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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Sartre (ranked 4143 p4p, 5552 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 420 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 4 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sartre feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
Anubis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Sartre.
Anubis lands a nice shot to the body.
Sartre misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sartre. Anubis shrugs it off though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anubis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sartre misses with an uppercut
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis slips under a jab.
Sartre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Sartre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anubis is out of range and Sartre settles back down.
Sartre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Sartre moved out of range nicely.
Sartre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anubis lands a body shot.
Sartre misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Anubis connects with a single shot there.
Sartre feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
Anubis with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sartre. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Sartre misses its intended target.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.
Sartre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anubis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sartre as he avoids it easily.
Sartre misses with a low kick.
Anubis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sartre is staying active underneath Anubis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sartre makes his way to full guard, as Anubis worked for a kimura.
Anubis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.
Sartre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anubis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sartre is looking to regain half guard here but Anubis keeps moving and retains side control.
Anubis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sartre is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with the ground and pound.
Sartre is trying to get back to his feet.
Sartre is trying to improve his position.
Anubis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sartre keeps working.
Sartre sneaks out the side door and pushes Anubis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sartre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Sartre saw that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Sartre circles away easily
and Sartre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Anubis swings for the body but Sartre moves out of range.
It looked like Sartre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anubis.
Anubis slips a straight right by Sartre.
Sartre throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sartre to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sartre but Sartre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sartre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre avoids the body shot from Anubis.
Anubis dives in and grabs Sartre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sartre pushes down on Anubis's head and hops out.
Anubis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sartre doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicholas Sartre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sartre pushes Anubis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre prevents the takedown attempt.
Anubis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sartre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anubis is trying to drag Sartre to the mat but Sartre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Sartre slows down the pace here.
Sartre leaning against his opponent.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis fails to pull guard.
Anubis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Sartre lands with a light punch inside.
Sartre struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Anubis misses with some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sartre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sartre stalling in the clinch.
Sartre lands a nice shot to the body.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis tries a body shot but Sartre blocks it.
Sartre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anubis.
Sartre takes a shot to the head.
Anubis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sartre just leaning against Anubis, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sartre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Sartre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anubis avoids the elbow strike from Sartre, against the cage.
Sartre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sartre misses with a knee strike.
Sartre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sartre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anubis misses with a body punch.
Sartre misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis avoids a wild elbow strike from Sartre.
Anubis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sartre's elbow.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anubis's defenses.
Sartre misses with a punch to the body.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Sartre tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Sartre back against the cage.
Sartre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Sartre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sartre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anubis checks a leg kick.
Anubis throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sartre stuffs the takedown attempt from Anubis. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Sartre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Sartre.
Sartre throws the kick towards the body but Anubis avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis moves forwards but Sartre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sartre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anubis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sartre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anubis unleashes a big counter combination but Sartre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sartre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sartre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sartre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis loads up on a big right hand but Sartre slips the punch.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Sartre is out of range.
Nicholas Sartre is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sartre defends it nicely.
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!
Anubis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anubis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sartre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Sartre throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sartre.
And Anubis tries to counter it with a takedown but Sartre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sartre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Sartre slips a jab and a cross from Anubis.
Sartre throws a quick counter head kick but Anubis was just out of range.
Sartre throws a combination. Anubis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sartre tried to score with a low kick but Anubis checks it.
Sartre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anubis.
Sartre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sartre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sartre.
Some wild striking there from Anubis.
Sartre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anubis just manages to avoid it.
Anubis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sartre tries to sprawl out of it but Anubis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sartre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Anubis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sartre wants to clinch.
Anubis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sartre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anubis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anubis.
Sartre throws out a powerful jab.
Anubis throws a hook but Sartre avoids it easily.
Anubis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre leaves Anubis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sartre tries to clinch up.
Sartre connects with a leg kick.
Sartre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anubis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anubis misses with a hook. Sartre ducked under it nicely.
Sartre throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Sartre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sartre. That snapped Anubis's head back.
Anubis has his takedown stuffed
and Sartre counters with a body kick.
Sartre moves out of range of the strikes.
Sartre throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Sartre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anubis misses with an uppercut
and Sartre counters with a thumping low kick.
Sartre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sartre throws a body kick that misses.
Horus Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a left hand
and Sartre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.
Sartre rushes Anubis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nicholas Sartre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sartre lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sartre tries a knee to the head but Anubis blocks it.
Sartre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anubis's brow.
Anubis leaning against his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands a left hand.
Sartre just leaning against Anubis, taking a breather.
Anubis fails to pull guard.
Anubis lands with a left to the head.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartre gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Anubis blocks the elbow strike.
Anubis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anubis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sartre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Sartre manages to get underhooks.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anubis drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Sartre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sartre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sartre throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Sartre only half commits.
Anubis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sartre's waist but Sartre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anubis off to one side.
Anubis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sartre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sartre with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anubis blocks a jab.
Sartre throws a leg kick but Anubis moved away.
Anubis slips a jab from Sartre.
Anubis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sartre defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sartre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sartre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Sartre's head but Sartre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Sartre.
Sartre scores with a nice strike.
Sartre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sartre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis moves forwards but Sartre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sartre swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sartre counters by moving into the clinch.
Anubis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sartre.
Sartre lands an uppercut.
Sartre misses with a knee to the head.
Sartre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sartre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sartre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Sartre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
Sartre tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sartre is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anubis blocks an elbow strike from Sartre.
Sartre letting Anubis take a breather here.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Sartre controls the action.
Sartre lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis jumps guard but Sartre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nicholas Sartre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis jumps guard but Sartre stands there with Anubis around his waist. Anubis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sartre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anubis can't break the clinch.
Sartre throws an elbow that misses.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sartre gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Sartre lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anubis decides to pull guard.
Sartre trying to control but Anubis is working from the bottom.
Anubis is trying to control the position but Sartre postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sartre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anubis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sartre stacks Anubis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sartre!
Anubis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sartre tries for a kimura but Anubis is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anubis manages to get back to half guard.
Anubis actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sartre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anubis defending well though.
Sartre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sartre wants to pass to mount but Anubis is defending the position.
Nicholas Sartre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anubis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sartre is working away from the top position though.
Anubis tries to roll over but Sartre keeps him under control.
Sartre controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anubis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sartre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sartre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Sartre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Sartre.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a right hand to the body.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre with a hook.
Sartre throws a leg kick which misses Anubis's front leg but catches the back leg as Anubis tries to avoid it.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Sartre clinches.
Sartre throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Sartre throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Sartre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anubis is trying to break the clinch but Sartre has him pressed against the cage.
Horus Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anubis slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Sartre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sartre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Sartre!
After winning the bout, Nicholas Sartre 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VC Barre (ranked 4493 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Gregory Masterson (ranked 451 p4p, 436 weight class). VC Barre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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2 - 4 - 1 |
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Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, VC Barre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barre slips under a jab.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barre throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masterson jabs Barre right on the nose. Barre blinks but takes it well.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Barre's ribs.
Barre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Masterson does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Barre lands but Masterson takes it in his stride.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson scores with a body shot.
Barre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barre misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masterson walks into a left hand.
Masterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Masterson just manages to avoid it.
Donk. Barre catches Masterson right on the button with a cross.
Barre throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Masterson as he connects with a hook.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Masterson lands the left hand.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barre in his tracks.
Masterson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Masterson moves out of range as Barre strikes.
Masterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Masterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Barre slips the punch.
Barre digs a good hook to Masterson's body.
Barre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masterson.
Barre slips a straight right by Masterson.
Barre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Masterson as he checks the leg kick.
Masterson lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barre, as that shot connected.
Masterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barre. Barre obviously looking to wear him down.
Masterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Barre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre lands with an overhand left.
Barre tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson wants to counter with a clinch but Barre pushes him away.
Barre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson scores with the left hand. Barre knows he should have avoided that one.
Masterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barre lands a body shot.
Barre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masterson throws out the jab.
Barre slips a straight right by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a jab.
Barre throws a head kick that Masterson semi-blocks.
Masterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson wants to counter the offense by Barre and move into the clinch position.
Masterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barre on the side of the head.
Barre is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Barre.
Masterson moves away from the strike by Barre.
Masterson tries to counter with a clinch but Barre shakes him off and moves away.
Barre lands with a hook. Masterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masterson scores with a jab to the head.
Barre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barre.
Barre misses with a body shot.
Masterson wants to counter the offense by Barre and move into the clinch position.
Masterson gets a clinch.
Barre stalling in the clinch.
Barre wants to break free but Masterson has control.
Masterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barre's face.
 It looks like VC Barre has been cut.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Masterson improves position.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Masterson blocking some punches.
Barre tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Barre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barre trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a shot to the side of Barre's head.
Barre misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barre avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barre misses with a body punch.
Masterson lands with a light punch inside.
Barre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barre misses with a body punch.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barre.
Barre lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Barre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barre avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson tries to work over Barre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson lands a knee to the head.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
Barre misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barre.
Masterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barre swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Masterson.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masterson is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterson.
Barre misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson trying to land knees to the body.
Masterson works on Barre's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barre.
Barre is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barre slowing the pace effectively.
Masterson connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barre tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Barre is rocked!
Barre looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Oh Barre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masterson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barre's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barre drops to his knees and Masterson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Masterson!
Gregory Masterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Charles (ranked 3277 p4p, 3505 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 355 p4p, 380 weight class). Floyd Pennington told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
Charles moves away from the strike by Pennington.
Charles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Charles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Pennington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charles on the side of the head.
Charles tries to land a front kick but Pennington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Pennington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington checks a leg kick nicely.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charles misses with a leg kick.
Charles misses with a low kick as Pennington jumps back.
Charles misses with a body shot
and Pennington counters with a nice uppercut.
Charles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles dives in and scores a takedown into Pennington's guard.
Charles trying to control but Pennington is working from the bottom.
Pennington pushes Charles off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pennington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pennington sprawls and moves away.
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Pennington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charles thinking.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles tries to work over Pennington's front leg with a kick but Pennington checks it.
Pennington throws a jab when Charles was well out of range.
Pennington throws a hook but Charles blocks it.
Charles attempts a counter takedown but Pennington avoids it well and moves away.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Charles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pennington pinned against the cage. Pennington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Floyd Pennington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles jabs at Pennington's body.
Pennington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennington cracks Charles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pennington throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Pennington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pennington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennington works Charles's body with a nice hook.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Pennington moved away.
Charles misses with a kick to the body
letting Pennington counter with a right hand.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Pennington misses its intended target.
Charles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pennington was covering up waiting for the punch and Charles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pennington has his hands on Charles's head, controlling the position.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charles looking to sit in guard and control but Pennington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charles is looking for a triangle but Pennington pushes his legs off easily.
Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pennington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pennington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pennington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Charles looking for a guillotine here but Pennington defends easily.
Pennington tries to stand but Charles is controlling from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pennington is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles is looking for a triangle but Pennington pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pennington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pennington stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
Charles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pennington controls the pace.
Charles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pennington defends well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pennington is stalling in the full guard.
Charles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pennington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pennington has managed to get both his arms back between Charles's legs - danger averted.
Pennington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pennington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Charles working for a triangle but Pennington defends it easily.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pennington defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pennington looking to pass the guard.
Pennington stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
Pennington stands up and waves to Charles to follow him.
Pennington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pennington gets caught flat footed, as Charles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pennington trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pennington wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles pushing down on Pennington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pennington is trying to maintain the position but Charles is very close to passing his half guard.
Charles is trying to control. Pennington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Charles controlling the action here.
Pennington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pennington trying to control but Charles postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles tries to pass to full mount but Pennington defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Floyd Pennington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.
Pennington misses the jab.
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Charles slips a jab and a cross from Pennington.
Some wild striking there from Pennington.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pennington swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington scores with a jab to the body.
Floyd Pennington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Pennington moved out of range nicely.
Charles takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
Pennington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Charles gets a takedown into half guard.
Pennington has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Charles is on him like a limpet, forcing Pennington back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pennington.
Pennington swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Pennington misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles tests Pennington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
Pennington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Charles cracks Pennington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a wild combination.
Charles is looking to wear down Pennington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennington.
Charles appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Pennington. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Charles.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charles with a poor takedown
and Pennington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles walks into a jab.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Pennington misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles blocks a leg kick.
Charles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pennington avoids it really well and circles away.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Charles does it's job there.
Pennington misses with a looping right.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Pennington ducks down to avoid it.
Pennington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennington is looking to score with low kicks.
Pennington tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles connects with a jab.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Pennington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pennington dips to his left and cracks Charles with an uppercut!
Pennington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Charles tries for a takedown but Pennington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Pennington blocks the low kick.
Pennington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Pennington avoids the body shot from Charles.
Pennington lands with a hook. Charles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pennington moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles backing away here, and Pennington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pennington throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles cracks Pennington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennington.
Decent striking displayed by Pennington there.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Charles throws a low kick, looking for Pennington's leg but Pennington calmly moves out of range.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pennington avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles shoots for a takedown but Pennington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charles digs a good body shot into Pennington's ribs.
Charles throws a sloppy body shot
and Pennington counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charles checks a leg kick.
Pennington stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Charles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charles throws a jab when Pennington was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pennington! But no joy.
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pennington at a distance.
Pennington slips under a jab from Charles.
Pennington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charles's hands.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennington.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Charles throwing a counter right hand but Pennington manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Pennington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pennington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles feinted with a counter takedown.
Charles closes the distance and clinches up with Pennington, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes Pennington against the cage but Pennington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pennington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
An inside leg kick from Pennington misses.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pennington circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Pennington blocks the leg kick.
Charles looking to score a takedown here. Pennington is defending well but Charles drives through and ends up in Pennington's guard.
Pennington seems keen to control Charles's posture.
Pennington wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington seems keen to control Charles's posture.
Charles is pushing down on Pennington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pennington is fighting to maintain full guard but Charles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reggie Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charles looks to land a strike but Pennington avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pennington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennington keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pennington controlling Charles's posture.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pennington has his hands on Charles's head, controlling the position.
Charles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Pennington as he connects with a hook.
Pennington misses the jab.
Pennington moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Pennington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Pennington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Charles misses with a low kick as Pennington jumps back.
Charles throws out a leg kick but Pennington moves out of range and Charles only half commits.
Pennington lands with a cross.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennington.
Charles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pennington thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
Charles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Charles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pennington defends well and Charles ends up having to push Pennington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pennington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington throws a lazy uppercut
and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Charles tries to pass to full mount but Pennington defends it.
Pennington trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Charles in particular looking to stall.
Pennington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Charles trying to mount his opponent but Pennington defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pennington trying to control here.
Pennington controlling the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennington's head.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Pennington moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a body kick.
Pennington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Charles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Charles is predictable there
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Pennington lands.
Charles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pennington gets full guard.
Charles wants to control from the top but Pennington keeps moving.
Pennington is pulling down on Charles's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington working a defensive guard here.
Pennington is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pennington trying to control the position here.
Charles looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington scores with a jab.
Pennington connects with a body shot that sends Charles's belly button to the back.
Pennington throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennington misses with a few strikes there.
Pennington gets caught flat footed, as Charles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles stands and throws Pennington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pennington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pennington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Charles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pennington rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Charles's guard! Nice work there by Pennington!
Charles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pennington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pennington wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Pennington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eight 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.
Charles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pennington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pennington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pennington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Charles working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pennington defends it easily.
Pennington trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles trying to control the position here.
Charles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reggie Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Pennington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennington trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Floyd Pennington.
I've got Pennington 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Pennington!
Floyd Pennington decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Knight (ranked 2552 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Kajulik Nuvaqirq (ranked 288 p4p, 421 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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajulik Nuvaqirq!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuvaqirq ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knight prevents Nuvaqirq from getting back to his feet.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Knight has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nuvaqirq wants to get back to his feet but Knight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nuvaqirq looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuvaqirq has momentary wrist control but Knight slips an elbow through the middle.
Nuvaqirq can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuvaqirq looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Nuvaqirq blocks nicely.
Nuvaqirq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuvaqirq has wrist control.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
Knight is stalling in the full guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Nuvaqirq keeps moving.
Nuvaqirq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nuvaqirq trying to control the position.
Nuvaqirq has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Knight has passed into side control.
Knight in side control, throwing shots but Nuvaqirq defends.
Knight in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knight lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nuvaqirq down.
Knight controlling from side mount.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nuvaqirq is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuvaqirq struggling a bit here.
Nuvaqirq tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Nuvaqirq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nuvaqirq takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knight scoring with punches from side control.
Knight is putting a hurting on Nuvaqirq here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nuvaqirq trying to remain calm as Knight controls from the top position.
Nuvaqirq takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Knight working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nuvaqirq taking a bit of punishment here - Knight scoring with strikes.
Nuvaqirq takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Nuvaqirq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nuvaqirq tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
Knight lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nuvaqirq down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Knight 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.
Knight has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nuvaqirq takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nuvaqirq is trying to get back to his feet.
Nuvaqirq looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knight connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nuvaqirq some visible discomfort.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Nuvaqirq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight landing strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight landing a few strikes.
Nuvaqirq avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Knight.
Knight is putting a hurting on Nuvaqirq here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knight wants to control but Nuvaqirq is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nuvaqirq can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nuvaqirq is trying to buck Knight off.
Nuvaqirq is trying to get back to half guard.
Knight cracks Nuvaqirq with a big right hand but Nuvaqirq just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Knight is chipping away with strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight scoring with punches from side control.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
Nuvaqirq is trying to get back to half guard.
Knight is working Nuvaqirq over with some ground and pound from side control.
Knight working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight working the ground and pound.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nuvaqirq keeps working.
Knight is putting a hurting on Nuvaqirq here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knight is working Nuvaqirq over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nuvaqirq takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Knight landing a few strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nuvaqirq tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Nuvaqirq is rocked!
Nuvaqirq wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight scoring with strikes but Nuvaqirq is staying in there.
Knight scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nuvaqirq?
Nuvaqirq is still in real trouble! Can Knight finish him?
Knight softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Nuvaqirq is out cold! Knight jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Knight!
After winning the bout, Terrance Knight 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Blue (ranked 2934 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Sir Beocca (ranked 322 p4p, 268 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Beocca has chosen Alok & Mojjo - Love Love feat. Gilsons as his entrance music. 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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sir Beocca !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beocca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beocca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Beocca . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beocca .
Beocca throws a looping overhand right but Blue ducks down to avoid it.
Blue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blue throws a combination that misses
and Beocca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beocca manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beocca ! But no joy.
Beocca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beocca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Beocca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beocca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beocca throws a big shot that misses.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beocca counters with a thumping low kick.
Beocca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beocca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blue. That did some damage!
Beocca misses the jab.
Blue throwing a counter right hand but Beocca manages to avoid it.
Beocca looks to throw a body kick
and Blue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blue.
 It looks like Sir Beocca has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue throws a head kick but Beocca moves out of range.
Beocca misses with a few strikes there.
Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beocca s head.
Beocca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beocca tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Beocca avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beocca looking to stall.
Beocca blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blue obliges.
Beocca throws an elbow but it misses.
Beocca tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Beocca .
Blue tries to work over Beocca 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beocca lands an elbow just above Blue 's eye.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beocca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beocca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beocca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blue's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Beocca is blocking nicely.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blue is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beocca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blue's brow.
Beocca with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue blocks the elbow strike.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beocca 's elbow.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Beocca looks winded!
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beocca prevents a body shot from Blue.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beocca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blue's brow.
Beocca misses with an elbow over the top.
Beocca managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Beocca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beocca pushes off an throws an elbow but Blue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beocca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beocca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Beocca 's ribcage.
Blue lands a nice elbow.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Beocca 's head.
Beocca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beocca taking a breather.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Beocca .
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beocca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blue controlling the action here for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beocca just leaning against Blue, taking a breather.
Blue lands an uppercut.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beocca 's brow.
Beocca misses with an elbow over the top.
Beocca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue just leaning against Beocca , taking a breather.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beocca .
Still in the clinch, Blue scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beocca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beocca blocks the elbow strike.
Beocca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blue's defenses.
Blue avoiding damage as Beocca throws knees to the body.
Blue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beocca misses with the head strike.
Beocca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue avoids the elbow strike from Beocca , against the cage.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Blue as the two fighters clinch.
Beocca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blue as Beocca tries to tie him up.
Beocca blocks an elbow strike.
Beocca scores with a hook to the body.
Blue misses with an elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Beocca .
Beocca blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue throws an elbow that misses.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beocca trying to control the position but instead, Blue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beocca into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Beocca takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue avoids the elbow strike from Beocca , against the cage.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Beocca avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beocca 's brow.
Blue lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Sir Beocca 's cut even more.
Beocca blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beocca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beocca 's face.
Beocca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beocca tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
Come on Blue - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Blue as the two fighters clinch.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Beocca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beocca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Beocca throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir Beocca 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beocca counters with a nice uppercut.
Beocca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
Beocca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beocca can do to turn this around?
Beocca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Beocca takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beocca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big left from Blue misses.
Blue throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beocca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beocca throws a leg kick
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Beocca connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back.
Blue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beocca counters with a head kick. That will keep Blue thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Decent striking displayed by Blue there.
Blue connects with a nice looking jab.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beocca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beocca .
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Beocca takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
Blue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beocca is rocked!
Beocca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beocca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blue tries to counter by clinching up but Beocca breaks away and moves out of range.
Beocca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blue.
Blue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beocca throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
Beocca is looking to chop away at Blue's legs.
Lloyd Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Sir Beocca 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blue bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blue takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue avoiding damage as Beocca throws knees to the body.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beocca is defending well for now.
Blue takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Lloyd Blue has been cut.
Blue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beocca is still on wobbly legs! Can Blue finish him?
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beocca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beocca blocks an elbow strike.
Blue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beocca seems to have recovered his senses.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beocca avoids it.
Lloyd Blue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beocca avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Beocca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beocca misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Beocca avoids the damage to the body.
Beocca lands a nice knee to the body.
Beocca throws an elbow but it misses.
Blue avoids the elbow strike from Beocca , against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beocca throws an elbow but misses.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Beocca is breathing heavily.
Blue lands a body shot.
Beocca managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Beocca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beocca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue leaning against his opponent.
Blue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beocca backwards.
Beocca lands with a light punch inside.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beocca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blue lands a left hand.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beocca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Beocca throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Blue throws an elbow that misses.
Beocca blocks the elbow strike.
Beocca throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blue.
Beocca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Beocca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Sir Beocca 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beocca misses with an elbow strike.
Blue digs a right hand into Beocca 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beocca 's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Beocca 's ribcage.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Blue.
Blue scores with a knee to the head.
Beocca blocks a body shot from Blue.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beocca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blue's brow.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
Blue lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sir Beocca 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lloyd Blue!
Our winner, Lloyd Blue, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Couture (ranked 1785 p4p, 2336 weight class) and Alistair Fallas (ranked 227 p4p, 271 weight class). Alistair Fallas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emmanuel Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Fallas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Fallas.
No luck for Fallas with that takedown attempt.
Fallas misses with a body shot.
Couture tests Fallas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture slips a jab from Fallas.
Couture lands a leg kick that knocks Fallas off balance momentarily.
Fallas throws a solid leg kick but Couture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fallas.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Fallas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Couture lands with a nice combination. Fallas backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Couture.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Fallas is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fallas manages to avoid it.
Fallas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Fallas moved out of range.
Fallas throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Fallas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fallas moves away.
Couture connects with a solid leg kick.
Fallas throws a head kick that misses.
Fallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Fallas misses.
Fallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Couture was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Couture.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fallas circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Emmanuel Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fallas avoids the body shot from Couture.
Fallas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fallas shoots in and gets a takedown into Couture's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fallas wants to pass the guard but Couture is keeping the position.
Fallas controlling from the top position.
Couture looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to stand and escape but Fallas is having none of it.
Fallas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Couture has his hands on Fallas's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture misses with the combination.
A big left from Couture misses.
Emmanuel Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
Fallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fallas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Couture defends it well.
Fallas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Fallas.
Couture misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Couture.
Fallas takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Fallas avoids the body shot from Couture.
Fallas avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fallas throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fallas misses with a low kick.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fallas checks a low kick from Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture is looking to wear down Fallas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Fallas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture is looking to chop away at Fallas's legs.
Fallas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Couture throws a combination that misses
so Fallas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fallas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fallas looking to pass the guard.
Fallas stays in close to Couture's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Couture's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fallas stalling.
Fallas passes to side control.
Fallas tries to move to mount but Couture blocks the move with his legs.
Couture takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fallas slows the pace down.
Couture tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fallas looking to ground and pound but Couture is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fallas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fallas wants to control but instead Couture manages to regain half guard.
Fallas trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Fallas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couture's head.
Couture moves into full guard.
Fallas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fallas trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Fallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fallas looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture lands a high kick!
Couture definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fallas is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Fallas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Couture tenderised Fallas's leg. Fallas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Couture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture misses the body punch
so Fallas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fallas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fallas passes Couture's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
My spies in Gym inform me that Fallas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Couture avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fallas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fallas in particular looking to stall.
Fallas winds up and cracks Couture with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fallas slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Fallas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Couture dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Couture throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fallas misses with a looping left.
Fallas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fallas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Fallas.
Fallas slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Fallas.
Fallas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Fallas.
Fallas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fallas slips a straight right by Couture.
Fallas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallas slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Couture.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fallas dodges the punch combination from Couture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Fallas. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas misses with a low kick as Couture jumps back.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Fallas counters with a takedown into side control.
Fallas advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fallas controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fallas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fallas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alistair Fallas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fallas with shots to the head and body - Couture looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fallas controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fallas looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fallas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fallas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fallas controlling from the full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
Fallas controlling from the full mount.
Couture is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fallas controlling his opponent.
Fallas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Couture working to try and regain half guard.
Fallas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fallas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fallas controlling from mount.
That's eight 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.
More stalling from Fallas.
Fallas trying to control but Couture is having none of it.
Fallas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fallas looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Couture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fallas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Fallas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fallas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emmanuel Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
Fallas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fallas throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture throws a series of punches but Fallas avoids them all with ease.
Fallas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
And Fallas tries to counter it with a takedown but Couture pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A solid body kick from Fallas.
Emmanuel Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fallas's corner calls for a 1-2. Fallas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Fallas does it's job there.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fallas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fallas.
Couture throws a right hand that Fallas ducks under and follows up with a left that Fallas also avoids with ease.
Fallas throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
Fallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Fallas with the counter takedown but Couture avoids it easily.
Fallas swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Nice defenses there by Fallas.
Couture fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fallas is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fallas.
Fallas gets a takedown into half guard.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Fallas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Couture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Couture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Fallas seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Fallas. Beautiful body shot.
Fallas throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fallas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Couture tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fallas is in Couture's guard.
Fallas stays in close to Couture's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Fallas from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fallas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fallas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fallas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Couture slips under a jab.
Fallas blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture catches Fallas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Couture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fallas.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couture lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fallas at a distance.
Couture wants to land a leg kick but Fallas is out of range.
Fallas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Couture looks for the body kick but Fallas saw that one coming.
Fallas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Fallas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Couture looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fallas trying to control the position but Couture is working away.
Fallas staying calm.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Fallas.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fallas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Couture holds on to Fallas around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fallas wants to control the pace but Couture is squirming around nicely.
Couture tries to hold on but Fallas postures up.
Fallas with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallas controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alistair Fallas.
I think Fallas 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Fallas!
After winning the bout, Alistair Fallas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 2124 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 252 p4p, 318 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen misses with a left hand
and Thorgard counters with a two punch combo.
Anttonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Anttonen.
Thorgard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anttonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorgard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anttonen throws a head kick that Thorgard semi-blocks.
Anttonen lands with a good body shot.
Anttonen is looking to chop away at Thorgard's legs.
Thorgard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anttonen throws a series of punches but Thorgard avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Thorgard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anttonen looks to land a combination but Thorgard avoids it well.
Thorgard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anttonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thorgard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a right and a left that Anttonen avoids nicely.
Thorgard walks into a straight right hand from Anttonen.
Anttonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorgard fails to land the takedown.
Thorgard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anttonen's head.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Anttonen tenderised Thorgard's leg. Thorgard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorgard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anttonen defends well and Thorgard ends up having to push Anttonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anttonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorgard misses with a body shot.
Thorgard has been working on his balance at Tokyo All-Stars, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Anttonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anttonen. That's going to slow Thorgard down.
Anttonen slips under a jab from Thorgard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Thorgard.
A little feinted left hand from Thorgard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thorgard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thorgard slips a straight right by Anttonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anttonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Anttonen.
Thorgard swings for the body but Anttonen moves out of range.
Pallas Anttonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anttonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anttonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anttonen throws a hook to the side of Thorgard's head but Thorgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Anttonen.
Thorgard doesn't manage to clinch there - Anttonen circles away.
Thorgard needs to keep his hands up - Anttonen had a free shot at his head there.
Anttonen throws a head kick that misses.
Thorgard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorgard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Thorgard.
Anttonen misses with an uppercut. Thorgard saw that one coming.
Thorgard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thorgard.
Thorgard misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anttonen.
Thorgard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anttonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Anttonen.
Thorgard slips a jab from Anttonen.
Anttonen misses with a looping left.
It looked like Thorgard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorgard. That did some damage!
Thorgard misses with a few strikes there.
Anttonen throws a solid leg kick but Thorgard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anttonen.
Thorgard throwing a counter right hand but Anttonen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard misses with a straight left.
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!
Anttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorgard connects with a body shot that sends Anttonen's belly button to the back.
Anttonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorgard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thorgard misses the shot to the body.
Thorgard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anttonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorgard takes one to the side of the head.
Thorgard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anttonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anttonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thorgard checks it well.
Anttonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Anttonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Thorgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Thorgard.
Anttonen is rocked!
Crack! Thorgard connects with the perfect overhand right and Anttonen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Thorgard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Thorgard!
Magnus Thorgard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 2006 p4p, 1719 weight class) and Jameel Johnson (ranked 229 p4p, 203 weight class). Coles comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. The key to victory for Phillip Coles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Coles moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to move into range but Coles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coles lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Coles.
A little feinted left hand from Coles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coles.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Coles moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Coles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Coles coming out on top.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Coles's front leg but catches the back leg as Coles tries to avoid it.
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coles loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Coles avoids it.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coles scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Coles.
Coles slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Coles moves out of range.
As Johnson looks to move away, Coles throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Coles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Coles counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Coles isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Coles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Coles!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Coles 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Majesty (ranked 735 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Mordor Mettovaara (ranked 99 p4p, 274 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Majesty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordor Mettovaara!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majesty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Majesty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Majesty lands a jab to the head.
Mettovaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Mettovaara.
Majesty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Majesty is looking to counter punch.
Majesty throws a head kick that misses
and Mettovaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Majesty misses with a shot to the body
letting Mettovaara counter with a right hand.
It looks like Darnell Majesty has been cut.
Majesty throws a poor cross that misses
and Mettovaara counters with a nice right hand that sends Majesty toppling to the canvas! Majesty scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mettovaara finish him?!
Majesty is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majesty misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Majesty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mettovaara moves into the clinch.
Mettovaara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mettovaara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mettovaara is looking for a triangle but Majesty pushes his legs off easily.
Majesty seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettovaara looking for a guillotine here but Majesty defends easily.
Majesty wanted to stand there but Mettovaara had control of the position.
Mettovaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mettovaara working for a triangle but Majesty defends it easily.
Majesty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mettovaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Majesty stands up from Mettovaara's guard - Majesty perhaps looking for a knockout.
Majesty cracks Mettovaara with an open hand slap.
Majesty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Majesty misses with an uppercut.
Majesty throws a lazy head kick
and Mettovaara counters with a crisp one two that drops Majesty! Mettovaara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Majesty to his feet! Majesty is in big trouble!
Majesty looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mettovaara lands a right hand from hell, dropping Majesty. Mettovaara pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordor Mettovaara!
Our winner, Mordor Mettovaara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 837 p4p, 931 weight class) and Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 114 p4p, 124 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Kilgore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- Change. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith 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.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilgore tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith blocks a head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Kilgore explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kilgore is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Kilgore circles away and we're back to standing.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
A head kick by Kilgore misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kilgore kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Kilgore is quick to defend against it.
Kilgore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jeremy Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Kilgore sprawls well.
Kilgore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilgore lands a head kick!
Smith avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Kilgore is quick to defend against it.
Kilgore throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilgore won't be happy with that.
Kilgore seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith prevents Kilgore from escaping the position.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kilgore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
Kilgore is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
Kilgore wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kilgore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to mount.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith wants to control the pace but Kilgore is squirming around nicely.
Kilgore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kilgore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kilgore can't escape the position.
Smith breaks from Kilgore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith cracks Kilgore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith won't let Kilgore get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith won't let Kilgore get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Smith cracks Kilgore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kilgore is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kilgore is rocked!
A big strike lands for Smith! That's really hurt Kilgore and he's turned his back - Smith keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Smith jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
A very excited looking Mike Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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