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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wong D Seasons (ranked 5454 p4p, 5222 weight class) and Brad MacnChee (ranked 524 p4p, 512 weight class). Brad MacnChee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wong D Seasons's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wong D Seasons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad MacnChee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Seasons scores with a kick to the body.
MacnChee throws a lazy right hand but D Seasons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Seasons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacnChee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
D Seasons lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by D Seasons.
MacnChee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
D Seasons lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from MacnChee misses.
D Seasons seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
D Seasons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacnChee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacnChee missing with a left hand there. D Seasons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Seasons scores with a head kick.
Wong D Seasons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacnChee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Seasons moves away.
MacnChee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacnChee instigates a clinch.
D Seasons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacnChee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacnChee misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacnChee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
D Seasons wants to break free but MacnChee has control.
MacnChee misses with the head strike.
MacnChee misses with a hook to the ribs.
D Seasons tries to land knees in the clinch but MacnChee avoids the damage to the body.
MacnChee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacnChee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Seasons working hard to break the clinch.
MacnChee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Seasons's elbow.
D Seasons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Seasons scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for D Seasons.
D Seasons lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D Seasons lands a head kick. MacnChee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
D Seasons explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
D Seasons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
D Seasons scores with a kick to the midsection.
MacnChee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
D Seasons explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
MacnChee misses with a body shot.
D Seasons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacnChee takes a kick to the side of the head.
D Seasons moves out of range as MacnChee strikes.
D Seasons lands with a kick to the ribs.
D Seasons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for D Seasons.
MacnChee misses with a body shot
and D Seasons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. MacnChee really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Seasons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for D Seasons.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from D Seasons - that will leave a mark!
MacnChee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
D Seasons throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A kick lands to the mid section there for D Seasons.
MacnChee looks winded!
D Seasons fakes the leg kick and cracks MacnChee in the body.
D Seasons connects with an inside leg kick.
D Seasons lands with a kick to the temple. MacnChee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
D Seasons lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacnChee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MacnChee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right hook to the body lands for MacnChee.
MacnChee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D Seasons backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacnChee misses with a punch to the body.
MacnChee lands a right hand.
MacnChee scores with a shot to the side of D Seasons's head.
MacnChee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacnChee is working D Seasons over against the cage.
D Seasons is trying to force a seperation but MacnChee has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for MacnChee.
MacnChee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacnChee pushes D Seasons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from MacnChee.
Nice body punch from MacnChee - that landed with a thud.
MacnChee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D Seasons backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacnChee digs a right hand underneath D Seasons's ribcage. D Seasons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for MacnChee.
A short uppercut from MacnChee.
MacnChee digs a right hand into D Seasons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on D Seasons's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wong D Seasons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
MacnChee lands a big right hand that sends D Seasons crashing to the mat! MacnChee stays standing though and waves D Seasons back to his feet!
 D Seasons is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
D Seasons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacnChee. That did some damage!
Oh D Seasons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacnChee checks the leg kick.
D Seasons seems to have got his legs back now.
D Seasons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacnChee throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like D Seasons was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
D Seasons throws a head kick that misses
and MacnChee counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad MacnChee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 4723 p4p, 3202 weight class) and Leonardo Santos (ranked 464 p4p, 346 weight class). Ragnaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - The Wave. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Ragnaar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Ragnaar leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ragnaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nils Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Santos.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Ragnaar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ragnaar on his heels. He'll look to pass Ragnaar's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Ragnaar tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ragnaar defends it well.
Santos is pressing down on Ragnaar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ragnaar is holding on for now.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ragnaar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ragnaar tries to get out of the position.
Ragnaar tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Ragnaar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ragnaar defends it well.
Ragnaar is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to advance position but Ragnaar counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnaar is keeping the position for now.
Ragnaar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Ragnaar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ragnaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos controls Ragnaar momentarily but Ragnaar frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep here but Ragnaar controlling him for the moment.
Ragnaar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnaar but Ragnaar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ragnaar stuffs the takedown.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ragnaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nils Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Santos.
Ragnaar cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar shows good takedown defense.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnaar tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnaar to the ground. Ragnaar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos 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.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnaar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnaar delivers a nice body kick.
Ragnaar jabs at Santos's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ragnaar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnaar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ragnaar stuffs the takedown.
Ragnaar stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ragnaar defends it well.
Santos is stalling here. Ragnaar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ragnaar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Ragnaar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santos shoots in but Ragnaar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ragnaar scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ragnaar.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ragnaar jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnaar - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnaar. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ragnaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnaar scores with a jab.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnaar defends well and Santos ends up having to push Ragnaar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Ragnaar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnaar, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ragnaar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos is looking to pass Ragnaar's guard but actually Ragnaar recovers to full guard.
Ragnaar keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos wants to control from the top but Ragnaar keeps moving.
Ragnaar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ragnaar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Ragnaar in his guard.
Ragnaar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ragnaar has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos looking to control but Ragnaar passes into half guard.
Santos holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ragnaar is working away from the top position though.
Santos wants to improve his position but Ragnaar is controlling well.
Well, if Ragnaar 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.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Ragnaar has control of the leg.
Ragnaar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos trying to control but Ragnaar postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Ragnaar. Beautiful body shot.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Ragnaar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnaar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonardo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ragnaar, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
As Nils Ragnaar got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sweet Revenge, Sweet Sweet Revenge Baby'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needle Dick (ranked 3912 p4p, 3266 weight class) and Matto Kaveri (ranked 183 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Watch where you're going, Needle Dick!. Needle Dick 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Needle Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matto Kaveri!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaveri shoots in and bounces Dick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kaveri has gone for a leg lock! Dick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kaveri's guard.
Kaveri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaveri on the ground.
Kaveri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaveri throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dick escapes and throws Kaveri's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kaveri wants to control but Dick postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaveri is looking to reverse the position.
Kaveri can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaveri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kaveri in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dick tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kaveri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matto Kaveri!
Matto Kaveri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Laguera (ranked 1675 p4p, 20611 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 136 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguera with a nice calf kick.
Laguera lands a head shot.
Laguera misses with the combination.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laguera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laguera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laguera dodges the punch combination from Grandis.
Good standup being displayed there by Grandis as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Laguera. That snapped Grandis's head back.
Grandis defending well as Laguera loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laguera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laguera blocks a jab.
Laguera throws a sloppy head kick and Grandis moves out of range easily.
Laguera misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Laguera.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Laguera counter with a right hand.
Grandis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laguera looks to throw the jab but Grandis is out of range.
Laguera blocks a head kick by Grandis.
Laguera lands with an overhand left.
Laguera misses with an uppercut.
Grandis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laguera on the side of the head.
Laguera avoids the head kick by Grandis.
We've been informed that Grandis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Laguera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grandis.
Laguera moves out of range of the body kick.
Laguera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laguera dodges the punch combination from Grandis.
Laguera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laguera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grandis looks to land a left hand but Laguera moved out of range nicely.
Laguera tries to bum rush Grandis with a series of wild strikes but Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laguera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laguera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grandis under the eye.
Laguera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Laguera misses.
Laguera swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Laguera lands a jab.
 Grandis is rocked!
Laguera throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis is still on wobbly legs! Can Laguera finish him?
Laguera circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Grandis to the canvas! Grandis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Laguera keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Laguera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 2299 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 260 p4p, 240 weight class). Eli Vieira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andor Kovacs's chin.
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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 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs scores with a hook to the body. Vieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vieira misses with a hook
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vieira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kovacs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovacs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovacs misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands the left hand.
Kovacs throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira slips under a jab from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a combination that misses
and Vieira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kovacs's guard.
Kovacs looking for a guillotine here but Vieira defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovacs pulls Vieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Vieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kovacs has control of Vieira's left arm, preventing Vieira from doing any damage.
Kovacs can't keep his opponent in guard - Vieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vieira is just content to waste time from the top position. Kovacs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kovacs is on top in guard.
Vieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovacs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Vieira is tightening it up a little... Kovacs has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kovacs reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kovacs taps out! Nice BJJ there by Vieira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eli Vieira!
A pretty intense looking Eli Vieira took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Andor Kovacs spoke after the fight, saying 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Calloway (ranked 1486 p4p, 3641 weight class) and Boby Marreta (ranked 194 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boby Marreta!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marreta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick from Calloway misses.
Marreta unleashes a big counter combination but Calloway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marreta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calloway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Calloway.
Marreta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calloway as he avoids it easily.
Calloway just misses with a punch to the body.
Calloway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jim Calloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boby Marreta.
Marreta misses with a lunging right hand
and Calloway counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway misses the jab.
Marreta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Calloway misses with a looping left.
Marreta dives in and grabs Calloway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calloway pushes down on Marreta's head and hops out.
Calloway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway misses with a body shot.
Marreta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calloway.
Marreta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calloway scores with a shot to the body.
Jim Calloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calloway throws an overhand right that lands on Marreta's shoulder, as Marreta tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Calloway lands.
Calloway throws a leg kick but Marreta moved away.
Calloway is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Calloway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calloway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calloway wants to slow Marreta down by chopping away at his legs.
And Marreta tries to counter it with a takedown but Calloway pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marreta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Marreta preventing the sweep.
Marreta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Calloway wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Marreta has taken Calloway's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Calloway has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boby Marreta!
After the fight, Boby Marreta was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2109 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 251 p4p, 265 weight class). Zaire comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Oliva.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Oliva.
A head kick misses from Zaire.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws a nice looking combination but Zaire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Oliva.
Oliva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliva throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
As Oliva backs away, Zaire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Oliva finds it's target.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliva blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliva tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Nice defenses there by Oliva.
Oliva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zaire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Zaire lands a high kick!
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Oliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva lands with a right hand.
Oliva drops his hands momentarily and Zaire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliva lands a jab to the head.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Oliva.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliva misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliva thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaire's head.
Oliva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zaire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zaire misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaire.
Oliva cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Zaire checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva blocks a jab.
Zaire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliva lands a jab to the nose.
Oliva throws a right hand that Zaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaire also avoids with ease.
Oliva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oliva back to the cage. Zaire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Oliva misses.
Oliva misses with a body shot.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaire.
Oliva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaire counters with a two punch combo.
Zaire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva scores with the left hand. Zaire knows he should have avoided that one.
Oliva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Zaire misses.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Oliva moved away.
Oliva jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliva takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire throws a counter high kick but Oliva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Oliva misses with a double jab.
It looked like Zaire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliva.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Oliva scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
As Oliva looks to move away, Zaire throws a big counter combo but Oliva just gets out of the way.
A lazy left from Oliva finds it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zaire. Oliva shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva lands with a hook. Zaire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oliva misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliva wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oliva.
Oliva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire misses with a head kick.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliva. That snapped Zaire's head back.
Zaire takes one on the button.
Oliva digs a good hook to Zaire's body.
Zaire misses with a wild combination.
Oliva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliva misses with a few strikes there.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva scores with a nice strike.
Oliva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaire. Zaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
A lazy left from Oliva finds it's target.
Zaire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva dodges the punch combination from Zaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaire counters with a left and a right that stings Oliva.
Oliva throws out a powerful jab.
Oliva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Oliva.
Oliva takes one to the chin there.
Oliva connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Oliva - just one landing.
Zaire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaire is rocked!
Oliva circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Zaire to the canvas! Zaire doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Oliva keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Brands (ranked 1726 p4p, 2203 weight class) and Andy Coooie Cobber (ranked 201 p4p, 250 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bo Brands has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bo Brands seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Brands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Coooie Cobber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brands with a poor takedown
and Coooie Cobber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Coooie Cobber.
A cross from Coooie Cobber lands.
Brands wants to clinch but Coooie Cobber slips to the side
and Coooie Cobber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brands is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brands is rocked!
Brands takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coooie Cobber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Brands is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Coooie Cobber lands a heavy head kick that drops Brands. The ref tackles Coooie Cobber to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Brands was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Andy Coooie Cobber!
Andy Coooie Cobber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Bo Brands had this to say: 'I will Train Harder and Be Back Better.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Sharpe (ranked 1161 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 158 p4p, 349 weight class). Kanaani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Mehdi Kanaani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanaani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharpe working aggressively here.
Kanaani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sharpe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sharpe connects with a jab.
Sharpe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kanaani finds it's way round the side to connect with Sharpe's head.
Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharpe misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharpe.
Sharpe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kanaani lands a body shot.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanaani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharpe.
Sharpe slows down the pace here.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kanaani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donovan Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Kanaani fails to land.
Sharpe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanaani controls his hands.
Sharpe tightens his grip and picks Kanaani up, before dumping him to the ground. Kanaani manages to land in guard.
Kanaani scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kanaani throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharpe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Kanaani. Those never looked like landing.
Kanaani looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sharpe!
Sharpe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharpe pushes Kanaani off looking to stand but Kanaani dives back in and keeps control.
Sharpe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kanaani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharpe is fending him off so far but Kanaani persists. Nope, Sharpe circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharpe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharpe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Sharpe misses its target.
Sharpe shoots in and bounces Kanaani off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sharpe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kanaani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kanaani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe controlling from the top position.
Sharpe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kanaani's guard.
Sharpe drops an elbow to the side of Kanaani's head.
Kanaani wants to get back to his feet.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharpe working over Kanaani with some ground and pound. Kanaani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sharpe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kanaani sees it coming and defends easily.
Sharpe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kanaani is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharpe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sharpe 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.
Sharpe throwing shots but Kanaani is blocking nicely.
Well, if Sharpe 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.
Kanaani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sharpe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kanaani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharpe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kanaani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sharpe.
Sharpe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanaani controlling the position well.
Kanaani is trying to maintain the position but Sharpe is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sharpe drives through and clinches with Kanaani against the cage.
Sharpe prevents a body shot from Kanaani.
Sharpe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanaani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sharpe pushes Kanaani off and gets back to his feet.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanaani can do to turn this around?
Sharpe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kanaani kicks Sharpe off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe feints and as Kanaani raises his hands in defense, Sharpe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sharpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharpe lands a couple of digs.
Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanaani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharpe is working Kanaani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Kanaani wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Sharpe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sharpe throwing strikes from guard but Kanaani blocks nicely.
Kanaani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe 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.
Kanaani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharpe won't allow Kanaani to sweep him here.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kanaani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Kanaani keeps moving.
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!
Sharpe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a big elbow that misses.
Kanaani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sharpe moves into the clinch.
Sharpe pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanaani throws a big elbow that misses.
Kanaani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharpe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kanaani content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sharpe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sharpe pushes a forearm under Kanaani's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kanaani is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donovan Sharpe!
Donovan Sharpe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 916 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 121 p4p, 204 weight class). Nogueira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bloodthirsty. Oren has chosen La Caution - Thé à la Menthe as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oren feints a counter leg kick.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Oren keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Oren, which made it look bad.
Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Nogueira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nogueira rushes Oren and presses him up against the cage.
Oren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oren stalling in the clinch but Nogueira improves position.
Nogueira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nogueira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oren trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oren 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.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nogueira wants to advance to full mount but Oren doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Oren has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Roosters Coop. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nogueira pushing down on Oren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nogueira is pressing down on Oren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oren is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogueira works his way into side control.
Oren is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Oren is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oren keeps working.
Oren prevents Nogueira from improving position.
Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oren is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to advance to mount but Oren instead regains half guard.
Oren is staying active underneath Nogueira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Oren is defending well.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Oren is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Oren is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oren tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Oren trying to control here.
Oren gets full guard.
Oren trying to control the position here.
Nogueira is pushing down on Oren's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oren is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Oren is working from the bottom.
Nogueira wants to pass to mount but Oren is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oren wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nogueira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Oren turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oren.
Oren trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nogueira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira trying to control the position.
Oren wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oren defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira controls Oren momentarily but Oren frees himself.
Oren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diego Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oren can do to turn this around?
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Oren controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira working for submissions but it's allowed Oren to get to half guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oren content to control rather than advance.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Oren has control of the leg.
Oren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oren prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Oren's head to control him but Oren postures up.
Oren is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nogueira.
Oren lying in Nogueira's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Nogueira decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Oren taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Nogueira!
Diego Nogueira retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Diego Nogueira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tarik Oren was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats, bro. I'm go back!'.
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