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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 19769 p4p, 21960 weight class) and Gerald Humpdywonk (ranked 322 p4p, 331 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Humpdywonk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holey wants to clinch but Humpdywonk slips to the side
and Humpdywonk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Holey misses
and Humpdywonk counters with a crisp one two that drops Holey! Humpdywonk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Holey to his feet! Holey is in big trouble!
 Holey is rocked!
Holey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Humpdywonk counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Holey out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Gerald Humpdywonk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Hooper (ranked 4979 p4p, 5640 weight class) and Vladimir Outin (ranked 318 p4p, 348 weight class). Kaiden Hooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Outin's chin.
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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 Helsinki, Kaiden Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Outin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Outin wants to pass the guard but Hooper is defending well.
Hooper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hooper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hooper looking for submissions off his back.
Hooper is breathing heavily.
Outin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Outin content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hooper to get to his feet.
Hooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Outin clinches with his opponent.
Outin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Outin.
Outin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Outin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hooper on his heels. He'll look to pass Hooper's guard now, I'm sure.
Hooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Outin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Outin from controlling successfully.
Outin looking to pass the guard.
Outin stays in close to Hooper's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Outin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Outin looking to pass the guard.
Outin stands up and waves to Hooper to follow him.
Vladimir Outin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outin has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Outin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Outin lands an elbow that stopped Hooper in his tracks for a moment.
Hooper is fighting off a takedown attempt but Outin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hooper to the mat. Hooper regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hooper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Outin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Outin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a takedown attempt - Outin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiden Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Outin has Hooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Outin manages to pull guard.
Outin working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooper looking to pass the guard.
Hooper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Outin 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.
Outin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Outin closes the distance and clinches.
Hooper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Outin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Outin is trying to trip Hooper. He has hold of a leg but Hooper is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Outin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Outin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Outin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hooper to the mat! Hooper manages to get full guard.
Outin is stalling in the full guard.
Outin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper looking for a guillotine here but Outin defends easily.
Outin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Outin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hooper looking for a guillotine here but Outin defends easily.
Hooper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Outin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hooper is tightening it up a little... Outin has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Outin reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Outin taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hooper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kaiden Hooper!
A victorious Kaiden Hooper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Festa (ranked 24517 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Taylor Jack SpeedGod (ranked 363 p4p, 204 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gianluca Festa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack SpeedGod!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack SpeedGod throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Festa on the side of the head.
Jack SpeedGod sends Festa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jack SpeedGod is motioning to the referee to let Festa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Festa is rocked!
 It looks like Gianluca Festa has been cut.
Festa drops his hands momentarily. Jack SpeedGod doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Festa staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Festa doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taylor Jack SpeedGod!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 21316 p4p, 3442 weight class) and Clifford Price (ranked 469 p4p, 329 weight class). Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The In Sound from Way Out by Beastie Boys. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clifford Price!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercenary's head.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercenary's head backwards.
Price slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Price misses the jab.
Price scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercenary is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price lands with a cross.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price takes the fight into the clinch.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mercenary! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Price is unloading with more strikes now! Mercenary drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifford Price!
During a confident post fight interview, Clifford Price thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Volyas (ranked 2190 p4p, 23933 weight class) and Michael Dewire (ranked 258 p4p, 524 weight class). Dewire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come With Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Volyas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dewire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Volyas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volyas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dewire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Volyas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dewire.
Volyas misses with a series of wild punches.
Dewire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Volyas throws a combination that misses
and Dewire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Volyas's guard.
Dewire trying to control but Volyas is working from the bottom.
Dewire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewire postures up and lands a big shot to Volyas's brow.
Dewire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dewire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Volyas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewire trying to control but Volyas is working from the bottom.
Volyas wants to stand but Dewire is controlling the position.
Dewire is working Volyas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dewire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dewire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Volyas wants to stand but Dewire is controlling the position.
Dewire trying to control but Volyas is working from the bottom.
Dewire might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Volyas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dewire pushes down on Volyas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dewire trying to control the pace.
Volyas wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas is staying active underneath Dewire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Volyas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dewire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volyas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dewire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dewire thows a huge punch but Volyas dodges it nicely.
Volyas is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Dewire there.
Volyas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dewire scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volyas tries to kick Dewire off but Dewire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dewire 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.
Volyas is not content to let Dewire control the position.
Volyas is defending against the submission attempts here by Dewire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewire is working for a kimura but Volyas is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Dewire.
Dewire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewire working the head and body with strikes.
Volyas tries to kick Dewire off but Dewire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dewire is looking for a kimura but Volyas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dewire to get the leverage.
Dewire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dewire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dewire is keen to just control but Volyas is a slippery customer.
Volyas wants to get back to his feet.
Volyas has one foot on Dewire's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Volyas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dewire counters with a shoot takedown. Volyas fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dewire wants to control from the top but Volyas keeps moving.
Dewire is pushing down on Volyas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Volyas is fighting to maintain full guard but Dewire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewire is nestled in close to Volyas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Volyas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dewire working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewire is trying for a kimura here. Volyas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dewire wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Dewire!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Dewire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Equilibrium (ranked 3626 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Derek Blueboy (ranked 231 p4p, 205 weight class). Pedro Equilibrium looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Equilibrium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Blueboy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Equilibrium as Blueboy shoots in.
Equilibrium appears to be looking for a big counter.
Equilibrium has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blueboy stalling against the cage.
Blueboy lands a takedown into guard.
Equilibrium is working an open guard so Blueboy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blueboy throws a sloppy head kick and Equilibrium moves out of range easily.
Equilibrium throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blueboy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Equilibrium is in Blueboy's guard.
Blueboy 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.
Blueboy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Equilibrium in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blueboy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blueboy trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blueboy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blueboy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Equilibrium looking for a guillotine here but Blueboy defends easily.
Equilibrium is breathing heavily.
Equilibrium throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blueboy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Equilibrium has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Blueboy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Equilibrium.
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.
Blueboy controls the position from side control.
It looks like Blueboy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blueboy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Equilibrium is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Equilibrium's face as Blueboy controls the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blueboy working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Equilibrium is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy moves into full mount!
Blueboy controlling the position easily from mount.
Blueboy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blueboy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Equilibrium is desperately trying to improve his position but Blueboy has a good base and remains in mount.
Blueboy stands up from mount. Strange move.
Equilibrium moves into the clinch successfully.
Blueboy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blueboy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Equilibrium stopping the sweep attempt from Blueboy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy working for a triangle but Equilibrium defends it easily.
Blueboy controlling the position.
Blueboy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blueboy holds on and takes a little breather.
Equilibrium in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Equilibrium won't allow Blueboy to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blueboy working for a triangle but Equilibrium defends it easily.
Equilibrium won't allow Blueboy to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blueboy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Equilibrium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Equilibrium tries to close the distance and clinch but Blueboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equilibrium gets caught flat footed, as Blueboy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blueboy preventing the sweep.
Equilibrium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blueboy is aware though and is defending well.
Blueboy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Equilibrium has an active guard here but Blueboy has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blueboy lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blueboy stalling.
Blueboy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equilibrium tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blueboy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Equilibrium leaves Blueboy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blueboy moves into the clinch.
Equilibrium fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blueboy pulls guard.
Derek Blueboy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blueboy trying to control the position here.
Blueboy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Equilibrium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equilibrium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blueboy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Equilibrium throws a strike but Blueboy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blueboy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blueboy postures up and lands a big shot to Equilibrium's brow.
Blueboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Equilibrium wants to sweep but no luck.
Blueboy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blueboy advances to half guard.
Blueboy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Equilibrium sees it coming and defends easily.
Blueboy drops an elbow to the side of Equilibrium's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Blueboy 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.
Equilibrium looking for submissions off his back.
Blueboy decides to stand up.
Blueboy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Equilibrium to the ground. Blueboy is now in Equilibrium's guard.
Blueboy stands up and waves to Equilibrium to follow him.
Blueboy moves into range and clinches up with Equilibrium.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blueboy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blueboy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Blueboy pulls guard effortlessly.
Blueboy has Equilibrium pulled in close to control his posture.
Blueboy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Equilibrium defends well.
Blueboy is looking for a triangle but Equilibrium pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blueboy looking for a guillotine here but Equilibrium defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blueboy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blueboy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blueboy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Equilibrium looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Equilibrium wants to clinch.
Blueboy goes for a double leg but Equilibrium avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Equilibrium continues to drive forward.
Blueboy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Equilibrium pinned against the cage. Equilibrium gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedro Equilibrium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Blueboy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blueboy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blueboy keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro Equilibrium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blueboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equilibrium gets a double leg takedown into Blueboy's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Equilibrium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Equilibrium has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blueboy is on top in guard.
Blueboy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Equilibrium's head.
Blueboy wants to pass the guard but Equilibrium is keeping the position.
Equilibrium is looking for a triangle but Blueboy pushes his legs off easily.
Blueboy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blueboy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equilibrium actively working from the bottom here.
Blueboy is working for a submission of some sort.
Blueboy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blueboy seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Equilibrium looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blueboy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Equilibrium is just riding it out for now. Blueboy eventually gives up the hold.
Blueboy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blueboy passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blueboy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Equilibrium?
Blueboy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Equilibrium can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blueboy landing shots from mount.
Equilibrium really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blueboy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pedro Equilibrium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blueboy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equilibrium keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blueboy controlling from the full mount.
Derek Blueboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blueboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blueboy 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Blueboy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 3054 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Akira Kaburagi (ranked 300 p4p, 275 weight class). Pierre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Canada. George Pierre had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Kaburagi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaburagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pierre pinned against the cage. Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierre misses the target.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Kaburagi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kaburagi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaburagi is in Pierre's guard.
Kaburagi throwing strikes but missing.
Kaburagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Kaburagi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kaburagi pushing down on Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi is stalling here. Pierre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kaburagi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pierre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi parries the strikes from Pierre easily there. Pierre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaburagi to escape.
Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaburagi some visible discomfort.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaburagi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre working the strikes but Kaburagi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kaburagi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaburagi is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaburagi, not yet.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaburagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaburagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre won't allow Kaburagi to sweep him here.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaburagi has wrist control.
Kaburagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaburagi, not yet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Kaburagi blocks nicely.
Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaburagi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Kaburagi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Kaburagi!
Kaburagi is standing up over Pierre. Pierre looks to escape but Kaburagi dives into side control.
Pierre pushes Kaburagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaburagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kaburagi throws a strike aimed at the side of Pierre's head but Pierre avoids it well.
Kaburagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kaburagi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaburagi.
Kaburagi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kaburagi working the strikes but Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi prevents Pierre from standing back up.
Kaburagi trying to control the action but Pierre is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi tries for a takedown but Pierre circles away easily
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaburagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaburagi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaburagi at a distance.
Pierre scores with a one two! Kaburagi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaburagi.
And Kaburagi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaburagi on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaburagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Kaburagi from controlling successfully.
Kaburagi has gone for a leg lock! Pierre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kaburagi's guard.
Kaburagi pulls Pierre in to control the position.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Kaburagi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Kaburagi!
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierre is retaining full guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Kaburagi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaburagi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pierre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kaburagi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Kaburagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaburagi looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Kaburagi with that takedown attempt.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaburagi.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaburagi doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre swings for the body but Kaburagi moves out of range.
Kaburagi with the counter takedown but Pierre avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre misses with a double jab
and Kaburagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pierre won't be happy with that.
Pierre is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kaburagi is controlling him well.
Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Kaburagi.
Pierre pushes Kaburagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaburagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi lands some shots froms side control.
Kaburagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pierre is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaburagi scores with a nice strike.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaburagi.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Kaburagi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaburagi's head.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre scores with a hook.
Kaburagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierre is trying to defend but Kaburagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Kaburagi sits in half guard.
Kaburagi thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi seems to be looking for submissions.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Kaburagi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaburagi is trying to control. Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaburagi is looking for a kimura here.
Kaburagi is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaburagi.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaburagi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Kaburagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaburagi moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaburagi ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaburagi moves away.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kaburagi eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaburagi. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaburagi scores with a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Kaburagi wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Akira Kaburagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Kaburagi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaburagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaburagi connects with a couple of short punches.
Akira Kaburagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaburagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaburagi throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Kaburagi misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2907 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 330 p4p, 257 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws a hook but Tarlah blocks it.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anstey shoots in and drives through. Tarlah sprawls well.
Anstey misses with a combination
and Tarlah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anstey's guard.
Tarlah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey keeping full guard, as Tarlah tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey controls Tarlah momentarily but Tarlah frees himself.
Tarlah stays in close to Anstey's body and controls the position.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Anstey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two 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.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Anstey backs off Tarlah throws a huge counter combo but Anstey manages to avoid it all.
Anstey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarlah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Tarlah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corwin Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Anstey lands a jab to Tarlah's midsection.
We've been told by Anstey's head coaches at Sparks mma that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tarlah slips under a jab from Anstey.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlah was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
Tarlah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Tarlah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Tarlah avoids it well.
Tarlah unleashes a big counter combination but Anstey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tarlah counters with a left to the body.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstey thinking.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot.
Tarlah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlah was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey connects with a looping right hand.
Anstey jabs Tarlah right on the nose. Tarlah blinks but takes it well.
Anstey is looking to wear down Tarlah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstey thinking.
Anstey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tarlah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anstey lands a really nice looking cross but Tarlah seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarlah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarlah counters with a right hand to the body.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Anstey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarlah misses.
Anstey throws a hook but Tarlah avoids it easily.
Tarlah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tarlah defending well as Anstey loads up on a big left hand.
Corwin Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstey lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses with an uppercut
and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tarlah tries to pass to full mount but Anstey defends it.
Tarlah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the action but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Tarlah stalling.
Anstey is not content to let Tarlah control the position.
Anstey tries to roll over but Tarlah keeps him under control.
Tarlah passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Tarlah misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tarlah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anstey is looking to escape.
Tarlah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to reverse the position but Tarlah maintains control.
Tarlah controlling the position easily from mount.
Tarlah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anstey is looking to escape.
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.
Tarlah looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah prevents Anstey from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tarlah controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balink Tarlah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarlah! But no joy.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anstey with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Tarlah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarlah.
Tarlah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarlah.
It seemed like Tarlah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarlah slips a straight right by Anstey.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlah dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Tarlah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tarlah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
A little jabbing left from Tarlah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anstey missing with a left hand there. Tarlah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarlah.
Tarlah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anstey with a body shot.
Anstey throws a right hand that Tarlah ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarlah also avoids with ease.
Tarlah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anstey misses with a hook
and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anstey is trying to maintain the position but Tarlah is very close to passing his half guard.
Tarlah controlling the action here.
Anstey is looking for a sweep. Tarlah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anstey is working hard here to advance position.
Tarlah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah trying to control the pace.
Tarlah is keen to just control but Anstey is a slippery customer.
Tarlah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Tarlah avoids nicely.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Tarlah avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
After winning the bout, Corwin Anstey 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1547 p4p, 1201 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 202 p4p, 161 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. Sparky Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maldita sprawls well. Maldita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita lands with a shot to the body.
Maldita throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Maldita. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldita.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Maldita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldita counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Maldita felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maldita can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Maldita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maldita sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is keen to just control but Maldita is a slippery customer.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Maldita is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson jabs Maldita right on the nose. Maldita blinks but takes it well.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maldita off the cage and back into range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maldita slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maldita stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velha Maldita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Maldita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Maldita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldita stuffs the takedown.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maldita throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Maldita didn't expect that.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Maldita won't allow it.
Anderson prevents Maldita from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldita tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anderson manages to move to mount!
Maldita is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anderson wants to take Maldita's back here but Maldita is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Maldita is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Maldita is trying to escape the mount but Anderson keeps good control and instead manages to take Maldita's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldita trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
Anderson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Anderson is looking to control Maldita but Maldita is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maldita is trying to stand back up.
Maldita is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anderson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Anderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Maldita is trying to stand back up.
Will Anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maldita trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maldita lands with an overhand left.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Maldita sprawls well.
Maldita cracks Anderson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Anderson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maldita finish him?
Anderson misses with a combination
and Maldita scores with a counter punch that sends Anderson to the canvas! Maldita smells blood - he's punishing Anderson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anderson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
Velha Maldita thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1168 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 159 p4p, 237 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Tetsuo Shima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kimmo Kallio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio drops Shima with a beautiful combination! Shima stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kallio is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tetsuo Shima has been cut.
Shima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shima misses with a shot to the body
and Kallio counters with a three punch combo that has Shima backing up. Shima nods at Kallio to acknowledge the strikes.
Shima is rocked!
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima misses with a body shot
and Kallio counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Shima has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kimmo Kallio!
Kimmo Kallio is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Kimmo Kallio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Tetsuo Shima spoke after the fight, saying 'Off to the next, I thought I would have beat this bum but shit happens'.
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