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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Dukes (ranked 4663 p4p, 21566 weight class) and Radd Zayan (ranked 448 p4p, 544 weight class). Zayan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Drink Ritalin. 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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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radd Zayan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes throws a shot from downtown. Zayan moves away and avoids it.
Zayan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dukes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zayan backs up against the cage.
Dukes scores with a takedown into Zayan's guard.
Dukes throws a big right hand that misses.
Dukes 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.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Zayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zayan wants to stand and escape but Dukes is having none of it.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Zayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dukes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zayan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dukes is in Zayan's guard.
Dukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zayan keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
Zayan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes stands and steps away. Zayan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Zayan throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukes misses the target.
Zayan is looking for the big counter here.
Zayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukes.
Dukes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dukes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukes is looking to take a break and control but Zayan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zayan is trying to buck Dukes off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dukes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zayan keeps working.
Zayan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dukes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Zayan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dukes's guard! Nice work there by Zayan!
Dukes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zayan has passed into half guard!
Zayan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dukes to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zayan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zayan unleashes a big counter combination but Dukes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Dukes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukes.
Zayan unleashes a big counter combination but Dukes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dukes throws a lazy head kick
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
Dukes misses with a left hand
and Zayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dukes scores with a nice strike.
Zayan blocks a jab.
Dukes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zayan.
Dukes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zayan can do to turn this around?
Dukes misses with a double jab
and Zayan counters with a three punch combo that has Dukes backing up. Dukes nods at Zayan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zayan pushes Dukes off and gets back to his feet.
Dukes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zayan with the counter takedown but Dukes avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Dukes misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Dukes misses
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Dukes misses
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
Dukes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zayan quickly recovers to half guard.
Zayan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Radd Zayan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dukes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
Zayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Dukes throws a lazy head kick
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes swings for the body but Zayan moves out of range.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.
Zayan is looking for the big counter here.
Dukes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zayan was covering up waiting for the punch and Dukes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zayan wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zayan counters with a three punch combo that has Dukes backing up. Dukes nods at Zayan to acknowledge the strikes.
Dukes throws a combination that misses
and Zayan counters with a series of strikes. Dukes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zayan is looking for the big counter here.
Eli Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zayan slips a straight right by Dukes.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zayan.
Dukes throws a looping overhand right but Zayan ducks down to avoid it.
As Dukes backs off Zayan throws a huge counter combo but Dukes manages to avoid it all.
Zayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukes.
As Dukes backs off Zayan throws a huge counter combo but Dukes manages to avoid it all.
Dukes misses with a hook
and Zayan counters with a three punch combo that has Dukes backing up. Dukes nods at Zayan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throws out a loose jab but Zayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes throws the left hand but Zayan avoids the punch easily.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes throws a poor cross that misses
and Zayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dukes misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukes misses with an uppercut
and Zayan counters with a one-two to the body.
Dukes misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukes throws a leg kick
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
Radd Zayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukes throws a shot from downtown. Zayan moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radd Zayan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dukes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zayan is looking to get back to is feet but Dukes passes into side control.
Zayan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dukes swings for the body but Zayan moves out of range.
Dukes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zayan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dukes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eli Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Zayan moves out of range easily.
Zayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukes.
Dukes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dukes throws a jab but it's blocked by Zayan.
Dukes throws a series of punches but Zayan avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Dukes is predictable there
and Zayan counters with a two punch combo.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Dukes backs off Zayan throws a huge counter combo but Dukes manages to avoid it all.
Dukes gets a takedown into half guard.
Zayan has one foot on Dukes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zayan blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dukes misses with a left hand
and Zayan counters with a one-two to the body.
Zayan ducks under a wild hook from Dukes.
Dukes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dukes misses with a hook to the body
and Zayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dukes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dukes throws a right hand that misses
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses with an uppercut
and Zayan counters with a series of strikes. Dukes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dukes misses with a straight right.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick
and Zayan counters with a left and a right that stings Dukes.
Dukes feints and as Zayan raises his hands in defense, Dukes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zayan pushes Dukes off and gets back to his feet.
Dukes misses with a left hand
and Zayan counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes gets the takedown into side control.
Zayan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dukes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zayan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dukes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zayan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dukes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zayan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dukes connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zayan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dukes to score with a decent uppercut.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radd Zayan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zayan 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radd Zayan!
Radd Zayan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm going to expose game programming manipulation that the public will know the truth!!! The more I win, the more I gain more support!!! And we will become a massive force to be reckoned. Now I have to take my meds.:)'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holdin MyCock (ranked 4398 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Zack Sabre Jr (ranked 426 p4p, 497 weight class). Zack Sabre Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holdin MyCock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Sabre Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MyCock lands a big right hand that sends Sabre Jr crashing to the mat! MyCock stays standing though and waves Sabre Jr back to his feet!
 Sabre Jr is rocked!
 It looks like Zack Sabre Jr has been cut.
MyCock looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre Jr is just out of range.
Sabre Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sabre Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can MyCock finish him?
Sabre Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MyCock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabre Jr.
Sabre Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
MyCock lands a big uppercut and Sabre Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sabre Jr looks OK. MyCock waves Sabre Jr back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MyCock finds Sabre Jr's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Sabre Jr flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. MyCock lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Sabre Jr will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holdin MyCock!
Holdin MyCock took some time post fight to say the following; 'You Will Never Stop Holdin MyCock!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Santos (ranked 4348 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Death Before Dishonor (ranked 423 p4p, 425 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Before Dishonor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Before Dishonor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Before Dishonor throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Before Dishonor misses.
Before Dishonor misses with a looping right.
Santos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Before Dishonor is trying to pull guard but Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
I was talking to Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos has Before Dishonor pressed against the cage, preventing Before Dishonor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Before Dishonor blocks a body shot from Santos.
Before Dishonor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Before Dishonor controls the action.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Before Dishonor.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Before Dishonor being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Before Dishonor.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos lands a left hand.
Before Dishonor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Satoshi Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Before Dishonor.
Before Dishonor jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Before Dishonor looking to stall.
Before Dishonor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Before Dishonor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Before Dishonor.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Before Dishonor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Before Dishonor backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos pushes Before Dishonor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Before Dishonor is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Before Dishonor tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Before Dishonor.
Before Dishonor leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Before Dishonor takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Before Dishonor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Before Dishonor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Before Dishonor misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Before Dishonor controls the action.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Santos lands a right hand.
Before Dishonor jumps guard but Santos stands there with Before Dishonor around his waist. Before Dishonor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos cracks Before Dishonor with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Before Dishonor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Before Dishonor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Before Dishonor can do to turn this around?
Santos pushes Before Dishonor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Before Dishonor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Before Dishonor is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos lands a big right hand that drops Before Dishonor! The killer instinct kicks in and Santos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoshi Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Haalvisto (ranked 5188 p4p, 4322 weight class) and Sammy Ramirez (ranked 321 p4p, 276 weight class). Haalvisto comes to the cage accompanied by Fintelligens - Stockholm-Helsinki. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Haalvisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Haalvisto keeps it at a distance.
Haalvisto tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haalvisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haalvisto.
Haalvisto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haalvisto wants to clinch.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haalvisto avoids it.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Haalvisto won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Haalvisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haalvisto is trying to break free.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Haalvisto avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez looks winded!
Ramirez has Haalvisto pressed against the cage, preventing Haalvisto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haalvisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haalvisto tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez prevents Haalvisto from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haalvisto is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Haalvisto blocks with his arms.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
Haalvisto tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haalvisto wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Haalvisto managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Haalvisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haalvisto tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haalvisto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haalvisto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haalvisto tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Haalvisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez keeps control of Haalvisto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haalvisto's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haalvisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez has Haalvisto pressed against the cage, preventing Haalvisto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haalvisto can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haalvisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haalvisto breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Haalvisto.
Haalvisto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramirez will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haalvisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Ramirez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haalvisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
No joy there for Haalvisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haalvisto throws a nice head kick!
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Haalvisto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haalvisto, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Haalvisto avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez has Haalvisto pressed against the cage, preventing Haalvisto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haalvisto breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez keeps control of Haalvisto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Haalvisto avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Haalvisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haalvisto working hard to break the clinch.
Haalvisto working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haalvisto tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haalvisto is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Haalvisto circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haalvisto!
Pekka Haalvisto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haalvisto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Haalvisto.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Haalvisto is having none of it.
Haalvisto connects with a high kick.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Haalvisto avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Haalvisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haalvisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haalvisto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haalvisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haalvisto is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, jab by Haalvisto - just one landing.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haalvisto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haalvisto duly obliges.
Haalvisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Haalvisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Haalvisto back into the cage.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haalvisto is defending well for now.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haalvisto blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Haalvisto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haalvisto's face.
Haalvisto avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haalvisto's face.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Haalvisto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haalvisto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto is trying to break free.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haalvisto's efforts to push away.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haalvisto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haalvisto is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Haalvisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haalvisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haalvisto breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramirez gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haalvisto is defending well for now.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Haalvisto is trying to break free.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haalvisto.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Haalvisto tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez has Haalvisto pressed against the cage, preventing Haalvisto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haalvisto is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Ramirez working Haalvisto over with knees to the body.
Ramirez keeps control of Haalvisto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haalvisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haalvisto tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Haalvisto blocks it.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haalvisto avoids it.
Haalvisto is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haalvisto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haalvisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haalvisto avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Haalvisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haalvisto fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haalvisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haalvisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haalvisto is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haalvisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haalvisto works over Ramirez's head and body with a nice combination.
Pekka Haalvisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick lands for Haalvisto.
Haalvisto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramirez pushes Haalvisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Haalvisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Haalvisto breaks the clinch.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Haalvisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Ramirez looks to move away, Haalvisto throws a big counter combo but Ramirez just gets out of the way.
Haalvisto scores with a one two! Ramirez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haalvisto tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez prevents Haalvisto from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Haalvisto won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Haalvisto blocks it.
Haalvisto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haalvisto is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haalvisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Haalvisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haalvisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Haalvisto wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Haalvisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haalvisto's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto is trying to break free.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haalvisto's efforts to push away.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Haalvisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Haalvisto avoids the damage to the body.
Haalvisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Haalvisto blocks with his arms.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haalvisto's efforts to push away.
Haalvisto is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez working Haalvisto over with knees to the body.
Haalvisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haalvisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Haalvisto's ribcage.
Haalvisto wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Haalvisto is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Haalvisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haalvisto's efforts to push away.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Haalvisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haalvisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Haalvisto fails to land.
Sammy Ramirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Haalvisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Haalvisto tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Haalvisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haalvisto's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Haalvisto is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Ramirez.
A head punch on the inside from Haalvisto fails to land.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haalvisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haalvisto working hard to break the clinch.
Haalvisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haalvisto's face.
Haalvisto tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Ramirez prevents Haalvisto from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sammy Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Haalvisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramirez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Ramirez!
Sammy Ramirez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Pekka Haalvisto stepped up to the mic, saying 'f$$$$$$ck!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santos Guerrera (ranked 3928 p4p, 4311 weight class) and Peat Macallan (ranked 400 p4p, 422 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Santos Guerrera has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Santos Guerrera 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Guerrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peat Macallan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macallan misses with a double jab.
Peat Macallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macallan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Guerrera enables Macallan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guerrera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Guerrera has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Macallan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Guerrera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guerrera lands a good knee to the midsection. Macallan won't want to take too many of those.
Guerrera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macallan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Macallan looks winded!
Guerrera lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Peat Macallan has been cut.
Guerrera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guerrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Guerrera has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Guerrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside that Macallan shrugs off.
Macallan is trying to push Guerrera away but Guerrera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guerrera drops Macallan with a big knee straight up the middle! Macallan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Macallan is rocked!
Guerrera closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Macallan! Guerrera dives in looking to finish! Macallan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santos Guerrera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Clarke (ranked 3780 p4p, 3990 weight class) and Guerrera Dobrov (ranked 413 p4p, 430 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guerrera Dobrov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrov gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
Dobrov prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Dobrov pushes Clarke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dobrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Dobrov has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Dobrov presses Clarke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clarke trying to stall but Dobrov improves his position.
Dobrov lands a nice uppercut.
Dobrov prevents Clarke from breaking the clinch.
Dobrov stalling the fight.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Clarke swings wildly with an uppercut but Dobrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Dobrov throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobrov controls his hands.
Dobrov scores with a hook to the body.
Clarke is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Dobrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dobrov's elbow.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clarke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dobrov can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clarke is looking to control Dobrov's arms but Dobrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clarke has his back to the cage.
Clarke is looking to control Dobrov's arms but Dobrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clarke has his back to the cage.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
A short left from Dobrov.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Dobrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Dobrov.
Clarke tries to work over Dobrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Dobrov.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Dobrov.
Dobrov lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands a nice uppercut.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Dobrov.
A short right from Dobrov on the inside.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Dobrov avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Dobrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dobrov.
Dobrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dobrov clinches.
Dobrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands a shot to the body.
Dobrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobrov stalling against the cage.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
Dobrov presses Clarke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dobrov lands a right hand.
Dobrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Dobrov.
Dobrov lands an uppercut.
Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dobrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dobrov.
A body shot lands from Dobrov.
A short right from Dobrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrov lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Brennan Clarke has been cut.
Dobrov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
 Clarke is rocked!
Dobrov lands with a light punch inside.
Dobrov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Clarke to his knees! Dobrov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guerrera Dobrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Cardoso (ranked 3188 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Calvin Vann (ranked 346 p4p, 366 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
Good 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matheus Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin Vann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vann misses with a wild combination.
Cardoso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cardoso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vann scores with a kick to the body.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Vann.
Vann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardoso's head.
A jab lands there for Vann.
Vann misses with a kick to the body.
Cardoso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cardoso drags the fight down to the ground.
Vann postures up in Cardoso's guard and throws a big left but Cardoso blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vann is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardoso has wrist control.
Vann trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Cardoso is pulling down on Vann's head to control his posture.
Cardoso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vann on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vann lands a couple of elbows.
Vann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cardoso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cardoso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cardoso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vann trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cardoso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vann is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardoso has wrist control.
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.
Cardoso pulls Vann in close to his closed guard and prevents Vann from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vann throws a big elbow that misses.
Cardoso keeping moving, preventing Vann from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Vann.
Vann scores with a decent looking hook.
Cardoso cracks Vann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matheus Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Cardoso works Vann's body with a nice hook.
Vann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cardoso pushes down on Vann's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso drops an elbow to the side of Vann's head.
Cardoso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vann wants to improve his position but Cardoso is controlling well.
Cardoso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cardoso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cardoso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cardoso lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vann regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cardoso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cardoso is working Vann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cardoso working some strikes from top position.
Vann thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cardoso landing with the ground and pound.
Vann 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cardoso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cardoso lands a couple of digs.
Cardoso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cardoso cracks Vann with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Cardoso dominated that round.
That's time! Cardoso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
Cardoso tries to counter by clinching up but Vann breaks away and moves out of range.
Vann scores with a leg kick.
Cardoso forces Vann back against the cage and clinches.
Cardoso gets through Vann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cardoso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardoso has a couple of punches blocked by Vann.
Cardoso misses with some punches.
Cardoso pulls Vann into guard.
Cardoso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vann can do to turn this around?
Vann trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardoso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vann is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardoso has wrist control.
Cardoso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cardoso tries to get out of the position.
Vann throwing strikes from guard but Cardoso blocks nicely.
Cardoso wants to sweep here but Vann controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso has Vann pulled in close to control his posture.
Cardoso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vann distracts Cardoso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cardoso has control of Vann's left arm, preventing Vann from doing any damage.
Vann lands a couple of digs.
Vann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cardoso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cardoso has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vann working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matheus Cardoso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vann wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Cardoso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vann is one step ahead there.
Vann trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Vann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardoso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cardoso keeping moving, preventing Vann from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vann throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calvin Vann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vann cracks Cardoso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cardoso tries to bum rush Vann with a series of wild strikes but Vann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cardoso connects with a body shot.
Cardoso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cardoso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vann tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vann is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vann tries to break free.
Vann is still trying to improve position.
Cardoso connects with a big shot to the side of Vann's head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cardoso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso not allowing Vann to control his hands.
Vann rolls, trying to escape but Cardoso keeps control of the position.
Cardoso punishes Vann with strikes from the back mount.
Cardoso lands with a hammerfist to the side of Vann's head.
Vann is trapped and Cardoso is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Vann is trying to get back to his feet but Cardoso has full control of the position and if anything, Vann has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Vann is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cardoso.
Cardoso scores with strikes from the back.
Vann is rocked!
A helpless look comes across Vann 's face. He knows he's trapped as Cardoso lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Cardoso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legend Jr (ranked 3866 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Ricky Reyes (ranked 259 p4p, 182 weight class). Sigandi Legend Jr 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigandi Legend Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Legend Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Legend Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reyes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reyes tries to bench press Legend Jr off him but Legend Jr keeps the position.
Legend Jr tries to move to full mount but Reyes actually manages to regain half guard.
Reyes gets full guard.
Reyes is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Legend Jr frees his head nicely. Oh but Reyes has switched to an armbar! Legend Jr is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricky Reyes!
Ricky Reyes is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Ricky Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justice Kingston (ranked 1876 p4p, 4412 weight class) and Demon Kaine (ranked 192 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justice Kingston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demon Kaine!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Kaine.
Kaine misses the jab.
Kingston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaine tries to sprawl but Kingston drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kingston is looking for a kimura here.
Kingston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaine has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LA FIGHT BARN. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kaine won't allow Kingston to pass to mount.
Kingston seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kaine is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Justice Kingston!
Justice Kingston retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Justice Kingston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Lazar (ranked 1981 p4p, 2764 weight class) and Davis Chang (ranked 234 p4p, 320 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoltan Lazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Chang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chang tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've been hearing that Lazar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chang swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chang tries to hold on but Lazar pushes him away.
Lazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chang's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazar is landing with some decent strikes but Chang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chang holds on for dear life.
Lazar with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazar with a couple of short strikes.
Lazar 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.
Lazar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lazar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lazar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lazar lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Chang! Lazar sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Chang and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zoltan Lazar!
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