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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Krause (ranked 5580 p4p, 5965 weight class) and Mano Paquiao (ranked 467 p4p, 482 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romeo Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mano Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause throws a head kick that misses.
Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paquiao works Krause's body with a nice hook.
Mano Paquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krause looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paquiao tests Krause's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krause.
Krause is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Krause scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krause missing with a left hand there. Paquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause clinches up with Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Paquiao lands.
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!
Paquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krause.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause misses with a low kick.
Krause walks into a jab.
Paquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Krause is rocked!
Paquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krause backs up against the cage.
Oh Krause is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paquiao misses with a double jab.
Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krause gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Paquiao gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mano Paquiao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Calvin (ranked 3692 p4p, 25543 weight class) and Alberto Hicks (ranked 342 p4p, 455 weight class). Hicks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Father Stretch My Hands!. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Calvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alberto Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Calvin with that takedown attempt.
Hicks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calvin defends it well.
Calvin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hicks as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Hicks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks dives in for a single leg takedown but Calvin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hicks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott Calvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Hicks.
Calvin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calvin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hicks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calvin somewhat.
Calvin has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks gets a takedown into half guard.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvin is looking to improve his position.
Calvin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks is thwarting Calvin's attempts to control the position.
Calvin wants to get back to his feet.
Calvin punching from the bottom.
Hicks trying to control from half guard but Calvin is working away.
Calvin is trying to control but can't.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calvin's head.
Calvin is looking to improve his position.
Hicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calvin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calvin keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calvin gets full guard.
Calvin 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.
Calvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calvin wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calvin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hicks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hicks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calvin connects with a nice short shot to Hicks's temple.
Ground and pound from Calvin.
 Hicks is rocked!
Calvin sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Hicks! Oh, Hicks is in big trouble! Calvin lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Calvin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Maam Tranny Savage (ranked 3379 p4p, 4538 weight class) and Wisnu Bertarung (ranked 321 p4p, 389 weight class). Tranny Savage comes to the cage accompanied by It's not sir it's MA'AM!!. Wisnu Bertarung 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macho Maam Tranny Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wisnu Bertarung!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertarung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tranny Savage. Tranny Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tranny Savage tries to bum rush Bertarung with a series of wild strikes but Bertarung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tranny Savage moves out of range as Bertarung strikes.
Bertarung forces Tranny Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Bertarung has a couple of punches blocked by Tranny Savage.
Tranny Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Bertarung misses with some punches.
Tranny Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage lands a hook that snaps the head of Bertarung backwards.
Bertarung tries to throw a body punch but Tranny Savage avoids it by throwing Bertarung back against the cage.
Bertarung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tranny Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bertarung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bertarung misses with some punches.
A short right from Tranny Savage.
Tranny Savage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bertarung backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tranny Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bertarung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bertarung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tranny Savage lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tranny Savage tries a body shot but Bertarung blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tranny Savage as Bertarung tries to tie him up.
Tranny Savage prevents a body shot from Bertarung.
Tranny Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tranny Savage.
Bertarung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tranny Savage lands a body punch.
Tranny Savage lands an uppercut.
Bertarung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tranny Savage blocks a body shot from Bertarung.
Tranny Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bertarung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bertarung takes a shot to the head.
Tranny Savage tries to work over Bertarung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bertarung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Bertarung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tranny Savage's elbow.
Bertarung blocks an uppercut.
Tranny Savage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tranny Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tranny Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bertarung misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Bertarung.
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!
Tranny Savage misses with a body punch.
Tranny Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tranny Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bertarung's elbow.
Bertarung misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tranny Savage.
Tranny Savage tries a body shot but Bertarung blocks it.
Bertarung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tranny Savage lands an uppercut.
Tranny Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bertarung throws a punch but it's blocked by Tranny Savage.
Bertarung blocks a body shot from Tranny Savage.
A short right from Tranny Savage on the inside.
Bertarung throws a head punch that misses.
Tranny Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tranny Savage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tranny Savage misses with the head strike.
Bertarung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tranny Savage's elbow.
Bertarung wants to stall.
Tranny Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertarung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tranny Savage backwards.
Bertarung misses with the head strike.
Tranny Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Tranny Savage misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bertarung fails to land.
Tranny Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage misses with some punches.
Bertarung gets through Tranny Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Bertarung.
Tranny Savage takes a shot to the head.
Tranny Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Bertarung controls the action.
Bertarung lands a nice uppercut.
Tranny Savage cracks Bertarung with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bertarung.
Tranny Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Bertarung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tranny Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Bertarung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tranny Savage's elbow.
Bertarung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bertarung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Tranny Savage blocks an uppercut.
Tranny Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bertarung can't find room to land a body shot as Tranny Savage controls the action.
Tranny Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Tranny Savage misses with a body punch.
Tranny Savage misses with some punches.
Tranny Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tranny Savage digs a right hand underneath Bertarung's ribcage. Bertarung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tranny Savage works on Bertarung's body with a couple of short punches.
Bertarung takes a shot to the head.
Tranny Savage scores with a hook to the body.
Tranny Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bertarung tries a body shot but Tranny Savage blocks it.
Tranny Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tranny Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tranny Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tranny Savage misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bertarung.
Bertarung lands a body punch.
Tranny Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Maam Tranny Savage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bertarung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tranny Savage.
Tranny Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tranny Savage jabs at Bertarung's body.
A big right from Bertarung misses.
Tranny Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tranny Savage slips under a jab.
Tranny Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bertarung.
Bertarung throws a right hand that misses
and Bertarung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wisnu Bertarung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tranny Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertarung misses with an uppercut
and Tranny Savage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bertarung just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tranny Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tranny Savage misses the target.
Macho Maam Tranny Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertarung gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bertarung tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Tranny Savage is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bertarung buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bertarung!! Bertarung is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Tranny Savage throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Maam Tranny Savage!
Our winner, Macho Maam Tranny Savage, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between War Turtle (ranked 3227 p4p, 5642 weight class) and Emperor Odin (ranked 301 p4p, 433 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emperor Odin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle tests Odin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turtle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turtle throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turtle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odin throws out a counter right but Turtle avoids it with no problem.
Odin takes a swing at Turtle's ribcage but misses.
Turtle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Odin counters with a one-two to the body.
Turtle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Odin in his tracks.
Odin throws a hook but Turtle blocks it.
Odin misses with a body shot.
Odin tries to keep at a distance but Turtle has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turtle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turtle drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin stays in close to Turtle's body and controls the position.
Turtle keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
Turtle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Odin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab from Odin does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Odin as he connects with a hook.
Turtle ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Turtle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turtle avoids the body shot from Odin.
Turtle avoids the body shot from Odin.
Turtle lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Turtle misses.
Odin misses with a hook
and Turtle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turtle throws a right hand that misses
and Odin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turtle thinking.
Turtle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Odin counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odin throws the left hand but Turtle avoids the punch easily.
Turtle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Odin misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Odin has time to react.
Turtle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odin throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Turtle misses the target.
Odin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turtle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turtle throws out the jab.
Turtle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turtle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odin misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Turtle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Odin.
Turtle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turtle rushes Odin and presses him up against the cage.
Odin is trying to break free.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turtle.
A frustrated look appears on Odin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turtle lands a body shot.
Odin working hard to break the clinch.
Turtle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odin is looking to break free of the clinch but Turtle has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turtle keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odin is looking to break free of the clinch but Turtle has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Turtle.
Turtle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turtle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Turtle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle drags the fight down to the ground.
Turtle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odin looking to pass the guard.
Turtle controls Odin momentarily but Odin frees himself.
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 War Turtle will probably get the nod.
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.
Odin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtle.
Nice defenses there by Odin.
Odin scores with a shot to the body.
Turtle cracks Odin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turtle cracks Odin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Odin slips a straight right by Turtle.
Turtle ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Turtle throws a hook to the side of Odin's head but Odin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turtle manages to avoid it.
Turtle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Turtle counter with a right hand.
Odin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turtle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turtle throws a jab when Odin was well out of range.
Odin scores with a hook to the body. Turtle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turtle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle throws a hook but Odin avoids it easily.
Odin throws a body shot but no joy.
Odin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turtle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turtle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odin sprawls and moves away.
Odin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Odin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turtle's head backwards.
Odin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turtle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turtle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odin throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a lovely overhand right.
Odin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turtle throws a hook but Odin avoids it easily.
Odin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turtle tries to clinch up.
Odin is looking for the big counter here.
Odin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odin throws a right hand that Turtle ducks under and follows up with a left that Turtle also avoids with ease.
Odin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Odin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turtle was well out of range. Poor timing from Odin.
Odin throws a series of strikes that have Turtle backpedaling.
Emperor Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turtle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Turtle misses.
Turtle with a hook.
Odin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turtle manages to avoid it.
Odin throws an off balance right hand
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odin misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Odin.
The fighters circling - Odin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Odin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Turtle to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Odin!
Turtle lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin swings for the body but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin tries to bum rush Turtle with a series of wild strikes but Turtle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turtle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Turtle looks to throw the jab but Odin is out of range.
Odin misses with a body shot
and Turtle counters with a straight right hand.
Turtle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turtle misses with an uppercut
and Odin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turtle misses with a straight right.
Turtle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odin.
A punch lands to the side of Odin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turtle closes the distance and pushes Odin back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtle tries to throw a body punch but Odin avoids it by throwing Turtle back against the cage.
Turtle working aggressively here.
Turtle pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that War Turtle will probably get the nod.
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!
Odin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Odin misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turtle. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Odin! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Odin.
A combination from Odin does no damage.
Odin misses with a looping left.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Odin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emperor Odin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odin stuns Turtle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turtle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle tries to close the distance and clinch but Odin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turtle has closed the distance and engaged Odin in a clinch.
Turtle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Turtle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
Odin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turtle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Turtle working a defensive guard but Odin passes into half guard.
Odin is trying to control the action in half guard but Turtle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Odin throws a strike but Turtle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Odin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Odin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Odin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odin wants to control from the top but Turtle keeps moving.
Turtle wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turtle has Odin pulled in close to control his posture.
Odin throwing strikes but missing.
Odin is looking to work some ground and pound but Turtle has wrist control.
Turtle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Odin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Odin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emperor Odin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Odin.
Turtle throws a right hand that misses
and Odin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtle lands with a cross.
Turtle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Odin.
Decent striking displayed by Turtle there.
Turtle slips under a jab from Odin.
Turtle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turtle misses with a left hand
enabling Odin to counter with a crisp jab.
Odin throws a body shot but no joy.
Turtle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turtle.
Odin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turtle.
Turtle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odin sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Odin misses.
Odin lands with a right hand.
Odin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Odin throws a hook but Turtle blocks it.
Turtle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Odin ducks under a wild hook from Turtle.
War Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odin throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emperor Odin.
I think Turtle 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Turtle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Gallegos (ranked 2291 p4p, 3427 weight class) and Don Gable (ranked 223 p4p, 327 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gable slips under a jab.
Gallegos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallegos.
Gable misses the jab.
Gable's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gallegos slips under a jab from Gable.
Gallegos misses with a body shot.
Gallegos throws an off balance right hand
and Gable counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gable won't allow Gallegos to sweep him here.
Gable wants to control from the top but Gallegos keeps moving.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable is trying to keep Gallegos in close.
Gallegos advances position into side control!
Gable manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gallegos manages to get to full guard.
Gallegos keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gallegos is on top in guard.
Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gable can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gable keeping full guard, as Gallegos tries to pass.
Gallegos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos is looking to stand up but Gable won't let him.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gallegos throwing strikes from guard but Gable blocks nicely.
Gallegos stands and throws Gable's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gable tries to bench press Gallegos off him but Gallegos keeps the position.
Gable stops Gallegos from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gallegos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gallegos raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos dominating with strikes here.
Gable tries to reverse the position but Gallegos maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gallegos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gable is desperately trying to improve his position but Gallegos has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallegos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gable tries to lock up and control but Gallegos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gable can't escape the position.
Gable blocking the ground and pound.
Gallegos looking to ground and pound but Gable is blocking nicely.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gable's face.
Gallegos punching from mount but Gable doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos unloads with some shots from mount but Gable bucks and avoids them well.
Gable holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gallegos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gallegos throwing strikes here but Gable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gable is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallegos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallegos 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.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gallegos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gable hang on?
Gable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gallegos.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Gallegos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Gallegos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallegos throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Gable wants to slow Gallegos down by chopping away at his legs.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Gable counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallegos misses the target.
Gallegos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gable can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Gallegos misses
and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallegos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallegos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos is working hard here to advance position.
Gable passes into half guard.
Gallegos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gable has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable looking to control but Gallegos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallegos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gallegos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gable wants to control the pace but Gallegos is squirming around nicely.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.
Gallegos is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Gable might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gallegos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos regains half guard.
Gallegos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gable trying to control the position here.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos passes into half guard.
Gallegos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gable to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos checks a low kick from Gable.
Gallegos throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallegos throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable with the counter takedown but Gallegos avoids it easily.
Gallegos misses with a straight left.
Gallegos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gable lands a nice shot to the body.
Gable goes for a double leg but Gallegos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallegos continues to drive forward.
Gallegos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallegos.
Gable lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallegos lands a body shot.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Gallegos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gable stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallegos throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it.
Gable on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel Gallegos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallegos with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Gallegos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
A shot to the liver by Gallegos. Beautiful body shot.
Gallegos misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely.
Gallegos throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Gallegos.
Gable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallegos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Gable releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallegos lands with a hook. Gable tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallegos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Gallegos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gable's head backwards.
Gable is rocked!
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Gallegos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gable throws out the jab.
Gallegos misses with an uppercut.
Gallegos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gable.
Gallegos drops Gable with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gable looks back up at him and smiles so Gallegos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gable is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallegos finish him?
Gallegos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gable falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gallegos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Gallegos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chambers (ranked 4321 p4p, 25505 weight class) and Butt Hart Cock Felt (ranked 299 p4p, 374 weight class). Cock Felt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by i'm not gay. Alex Chambers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Butt Hart Cock Felt's chin.
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145
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Butt Hart Cock Felt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cock Felt!
Cock Felt is looking to regain half guard here but Chambers keeps moving and retains side control.
Cock Felt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chambers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cock Felt manages to get back to half guard.
Chambers is just content to waste time from the top position. Cock Felt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chambers gets to his feet. Cock Felt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers clinches with his opponent.
Cock Felt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chambers walks away with a smile on his face. Cock Felt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chambers moves into range and clinches up with Cock Felt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers pulls Cock Felt into guard.
Chambers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chambers has his feet on Cock Felt's thighs here. He's pushed Cock Felt off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cock Felt screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Chambers!
In his post fight interview, Alex Chambers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Butt Hart Cock Felt had this to say: 'well at least i got a -good feel- on my opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Yamasaki (ranked 2486 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Gage Jordan (ranked 173 p4p, 209 weight class). Jordan has chosen Redveil - Weight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiba Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki connects with the punch.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki connects with a body shot.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Jordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamasaki doesn't seem phased though.
Yamasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiba Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamasaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jordan 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki cracks Jordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamasaki lands a jab to Jordan's midsection.
Yamasaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jordan is trying to defend but Yamasaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Yamasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Yamasaki lands strikes from half guard.
Jordan is rocked!
Yamasaki lands a big elbow - Jordan is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiba Yamasaki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Lindsey (ranked 3921 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Ftank Rank (ranked 238 p4p, 216 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucian Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ftank Rank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rank with a poor takedown
and Lindsey moves into the clinch.
Lindsey has hold of one of Rank's legs. Rank is fighting the takedown attempt but Lindsey gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rank wants to stand but Lindsey is controlling the position.
Lindsey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rank is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lindsey dives into side control.
Rank wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rank wants to control but Lindsey postures up.
Rank avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lindsey.
Rank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rank is trying to get back to his feet.
Rank has one of Lindsey's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rank closes the distance and clinches up with Lindsey, looking for a takedown. Rank pushes Lindsey against the cage but Lindsey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lindsey moves into the clinch successfully.
Lindsey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lindsey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lindsey controls Rank momentarily but Rank frees himself.
Lindsey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lindsey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rank content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey managing to control the position.
Rank tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindsey is retaining full guard.
Lindsey looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rank closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lindsey did well to prevent Rank getting side control.
Lindsey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindsey is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rank won't allow Lindsey to sweep him here.
Lindsey is trying to control the position but Rank postures up.
Rank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lindsey looking to control but Rank passes into half guard.
Lindsey looking for submissions off his back.
We've been informed that Rank has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lindsey is trying to maintain the position but Rank is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Rank trying to pass the guard but Lindsey defending well.
Rank keeps trying to improve his position.
Lindsey trying to control but Rank postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rank prevents Lindsey from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucian Lindsey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rank.
Rank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lindsey looks to move to half guard but instead Rank has passed into mount! Damn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsey is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lindsey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rank wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rank looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lindsey controls the position.
Ftank Rank has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Rank looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rank jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lindsey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lindsey is trying to buck Rank off.
Lindsey is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rank controls the position.
Lindsey is not content to let Rank control the position.
Lindsey is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym Goroshi London, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lindsey is letting Rank control him for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rank fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lindsey looking to score a takedown here. Rank is defending well but Lindsey drives through and ends up in Rank's guard.
Lindsey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lindsey chips away with some ground and pound.
Rank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindsey is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lindsey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rank wants to stand up but Lindsey is controlling him.
Lindsey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rank is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rank is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lindsey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rank controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ftank Rank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindsey misses with a few strikes there.
Rank shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lindsey sprawls well. Lindsey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rank gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindsey dives in for a single leg takedown but Rank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rank managing to block the knees to the body from Lindsey.
Lindsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rank.
Rank is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lindsey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lindsey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lindsey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucian Lindsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ftank Rank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsey gets underhooks to prevent Rank's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindsey working aggressively here.
Rank is trying to drag Lindsey to the mat but Lindsey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rank taking a breather.
Lindsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Rank has double underhooks.
Rank goes for a takedown attempt but Lindsey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rank has a takedown stuffed.
Rank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rank shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lindsey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lindsey.
Lindsey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rank has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lindsey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rank drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindsey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lindsey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rank controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lindsey wants to stand and escape but Rank is having none of it.
Rank stopping the sweep attempt from Lindsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rank trying to control but Lindsey is working from the bottom.
Lindsey is striking but Rank is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lindsey wants to get back to his feet.
Lindsey trying to hold on to Rank's head to control him but Rank postures up.
Rank performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Lindsey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindsey misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rank is defended easily by Lindsey.
Lindsey connects with a solid leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rank shoots for a takedown but Lindsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lucian Lindsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lindsey counters by clinching up.
Rank has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lindsey after a bit of a struggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucian Lindsey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindsey 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucian Lindsey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brady Walker (ranked 2269 p4p, 25413 weight class) and Darius LeBlanc (ranked 160 p4p, 305 weight class). Darius LeBlanc 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darius LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlanc.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker gets through LeBlanc's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LeBlanc is rocked!
Walker working aggressively here.
LeBlanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker digs a right hand into LeBlanc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LeBlanc's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
LeBlanc misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
LeBlanc looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops LeBlanc to his knees! Walker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Walker!
Brady Walker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Garcia Jr (ranked 1354 p4p, 2774 weight class) and Liam Dylan (ranked 102 p4p, 188 weight class). Garcia Jr comes into the arena with Mike Jones - “Still Tippin” blaring out of the sound system. Edgar Garcia Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Garcia Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr lands a jab to Dylan's midsection.
Garcia Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dylan forces Garcia Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dylan throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dylan is controlling him.
Dylan is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia Jr has double underhooks.
Garcia Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Dylan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Dylan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia Jr 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dylan tries to bum rush Garcia Jr with a series of wild strikes but Garcia Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Dylan rushes Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia Jr prevents Dylan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Dylan avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Garcia Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dylan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dylan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia Jr is defending well for now.
Garcia Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Garcia Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia Jr pushes Dylan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dylan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dylan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dylan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia Jr lands with a good body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a jab to Dylan's midsection.
Dylan tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia Jr scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia Jr punishes Dylan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dylan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan looks winded!
Garcia Jr works Dylan's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a hook to the body. Dylan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dylan has time to react.
Dylan wants to clinch
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dylan thinking.
Garcia Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Dylan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dylan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dylan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a series of strikes that have Dylan backpedaling.
Dylan is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia Jr finish him?
Garcia Jr jabs Dylan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liam Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Garcia Jr just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Dylan has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Edgar Garcia Jr 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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