circles away and keeps his distance.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Dean Gaines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaines throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaines should have avoided that one.
Gaines's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaines scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
Gaines let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab lands there for Raharu.
Raharu throws an overhand right that lands on Gaines's shoulder, as Gaines tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raharu with a body shot.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Gaines.
Raharu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaines.
Raharu swings widly with a right hand
and Gaines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaines uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raharu has time to react.
Gaines slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu misses with a straight left.
Gaines dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines slips under a jab.
Gaines scores with a three punch combo!
 Raharu is rocked!
Raharu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Raharu - just one landing.
Raharu looks to land a right hand but Gaines moved out of range.
Raharu throws a right and a left that Gaines avoids nicely.
Raharu forces Gaines back against the cage and clinches.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Gaines working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raharu lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Raharu.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
A short left from Gaines.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaines.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Omar Raharu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raharu tries to work over Gaines's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Gaines scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines pushes Raharu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines blocking some punches.
Raharu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaines's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines is trying to break the clinch but Raharu is controlling him.
Raharu misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gaines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Gaines tries to circle away but Raharu has him pinned against the cage.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharu.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
A jab from Gaines does it's job there.
Raharu digs a good hook to Gaines's body.
Raharu's corner calls for a 1-2. Raharu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu tries to clinch but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Gaines moved out of range nicely.
Gaines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharu on the side of the head.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaines throws out the jab.
Gaines lands with an overhand left.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Raharu lunges at Gaines with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaines's hand.
Gaines avoids the body shot from Raharu.
A big right from Raharu misses.
Gaines defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Gaines was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Raharu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Omar Raharu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raharu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharu seems to have got his legs back now.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaines throws a shot to the body.
Gaines lunges at Raharu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raharu's hand.
Raharu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raharu throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaines misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaines stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Gaines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Raharu goes down and covers up as Gaines starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Gaines!
Dean Gaines decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 915 p4p, 656 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 96 p4p, 69 weight class). May Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Self Discovery kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for May Jr!
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but May Jr keeps working.
May Jr is trying to escape the position but Black is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on May Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on May Jr's face as Black controls the position.
Black's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
May Jr holds on to Black's head and controls the position momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
May Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Kaven May Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black shoots in for a takedown but May Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May Jr, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May Jr defends it nicely.
May Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black lands a couple of digs.
May Jr working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black cracks May Jr with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
May Jr working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing that Black has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
May Jr looking to control.
May Jr looking to control but Black passes into half guard.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black wants to control but May Jr is keeping him busy.
Black is stalling here. May Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and May Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
May Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black wants to hold on but May Jr pushes him away.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
May Jr tries to push Black's head away but Black is holding on tight.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
May Jr controlling from mount.
Black stops May Jr from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
May Jr manages to capitalize on a mistake by Black to take his back!
Black is trying to break free.
May Jr controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
May Jr gets his hands free as Black looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Black's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Black wants to control his opponent's hands but May Jr gets his hands free.
Black rolls, trying to escape but May Jr keeps control of the position.
Black manages to reverse the position and now he's in May Jr's guard. Nice work there by Black.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
May Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but May Jr has wrist control.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaven May Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
May Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
A clash of legs there as Black blocks the low kick.
Black moves out of range as May Jr strikes.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Black drives through with a takedown into May Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Devon Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
May Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
May Jr is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of May Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
May Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
May Jr missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
May Jr defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but May Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but May Jr sprawls and moves away.
May Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
May Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
May Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
May Jr seems keen to control Black's posture.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
May Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
May Jr takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black ducks under a wild hook from May Jr.
May Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May Jr with the inside leg kick.
May Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
May Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
May Jr misses the shot to the body.
May Jr scores with a head kick.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
May Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Black.
May Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
It seemed like May Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
May Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaven May Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
May Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black throws a lazy right hand but May Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling May Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May Jr defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by May Jr.
Black tries for a takedown but May Jr circles away easily
and May Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
May Jr has one foot on Black's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black avoids the head kick by May Jr.
A jab from Black misses.
May Jr looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaven May Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
May Jr tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
May Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
May Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
May Jr throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
May Jr connects with a body shot.
May Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
May Jr misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a jab to the head.
May Jr misses with a kick to the body
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
May Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
May Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black drops back looking for a leg! May Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and May Jr manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into May Jr's guard.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from May Jr is predictable there
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. May Jr won't be happy with that.
May Jr trying his best to control but Black has mounted him.
Black raining down hammerfists from mount.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. May Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of good shots and May Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Black controlling the position well here. May Jr rolled but Black kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Black go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
May Jr scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
May Jr misses with a body kick.
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in May Jr's half guard.
May Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and May Jr defends it well.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
May Jr won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black trying to control the action but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black trying to pass the guard but May Jr defending well.
Black is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black pushing down on May Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
May Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as May Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
May Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
May Jr slips a jab from Black.
May Jr moves away from the strike by Black.
May Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. May Jr didn't expect that.
May Jr keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
May Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black is in close to May Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
May Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Devon Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaven May Jr!
A very excited looking Kaven May Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Osipov (ranked 1170 p4p, 581 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 140 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Savinov's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- Point A. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Osipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osipov shoots in and gets a takedown into Savinov's guard.
Savinov wants to stand but Osipov is controlling the position.
Osipov wants to control from the top but Savinov keeps moving.
Osipov throwing strikes from guard but Savinov blocks nicely.
Osipov trying to control but Savinov is working from the bottom.
Osipov working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osipov throws a big right hand that misses.
Osipov throws a big elbow that misses.
Savinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savinov wants to stand but Osipov is controlling the position.
Osipov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing that Osipov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Osipov is controlling him.
Osipov 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.
Osipov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savinov is looking to stand up but Osipov isn't so interested in that idea.
Osipov working some strikes from top position.
Osipov throwing strikes but missing.
Osipov with a nice head shot there.
Osipov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Osipov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savinov is looking to stand up but Osipov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osipov is working Savinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Osipov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Osipov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savinov pushes Osipov off and gets back to his feet.
Savinov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Osipov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Osipov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Osipov with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osipov won't allow Savinov to get back to his feet.
Osipov trying to control but Savinov is working from the bottom.
Osipov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osipov.
Osipov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osipov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savinov keeping moving, preventing Osipov from controlling successfully.
Osipov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osipov stays in close to Savinov's body and controls the position.
Savinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Osipov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Osipov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Osipov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osipov prevents Savinov from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Osipov checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Savinov is predictable there
and Osipov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Osipov wants to control from the top but Savinov keeps moving.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Osipov manages to pass to side control.
Osipov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savinov's head.
Osipov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Osipov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Osipov is keen to just control but Savinov is a slippery customer.
Osipov stops Savinov from getting back to his feet.
Osipov wants to take a breather but Savinov is having none of it.
Osipov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savinov taking some punishment here, with Osipov in his half guard.
Osipov working Savinov over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Osipov.
Osipov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Osipov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Savinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Osipov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Savinov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osipov.
Savinov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Savinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Osipov. Osipov gets slowly back to his feet.
Savinov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osipov.
Osipov shoots in for a takedown but Savinov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Osipov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Savinov misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Savinov misses
and Osipov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Savinov!
Osipov lands an elbow.
Osipov working the ground and pound but Savinov is defending the strikes.
Osipov prevents Savinov from escaping the position.
Osipov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savinov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Osipov is controlling him well.
Osipov has an Americana. Savinov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Osipov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Osipov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fedor Osipov!
In his post fight interview, Fedor Osipov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokoni Soaki (ranked 1032 p4p, 587 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 124 p4p, 73 weight class). Soaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soaki has his takedown stuffed
letting Woerner counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Woerner throws a good cross that connects.
Soaki fails with the takedown.
Woerner misses with a looping left.
Soaki tries to counter with a takedown but Woerner is quick to defend against it.
Soaki misses with a low kick as Woerner jumps back.
Soaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woerner. Woerner obviously looking to wear him down.
Soaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Woerner.
Woerner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Woerner catches Soaki right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Woerner misses.
Soaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gigi Woerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woerner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soaki working some strikes from top position.
Soaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Woerner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soaki is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soaki trying to control but Woerner is working from the bottom.
Soaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soaki wants to pass the guard but Woerner is keeping the position.
Soaki is in close to Woerner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soaki wants to pass the guard but Woerner is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully.
Soaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woerner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soaki is working hard here to advance position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Soaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soaki stands up over Woerner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woerner wants to stand up but Soaki is controlling him.
Soaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woerner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woerner tries to sprawl but Soaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Woerner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soaki.
Soaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woerner tries to kick Soaki off but Soaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soaki is stalling here. Woerner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Soaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Woerner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Soaki is trying to improve his position.
Woerner tries to stand but Soaki is controlling his head.
Soaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki manages to get back to half guard.
Soaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soaki.
Woerner stopping the sweep attempt from Soaki.
Soaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Soaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woerner being controlled here, momentarily.
Soaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woerner keeping full guard, as Soaki tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woerner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soaki.
Woerner keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woerner keeping full guard, as Soaki tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Soaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woerner sprawls well. Woerner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soaki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokoni Soaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soaki looks to land a left hand but Woerner moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woerner! But no joy.
Woerner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Woerner misses with a head kick.
Soaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woerner sprawls and moves away.
Soaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woerner flicks out a counter leg kick but Soaki steps away.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woerner.
Tokoni Soaki's cut is getting worse.
Soaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Woerner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woerner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woerner has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Woerner drops Soaki with a naaaaasty hook - Soaki is in real trouble here! Woerner dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigi Woerner!
After the big win, Gigi Woerner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Tokoni Soaki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 196 p4p, 787 weight class) and Randy Macho Man (ranked 29 p4p, 97 weight class). De Leon comes to the cage accompanied by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. 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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho Man defending well as De Leon loads up on a big left hand.
De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Macho Man! But no joy.
Macho Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macho Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Randy Macho Man has been cut.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Macho Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon throws the kick towards the body but Macho Man avoids it.
Macho Man lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
A lazy body kick from De Leon
and Macho Man counters with a straight right hand.
De Leon throws a hook to the side of Macho Man's head but Macho Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a lunging right hand
and Macho Man counters with a nice body shot.
De Leon throws a body kick that misses
enabling Macho Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Macho Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Leon counters with a left to the body.
Macho Man throws a hook but De Leon avoids it easily.
De Leon throwing a counter right hand but Macho Man manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from De Leon.
De Leon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Macho Man jabs at De Leon's body.
Macho Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Leon, pushing him back against the cage.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Macho Man.
De Leon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon slips a straight right by Macho Man.
De Leon looks to throw a body kick
and Macho Man counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macho Man misses the shot to the body.
Macho Man gets a clinch.
De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macho Man just leaning against De Leon, taking a breather.
Macho Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leon just leaning against Macho Man, taking a breather.
De Leon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macho Man backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macho Man.
A bit of stalling here from Macho Man.
Macho Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Leon lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Macho Man misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Macho Man.
Macho Man tries to pull guard but De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Macho Man struggles to land a body shot inside as De Leon controls his hands.
Macho Man blocking some punches.
Macho Man tries to pull guard but De Leon won't allow it.
Abelardo De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Macho Man.
De Leon misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Leon.
De Leon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Macho Man tries to throw a body punch but De Leon avoids it by throwing Macho Man back against the cage.
De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macho Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Macho Man goes for a takedown attempt but De Leon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon digs a good hook to Macho Man's body.
Macho Man throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Macho Man looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macho Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Leon throws a body shot but no joy.
Macho Man now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Macho Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Leon counters with a nice right hand that sends Macho Man toppling to the canvas! Macho Man scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Leon finish him?!
Macho Man is rocked!
Macho Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Leon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Macho Man is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. De Leon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Macho Man crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Macho Man's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abelardo De Leon!
Abelardo De Leon retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Abelardo De Leon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 142 p4p, 528 weight class) and Ray White (ranked 10 p4p, 40 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- Change. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a right hand
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White misses the body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love thuds a left hand into White's body.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love misses with a looping right.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love misses with a left hand
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
Love scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Love scores with a body shot.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Love controlling the position.
White trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White slips a jab from Love.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
White drives through with a takedown into Love's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Love gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
White wants to hit a sweep here but Love passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
Love controlling the pace for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White wants to control but Love is having none of it.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
White tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Love content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Love controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Love is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
Love controls the action.
Love is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love controlling the position well here. White rolled but Love kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
White is trying to break free.
Love controls the position.
White is in bad spot here.
What can White do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White tries to roll but Love sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good control from Love.
Love gets his hands free as White looks to control.
Love has the hooks in. White is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
White breaks Love's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love managing to control the position.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love pulls White in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
White throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White misses with a straight left.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
White connects with a body shot.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White slips a straight right by Love.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from White misses.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Love misses the shot to the body.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
White misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Love has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Love to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love staying out of range there.
Donk. Love catches White right on the button with a cross.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love misses with a left hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Love lands.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a hook.
White throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Love works White's body with a nice hook.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Love looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Love as he connects with a hook.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from White.
Love is looking to counter punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love slips a jab from White.
Love scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Love.
White is rocked!
Love swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White working the ground and pound but Love is defending the strikes.
Love wants to control but White postures up.
White is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Love holding on.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Love has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Love.
I wouldn't like to be where White is right now.
Love slows the pace down.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Love keeps moving and retains side control.
Mason Love overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White struggling a bit here.
Love controlling from side mount.
White is looking for a sweep.
Love advances to mount.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.
White just holding on.
White tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Love controlling from the full mount.
Love has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Love ducks under a wild hook from White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love ducks under a wild hook from White.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Love misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
White misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws a hook but Love blocks it.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White staying out of range there.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White blocks a jab.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Love takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Love misses with a hook
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Love looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pushing down on Love's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
White winds up and cracks Love with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Love to regain full guard.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Love is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love won't allow White to pass to mount.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White throws a strike but Love avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Love is trying to keep White in close.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Love keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from White.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a looping right.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a straight right.
White slips under a jab from Love.
Love throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
White with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love slips a jab from White.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
White takes one on the button.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White slips a jab from Love.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White moves away from the strike by Love.
Love throws a hook but White blocks it.
Ray White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from White misses.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray White.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Love throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Love lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White slips under a jab from Love.
Nice cross by White.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ray White spoke after the fight, saying 'Yo barney rubble - I should've known when they were double checkin your passport, that you'd be an eye pokin cheat and a bad sport, I waved to the ref but no, savin the chef you so, fake and a theft and low behold I know Im gonna break your arm off next time you show ho!'.
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