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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bush (ranked 5765 p4p, 25578 weight class) and Ah Keung (ranked 299 p4p, 320 weight class). Ah Keung 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ah Keung!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looking to score a takedown here. Keung is defending well but Bush drives through and ends up in Keung's guard.
Bush controls from within his opponent's guard.
Keung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bush content to stall in guard here.
Bush passes Keung's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bush takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bush keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keung knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bush prevents Keung from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keung is looking to control Bush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keung avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keung connects with a leg kick.
Keung has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keung looks to clinch
and Bush counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Keung!
Bush scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bush tries to advance to mount but Keung denies him.
Bush throwing strikes but Keung manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bush is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Keung off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush is hanging on to Keung's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush has managed to slip his arm under Keung's chin. This could be all over... yep, Keung is tapping out! Submission win for Bush.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Bush!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carlos (ranked 4732 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Valentino Valente (ranked 310 p4p, 292 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentino Valente!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Valente counters by clinching up.
Carlos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valente makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valente has him pressed against the cage.
Valente tries to score a body lock takedown but Carlos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carlos has had enough of the clinch but Valente keeps him there for the moment.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlos is looking to break free of the clinch but Valente has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.
Valente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente throws a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Valente tries to clinch up.
Carlos lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos 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.
A swing and a miss from Valente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valente.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Valente moves out of range.
Carlos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Valente looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Valente persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valente.
An attempted straight right counter from Carlos misses the target.
Carlos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlos lands a jab to the head.
 Valente is rocked!
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valente is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlos finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Valente's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Carlos dives in looking to finish as Valente flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Carlos's strikes! Carlos is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Valente's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Valente was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Carlos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blue Gill (ranked 3469 p4p, 5799 weight class) and Paul Buttowski (ranked 220 p4p, 302 weight class). Gill comes to the cage accompanied by The Enemy - Big L. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Buttowski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Buttowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buttowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gill is retaining full guard.
Buttowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gill working a defensive guard here.
Gill pulls Buttowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Buttowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buttowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gill is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Gill has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski wants to pass the guard but Gill is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gill lands a leg kick that knocks Buttowski off balance momentarily.
Gill misses with a looping right.
Buttowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Gill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buttowski tries for a takedown but Gill circles away easily
and Gill counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buttowski looks winded!
Buttowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gill avoids it really well and circles away.
Gill misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gill. Gill obviously looking to wear him down.
Gill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buttowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill scores with a spinning back kick!
Gill thumps Buttowski with a low kick.
Blue Gill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gill.
Gill has Buttowski up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gill.
I was talking to Gill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Gill.
Buttowski can't get the takedown.
Gill tries to work over Buttowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gill is pressed up against the cage. Buttowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gill down to the mat. Gill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gill lands a leg kick that knocks Buttowski off balance momentarily.
Gill has closed the distance and engaged Buttowski in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Gill.
Gill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gill leaning against his opponent.
Buttowski is looking to control Gill's arms but Gill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buttowski has his back to the cage.
Buttowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
Gill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gill lands a right hand.
Gill slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Gill as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill digs a right hand into Buttowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buttowski's gas tank.
Gill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill lands an elbow just above Buttowski 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gill stalling.
Nice body punch from Gill - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Gill.
Gill lands with a left to the head.
Gill's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttowskis head.
Gill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Gill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buttowski 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.
Gill stuffs the takedown.
Gill is looking to counter the offense by Buttowski and move into the clinch.
Blue Gill is winning the standup battle so far.
Buttowski throws a jab when Gill was well out of range.
Buttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buttowski avoids the elbow strike from Gill, against the cage.
Gill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill has Buttowski pressed against the cage, preventing Buttowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blue Gill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gill.
Gill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Gill.
Gill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buttowski is breathing heavily.
A short right from Gill on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Buttowski controls his hands.
Gill just leaning against Buttowski, taking a breather.
Gill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill lands a right hand.
Gill effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gill.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill is struggling to control the position.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buttowski has had enough of the clinch but Gill keeps him there for the moment.
Gill is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Gill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buttowski can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Gill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gill digs a right hand underneath Buttowski's ribcage. Buttowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill just leaning against Buttowski, taking a breather.
Gill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buttowski up against the cage.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Buttowski's coach down at Punchin N\' Chockin was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buttowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gill.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buttowski takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gill.
Gill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buttowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gill lands an elbow just above Buttowski 's eye.
Buttowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gill lands with a right to the head.
Gill lands a shoulder strike.
Buttowski stalling in the clinch but Gill improves position.
Gill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gill connects with a knee to the head.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gill.
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!
Gill is leaning against Buttowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gill tries to throw a body punch but Buttowski avoids it by throwing Gill back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill pushes Buttowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Gill.
A short uppercut from Gill.
Gill scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gill.
Gill pushes Buttowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gill scores with a hook to the body.
Gill lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gill.
Buttowski prevents a body shot from Gill.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Gill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buttowski takes one to the side of the head.
Buttowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gill stuffs the takedown attempt from Buttowski. Buttowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buttowski, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buttowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buttowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Gill won't allow it.
Gill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttowskis head.
Still in the clinch, Gill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buttowski is trying to pull guard but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill lands a nice uppercut.
Gill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buttowski.
Gill scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Gill.
Buttowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gill scores with a shot to the side of Buttowski's head.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buttowski fails to pull guard.
Blue Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buttowski.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
Gill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Gill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buttowski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buttowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Gill finish him?
Gill lands with a right to the head.
Gill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buttowski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gill.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
Gill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill gets through Buttowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttowski or not.
Gill throws a big uppercut that drops Buttowski! More strikes from Gill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Buttowski lies dazed against the cage as Gill celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Gill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Dim Mak (ranked 3719 p4p, 4889 weight class) and Leroy Woods (ranked 248 p4p, 313 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Dim Mak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Woods!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Woods.
Dim Mak throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
A jab from Dim Mak misses.
Dim Mak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dim Mak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dim Mak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dim Mak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dim Mak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dim Mak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dim Mak takes one on the button.
Woods swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dim Mak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Dim Mak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dim Mak.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Dim Mak slips under a jab.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Dim Mak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a solid body kick.
Woods throws a body punch but Dim Mak moves out of range.
Dim Mak throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dim Mak thinking.
Dim Mak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dim Mak needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Woods takes a swing at Dim Mak's ribcage but misses.
Dim Mak looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Woods throws a series of punches but Dim Mak moves out of range.
Dim Mak tries to clinch up
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a hook.
Dim Mak looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods misses with an uppercut
enabling Dim Mak to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods misses with a shot to the body
and Dim Mak counters with a body kick that stops Woods in his tracks momentarily.
Dim Mak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Woods misses.
Dim Mak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dim Mak connects with a leg kick.
Woods takes a swing at Dim Mak's ribcage but misses.
Dim Mak takes one to the chin there.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dim Mak manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
As Woods looks to move away, Dim Mak throws a big counter combo but Woods just gets out of the way.
Dim Mak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Dim Mak moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dim Mak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dim Mak scores with a jab to the body.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Dim Mak off the cage and back into range.
Woods tests Dim Mak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods lands with a cross.
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
Woods let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dim Mak ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Dim Mak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dim Mak feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dim Mak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dim Mak manages to avoid it.
Dim Mak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dim Mak.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Dim Mak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dim Mak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woods thuds his right hand into Dim Mak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dim Mak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leroy Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Woods misses.
Dim Mak is looking to counter with head kicks.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Dim Mak's head but Dim Mak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Dim Mak counters with a quick kick to the body but Woods blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Woods dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dim Mak avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods throws a body punch but Dim Mak moves out of range.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dim Mak.
Dim Mak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
A jab from Dim Mak does it's job there.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Dim Mak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods clobbers Dim Mak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dim Mak.
A quick step to the side and Dim Mak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods misses with a hook. Dim Mak ducked under it nicely.
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dim Mak's head.
Dim Mak moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Dim Mak connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods swings for the body but Dim Mak moves out of range.
Woods throws a jab when Dim Mak was well out of range.
Dim Mak blocks a jab.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dim Mak was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
It looked like Dim Mak was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dim Mak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dim Mak gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Dim Mak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dim Mak keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dim Mak has him pressed against the cage.
Dim Mak has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dim Mak digs a right hand underneath Woods's ribcage. Woods let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dim Mak pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dim Mak has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Woods should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dim Mak has tightened it up now! Woods should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Do Dim Mak!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 5756 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Blake Souza (ranked 298 p4p, 215 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Souza!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Souza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chang to the ground. Souza is now in Chang's guard.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza pushes down on Chang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is thwarting Chang's attempts to control the position.
Chang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
Souza trying to mount his opponent but Chang defends it.
Souza not doing much here.
Chang pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Souza prevents Chang from improving his position.
Chang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Chang missing with punches from the bottom.
Souza prevents Chang from improving his position.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souza is taking a breather. Chang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chang is trying to escape back to his feet but Souza uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Souza controls the position.
Souza landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Souza stalls from top position.
Chang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Souza has an Americana. Chang didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Souza is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Souza hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Ford (ranked 3620 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Adan Washington (ranked 389 p4p, 406 weight class). Rogan Ford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adan Washington's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford tries to clinch but Washington moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ford passes Washington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Washington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Washington is holding on to half guard well.
Ford prevents Washington from improving his position.
Ford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington is looking to control Ford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ford is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Washington is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogan Ford!
Rogan Ford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerald Dream (ranked 3493 p4p, 3527 weight class) and Double J Jones (ranked 376 p4p, 382 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emerald Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Double J Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Double J Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dream paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dream was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Dream wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dream circles away.
Dream avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Dream shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dream swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Dream swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dream lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Dream waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Jones - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dream!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emerald Dream!
During a confident post fight interview, Emerald Dream 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Nuevos (ranked 2643 p4p, 3421 weight class) and Franklin Stein (ranked 292 p4p, 368 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ignacio Nuevos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Stein!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuevos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stein.
Nuevos misses with a shot to the body
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Ignacio Nuevos has been cut.
Ignacio Nuevos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein lands a body shot.
Stein takes a swing at Nuevos's ribcage but misses.
Nuevos throwing a counter right hand but Stein manages to avoid it.
Nuevos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stein blocks a jab.
Nuevos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nuevos misses with a right hand
and Stein counters with a straight right hand.
Nuevos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stein tries to avoid it but Nuevos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stein to the ground. Stein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nuevos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuevos working the head and body with strikes.
Nuevos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stein's head.
Nuevos is working for a kimura but Stein is defending it quite comfortably.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nuevos.
Stein is controlling Nuevos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nuevos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Nuevos throwing shots but Stein is blocking nicely.
Nuevos prevents Stein from improving his position.
Nuevos trying to control from half guard but Stein is working away.
Nuevos not doing much here.
Nuevos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nuevos winds up and cracks Stein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuevos winds up and cracks Stein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nuevos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stein looking for submissions off his back.
Nuevos is nestled in close to Stein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nuevos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nuevos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stein defending well though.
Stein is looking to improve his position.
Nuevos is trying to work for a kimura but Stein is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuevos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nuevos lands a nice short elbow.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nuevos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ignacio Nuevos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Nuevos's cut.
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.
Stein throws a leg kick
and Nuevos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Nuevos has control of the leg.
Nuevos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stein's head.
Stein works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nuevos trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuevos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuevos keeping full guard, as Stein tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein wants to control from the top but Nuevos keeps moving.
Nuevos managing to control the position.
Stein trying to control but Nuevos is working from the bottom.
Stein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nuevos is keeping the position for now.
Nuevos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nuevos has his foot on Stein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stein works his way back into a safe position though.
Nuevos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nuevos is trying to control the position but Stein postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nuevos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuevos misses with a right hand
and Stein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nuevos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuevos clinches with his opponent.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuevos tries to score a body lock takedown but Stein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stein gets underhooks to prevent Nuevos's takedown attempt.
Nuevos blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stein.
Stein lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein lands with a light punch inside.
Nuevos working aggressively here.
Nuevos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stein is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignacio Nuevos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stein looking to throw knees to the head but Nuevos is blocking nicely.
Nuevos tries to score a body lock takedown but Stein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stein.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuevos is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Nuevos blocks an uppercut.
Nuevos is trying to push Stein away but Stein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Nuevos.
Stein tries a body shot but Nuevos blocks it.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein throws a head punch that misses.
Stein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuevos backwards.
Stein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stein gets through Nuevos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stein prevents a body shot from Nuevos.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuevos is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein tries to land knees in the clinch but Nuevos avoids the damage to the body.
Stein lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuevos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stein tries to free his leg and advance position but Nuevos is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nuevos is on top in guard.
Stein is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nuevos dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Nuevos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Stein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Nuevos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stein lands with a hook. Nuevos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nuevos with a poor takedown
and Nuevos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuevos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stein has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nuevos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nuevos.
Nuevos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuevos.
Stein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuevos.
Nuevos swings widly with a right hand
and Stein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuevos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stein finds it's way round the side to connect with Nuevos's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuevos drives through with a takedown into Stein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuevos postures up in Stein's guard and throws a big left but Stein blocks it.
Nuevos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stein looking for a sweep. Not yet Stein, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Nuevos from controlling successfully.
Nuevos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nuevos won't allow Stein to sweep him here.
Nuevos pushing down on Stein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nuevos stalling.
Stein trying to control here.
Nuevos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stein is looking for a sweep. Nuevos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuevos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stein defending well though.
Stein wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nuevos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nuevos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nuevos somewhat.
Franklin Stein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuevos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nuevos is nestled in close to Stein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nuevos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nuevos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nuevos working Stein over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuevos trying to control the pace.
Nuevos winds up and cracks Stein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nuevos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nuevos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stein won't allow Nuevos to pass to mount.
Nuevos trying to control the action but Stein is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuevos trying to advance position but Stein counters by regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ignacio Nuevos.
I think Nuevos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignacio Nuevos!
Ignacio Nuevos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alden Horn (ranked 2620 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Naoki Kitano (ranked 181 p4p, 216 weight class). Kitano has chosen TMGE - Drop as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alden Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn tries to clinch there but Kitano circles away.
Kitano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horn moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
Horn gets a takedown into half guard.
Horn stops Kitano from getting back to his feet.
Kitano is not content to let Horn control the position.
Kitano wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano wants to stand back up but Horn manages to pass into side control.
Kitano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Horn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Horn tries for a kimura but Kitano is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano pushes Horn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Horn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Horn decides to stand back up. Horn steps back and let's Kitano get back to his feet.
Horn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kitano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horn darts in trying to clinch
and Kitano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kitano but Kitano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kitano unleashes a big counter combination but Horn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horn fails to land the takedown.
Kitano throws out a counter right but Horn avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alden Horn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn dives in and grabs Kitano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kitano pushes down on Horn's head and hops out.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Kitano misses with a straight left.
Kitano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horn has his takedown stuffed
and Kitano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horn fails with the takedown
and Kitano counters with a straight right hand.
Horn has his takedown stuffed
and Kitano counters with a crisp right that sends Horn to the canvas! Kitano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoki Kitano!
Naoki Kitano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werewolf Night (ranked 416 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Yngve Laake (ranked 26 p4p, 77 weight class). Night comes to the cage accompanied by Mother- Danzig. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Werewolf Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Laake!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night misses with a straight right.
Night moves out of range of the strikes.
Night was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Laake.
Night pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Night misses.
Laake throws out a counter right but Night avoids it with no problem.
Night uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laake.
Laake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Night finds it's way round the side to connect with Laake's head.
It looks like Yngve Laake has been cut.
Laake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Night looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laake defending well as Night loads up on a big left hand.
Laake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Night drops Laake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laake looks back up at him and smiles so Night waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laake misses with a few strikes there.
Night walks into a left hand.
It looks like Werewolf Night has been cut.
Night throws the left hand but Laake avoids the punch easily.
Laake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Night throws a body shot but no joy.
Laake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Night loads up on a big right hand but Laake slips the punch.
That kick from Laake tenderised Night's leg. Night is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laake lands a jab to Night's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Night on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Night is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Night. Night circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laake with a jab.
Night misses with an uppercut. Laake saw that one coming.
Laake swings for the body but Night moves out of range.
Laake throws the kick towards the body but Night avoids it.
Laake throws a jab when Night was well out of range.
Night lands a big uppercut and Laake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laake looks OK. Night waves Laake back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Night fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Laake. That snapped Night's head back.
Werewolf Night's cut is getting worse.
Night throws a hook but Laake blocks it.
Night waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laake.
Both fighters circling a little - Laake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laake drops Night with a beautiful combination! Night stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laake is looking for the KO!
 Night is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Laake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Night checks a leg kick.
Laake is looking to slow Night down with leg kicks.
Night steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laake.
Night jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laake is looking for the big counter here.
Laake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Night slips under a jab.
A big right from Night misses.
Some wild striking there from Night.
Night is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Werewolf Night's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Night with a jab.
That has opened up Yngve Laake's cut even more.
Night is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laake lands a jab to Night's midsection.
Night connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laake momentarily.
Night misses with a hook. Laake ducked under it nicely.
Laake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laake's corner calls for a 1-2. Laake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Night.
Laake unleashes a big counter combination but Night bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Laake has knocked Night down with a huge combo! Laake steps away and waves a wobbly Night back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Night is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Night missing with a left hand there. Laake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laake! But no joy.
Laake cracks a nice hook into Night's ribs.
Laake ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Night out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yngve Laake!
After winning the bout, Yngve Laake 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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