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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 3180 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Devon Merchant (ranked 375 p4p, 430 weight class). Merchant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- Pass. Devon Merchant acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Merchant!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merchant as he jumps to the side.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merchant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Merchant 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.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merchant tries to sprawl but Jack drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jack is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Merchant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jack.
Jack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Merchant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is trying to work for a kimura but Merchant is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Merchant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack is trying to work for a kimura but Merchant is defending well.
Jack slips a nice elbow through Merchant's hands, connecting with Merchant's forehead.
Merchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jack thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Merchant is defending against the submission attempts here by Jack.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Jack is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is staying active underneath Jack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Merchant is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack throwing shots but Merchant is blocking nicely.
Jack is trying to work for a kimura but Merchant is defending well.
Merchant trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merchant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
Merchant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack stalling away here and it's allowed Merchant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jack throws a strike but Merchant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merchant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merchant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jack seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Merchant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merchant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Merchant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Merchant postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Merchant looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jack 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merchant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merchant trying to control the position here.
Merchant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merchant managing to control the position.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Jack is working Merchant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merchant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jack trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Merchant pulls Jack in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack closes the distance and clinches up with Merchant, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes Merchant against the cage but Merchant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merchant throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merchant misses with a punch on the inside.
Merchant turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jack taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jack is trying to improve his position.
Merchant takes a little break here. Jack wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jack wants to control but Merchant postures up.
Merchant trying to control the position but Jack is working away.
Jack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merchant keeps working.
Merchant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Merchant.
Merchant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Merchant wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Merchant is pulling down on Jack's head. It's preventing any offense from Jack, at least for the moment.
Jack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Merchant's guard.
Merchant tries to get to full guard but Jack has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to mount his opponent but Merchant defends it.
Merchant gets back to full guard.
Merchant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
Merchant throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but Merchant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Merchant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jack bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merchant's guard.
Jack trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom.
Jack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merchant has his hands on Jack's head, controlling the position.
Jack postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merchant pulls Jack in close to prevent any damage.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Merchant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack 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.
The fighters circling - Merchant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Merchant looks to move away, Jack throws a big counter combo but Merchant just gets out of the way.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merchant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Merchant pinned against the cage. Merchant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jack or perhaps it was just good defense by Merchant, which made it look bad.
Merchant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merchant misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merchant.
Jack dives in and grabs Merchant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Merchant pushes down on Jack's head and hops out.
And Merchant tries to counter it with a takedown but Jack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merchant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jack on his heels. He'll look to pass Jack's guard now, I'm sure.
Jack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merchant scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jack lands in his opponent's guard.
Cactus Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack scoring with some ground and pound.
Merchant is controlling Jack's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Merchant has his hands on Jack's head, controlling the position.
Merchant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack postures up and lands a big shot to Merchant's brow.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Jack wants to get up but he can't break Merchant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Merchant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jack's guard.
Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jack's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merchant looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Merchant is adopting a defensive guard.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merchant pulls Jack in to control the position.
Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now.
Jack looking to sit in guard and control but Merchant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Merchant is in close to Jack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jack seems keen to control Merchant's posture.
Jack trying to control the position.
Merchant throws an elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merchant's guard. Nice move by Jack!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merchant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merchant controlling Jack's posture.
Jack postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
Jack wants to pass the guard but Merchant is keeping the position.
Jack pushing down on Merchant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Merchant is looking to improve his position.
Jack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to secure an arm triangle but Merchant defends it well.
Jack prevents Merchant from getting the reversal.
Jack cracks Merchant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 It looks like Devon Merchant has been cut.
Jack is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Merchant has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Merchant!
Merchant is looking to work some ground and pound but Jack has wrist control.
Merchant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merchant throws an elbow that misses. Jack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merchant's guard. Nice move by Jack!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Merchant pulls Jack in to control the position.
Jack cracks Merchant with a solid left hand.
That has opened up Devon Merchant's cut even more.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Merchant can't keep his opponent in guard - Jack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jack thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Merchant is looking to control Jack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Merchant avoid being mounted?
Jack misses with a head shot. Merchant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Merchant keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to free his leg and advance position but Merchant is retaining full guard.
Jack postures up in Merchant's guard and throws a big left but Merchant blocks it.
Merchant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merchant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Jack throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Merchant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Merchant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack wants to stand but Merchant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Merchant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack throws a combination that misses
and Merchant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jack kicks Merchant off and gets back to his feet.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
And Merchant tries to counter it with a takedown but Jack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Merchant counters with a stiff right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merchant can do to turn this around?
Merchant throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Merchant.
Jack shoots in for a takedown but Merchant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Merchant scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Merchant tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merchant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Merchant stuffs the takedown.
Devon Merchant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Merchant misses the target.
Jack fails to land the takedown.
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 Cactus Jack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Merchant.
Merchant slips a jab and a cross from Jack.
Merchant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Merchant counters with a shoot takedown. Jack fights it but they end up in guard.
Jack pulls Merchant in to control the position.
Merchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.
Jack looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there.
Jack controls Merchant momentarily but Merchant frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Merchant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Merchant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Merchant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack darts in looking for a takedown but Merchant gets double underhooks and turns Jack into the cage.
Jack blocks a body shot from Merchant.
Merchant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Merchant defends it nicely.
Cactus Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Merchant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with the ground and pound.
Merchant wants to control but Jack postures up.
Merchant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Merchant holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Merchant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jack is working Merchant over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is trying to control Jack's posture but Jack avoids it.
Jack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Merchant is avoiding damage well.
Merchant manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Merchant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jack is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merchant sees it coming and defends easily.
Merchant wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Merchant reverses the position - he's now on top in Jack's guard.
Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Merchant prevents Jack from getting back to his feet.
Merchant passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jack actively working from the bottom here.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.
Devon Merchant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant wants to control but Jack is keeping him busy.
Jack is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jack avoid being mounted?
Merchant thows a huge punch but Jack dodges it nicely.
Merchant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jack is looking for a sweep. Merchant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jack tries to kick Merchant off but Merchant keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Merchant is nestled in close to Jack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merchant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jack is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jack or perhaps it was just good defense by Merchant, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack goes for a double leg but Merchant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merchant continues to drive forward.
Jack has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Merchant regains guard immediately.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merchant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws an elbow that misses. Merchant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jack's guard. Nice move by Merchant!
Merchant is looking to work some ground and pound but Jack has wrist control.
Merchant throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.
Jack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Merchant is aware though and is defending well.
Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Merchant with a nice head shot there.
Merchant stopping the sweep attempt from Jack.
Merchant connects with a couple of short punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merchant advances to half guard.
Merchant is trying to control. Jack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Merchant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jack is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jack avoid being mounted?
Merchant lands with a punch from half guard.
Jack wants to improve his position but Merchant is controlling well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Merchant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merchant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merchant misses with a looping left.
Jack defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand.
Merchant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jack is defended easily by Merchant.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Merchant backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Merchant.
I think Jack 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cactus Jack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunda Punch (ranked 1875 p4p, 3311 weight class) and Gerard Messing (ranked 223 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Messing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch moves away from the strike by Messing.
Messing closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Messing lands in his opponent's guard.
Messing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messing throwing strikes but missing.
Messing trying to control the position from guard on top but Punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messing postures up in Punch's guard and throws a big left but Punch blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messing throws an elbow that misses. Punch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Messing's guard. Nice move by Punch!
Messing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messing looking to control.
Messing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Messing looking to control but Punch passes into half guard.
Messing felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Messing controlling the position well.
Punch prevents Messing from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Messing looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Messing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Punch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch looks to land a body kick but Messing moved away.
Messing shoots and misses
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
And Messing tries to counter it with a takedown but Punch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Messing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Messing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Messing lands with a cross.
Punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punch throws a leg kick that misses.
Punch throws a low kick but Messing moves out of range easily.
Punch clobbers Messing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Messing was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Messing misses with an uppercut.
Punch throwing a counter right hand but Messing manages to avoid it.
Punch is looking to wear down Messing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Messing closes the distance and clinches up with Punch, looking for a takedown. Messing pushes Punch against the cage but Punch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Messing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Punch swings for the body but Messing moves out of range.
Punch lands with a shot to the body.
Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Messing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messing.
Punch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Messing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Messing takes one on the button.
It looks like Gerard Messing has been cut.
Messing lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Punch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Messing doesn't seem phased though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Messing moves out of range as Punch strikes.
Messing misses with a takedown attempt
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunda Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Messing.
Messing connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punch lands a big uppercut and Messing crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Messing looks OK. Punch waves Messing back to his feet!
 Messing is rocked!
Punch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Messing.
Messing is still on wobbly legs! Can Punch finish him?
Messing throws an overhand right that lands on Punch's shoulder, as Punch tries to avoid the shot.
Messing seems to have recovered his senses.
Punch moves out of range as Messing strikes.
Punch misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch moves out of range as Messing strikes.
Punch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Messing at a distance.
Punch throws a body punch but Messing moves out of range.
Messing throws a jab when Punch was well out of range.
Punch lands a big right hand that sends Messing crashing to the mat! Punch stays standing though and waves Messing back to his feet!
Thunda Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch lands a big right hand that sends Messing crashing to the mat! Punch stays standing though and waves Messing back to his feet!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punch drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Messing right on the button. Messing goes down! Punch follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Punch gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thunda Punch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 1678 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Deebo Samuel (ranked 202 p4p, 250 weight class). Deebo Samuel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavo Vayrynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vayrynen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vayrynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuel.
Samuel throws a shot from downtown. Vayrynen moves away and avoids it.
Vayrynen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Samuel does it's job there.
Vayrynen clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Samuel.
 It looks like Paavo Vayrynen has been cut.
A short right from Vayrynen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samuel.
Samuel misses with a knee strike.
Vayrynen decides to pull guard.
Samuel is looking to stand up but Vayrynen won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vayrynen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samuel is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Samuel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samuel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vayrynen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vayrynen is keeping the position for now.
Samuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samuel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vayrynen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Samuel has managed to get both his arms back between Vayrynen's legs - danger averted.
Vayrynen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samuel wants to get up but he can't break Vayrynen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vayrynen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samuel wants to get up but he can't break Vayrynen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but instead Vayrynen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vayrynen trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to sweep but no luck.
Vayrynen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Samuel is adopting a defensive guard.
Samuel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to stand but Vayrynen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vayrynen is controlling Samuel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vayrynen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samuel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vayrynen.
Vayrynen trying to control from the bottom.
Samuel seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vayrynen is trying to control but can't.
Vayrynen wants to get back to full guard.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vayrynen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samuel stands up and beckons Vayrynen to join him on the feet.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel works Vayrynen's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a body punch but Vayrynen moves out of range.
Vayrynen slips a jab from Samuel.
Vayrynen lands with an uppercut that bounces Samuel off the cage and back into range.
Vayrynen throws a jab but it's blocked by Samuel.
Samuel unleashes a big counter combination but Vayrynen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Samuel. Beautiful body shot.
Deebo Samuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vayrynen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vayrynen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samuel pinned against the cage. Samuel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Vayrynen misses the target.
Samuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vayrynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuel.
Vayrynen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samuel misses with a wild body shot.
Samuel lands a left and a right that send Vayrynen crashing to the mat, dazed. Samuel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Samuel throws a right hand that misses
and Vayrynen counters with a right hand to the body.
Vayrynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel throws a right hand that misses
and Vayrynen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samuel won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vayrynen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samuel is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen tries to score with some ground and pound. Samuel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vayrynen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Samuel stops Vayrynen from passing to mount.
Samuel wants to control but Vayrynen postures up.
Samuel tries to improve position but can't.
Vayrynen in side control, throwing shots but Samuel defends.
Vayrynen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samuel, who protects the arm well.
Vayrynen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samuel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is looking to reverse the position.
Vayrynen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samuel keeps working.
Samuel is looking for a sweep.
Vayrynen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samuel, who protects the arm well.
Samuel taking a bit of punishment here - Vayrynen scoring with strikes.
Vayrynen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vayrynen is controlling him well.
Samuel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vayrynen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Samuel stops Vayrynen from passing to mount.
Samuel holds on to Vayrynen's head and controls the position momentarily.
Vayrynen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samuel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vayrynen's best efforts.
Samuel wants to control but Vayrynen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vayrynen is pressing down on Samuel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samuel is holding on for now.
Samuel wants to improve his position but Vayrynen is controlling well.
Samuel is positioning himself well to prevent Vayrynen advancing to mount.
Samuel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vayrynen is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samuel moves out of range as Vayrynen strikes.
Vayrynen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samuel.
Samuel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vayrynen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deebo Samuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
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.
Vayrynen ducks under a wild hook from Samuel.
Vayrynen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samuel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Samuel is pressing down on Vayrynen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vayrynen landing with the ground and pound.
Samuel managing to control the position.
Vayrynen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel pulls Vayrynen in close to his closed guard and prevents Vayrynen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vayrynen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel wants to sweep here but Vayrynen controlling him for the moment.
Vayrynen trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vayrynen is in close to Samuel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samuel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vayrynen wants to control from the top but Samuel keeps moving.
Samuel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vayrynen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vayrynen won't allow Samuel to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samuel is pulling down on Vayrynen's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vayrynen misses with a wild combination.
Samuel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Samuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vayrynen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Deebo Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuel misses the body punch
and Vayrynen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vayrynen trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuel has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Vayrynen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vayrynen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vayrynen lands a body punch.
Vayrynen avoiding damage as Samuel throws knees to the body.
Samuel breaks the clinch.
Samuel digs a good hook to Vayrynen's body.
Samuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vayrynen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samuel takes one to the side of the head.
Samuel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vayrynen rather than just go for the knockout.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vayrynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vayrynen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen tries to clinch there but Samuel circles away.
Vayrynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuel moves away.
Vayrynen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samuel sprawls well. Samuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vayrynen gets slowly back to his feet.
Samuel misses with a hook. Vayrynen ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vayrynen slips under a jab.
Vayrynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
Vayrynen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vayrynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Vayrynen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen dodges the punch combination from Samuel.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot.
Vayrynen scores with a nice head shot.
Samuel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vayrynen.
Paavo Vayrynen's cut is getting worse.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Vayrynen moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samuel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vayrynen working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but Vayrynen drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Samuel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samuel is trying to improve his position.
Samuel prevents Vayrynen from improving position.
Samuel is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Vayrynen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Samuel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samuel tries to improve position but can't.
Vayrynen working away.
Samuel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vayrynen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns Samuel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Samuel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vayrynen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samuel looks a forlorn figure.
Samuel can't escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen lands a big elbow.
Vayrynen avoids the attempt from Samuel to control.
Vayrynen tries to control but Samuel wriggling away.
Samuel wants to hold on but Vayrynen pushes him away.
Vayrynen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Samuel holds on for dear life.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen lands a couple of good shots and Samuel has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Samuel trying to control the hands but Vayrynen won't let him.
Vayrynen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Vayrynen is hanging on to Samuel's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samuel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vayrynen's arms.
Paavo Vayrynen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samuel wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Vayrynen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vayrynen moves away.
Samuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vayrynen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vayrynen shoots in looking for a takedown but Samuel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vayrynen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Samuel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vayrynen with a body shot.
Samuel gets tackled into the cage by Vayrynen. Vayrynen maintains the clinch.
Samuel has a couple of punches blocked by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samuel.
Samuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Samuel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vayrynen avoids it.
Vayrynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuel working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samuel working hard to break the clinch.
Samuel wants to break free but Vayrynen has control.
Samuel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vayrynen throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Vayrynen avoids the body shot from Samuel.
Samuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vayrynen manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vayrynen.
Deebo Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Samuel. Those never looked like landing.
Vayrynen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vayrynen scores with a nice strike.
Samuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vayrynen counters with a single leg into guard. Samuel didn't expect that.
Samuel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Vayrynen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Samuel misses the target.
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
Samuel scores with a jab to the body.
Vayrynen digs a good hook to Samuel's body.
Samuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vayrynen throws a jab when Samuel was well out of range.
Vayrynen clinches up with Samuel and pushes him back against the cage.
Vayrynen blocks an uppercut.
Samuel lands a body punch.
Vayrynen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Samuel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel misses with the head strike.
Samuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vayrynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vayrynen managing to block the knees to the body from Samuel.
Vayrynen is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Vayrynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vayrynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samuel's elbow.
Vayrynen struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuel controls his hands.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vayrynen lands with a short shot to the head.
Samuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samuel tries to circle away but Vayrynen has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vayrynen.
Vayrynen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samuel walks away with a smile on his face. Vayrynen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vayrynen misses with a two punch combination.
Vayrynen throws a lazy right hand but Samuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vayrynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samuel throws out the jab.
Vayrynen ducks under a wild hook from Samuel.
Vayrynen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Samuel takes a swing at Vayrynen's ribcage but misses.
Samuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Samuel misses its intended target.
Vayrynen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vayrynen throws a right hand that Samuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Samuel also avoids with ease.
Vayrynen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuel manages to break the clinch.
Vayrynen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen lands a right hook to the body.
Samuel jabs Vayrynen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Vayrynen.
Samuel misses with a hook. Vayrynen ducked under it nicely.
Vayrynen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samuel lands a jab to Vayrynen's midsection.
Samuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Vayrynen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samuel swings for the body but Vayrynen moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Samuel.
Vayrynen misses with a looping left.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen misses with a takedown
and Vayrynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paavo Vayrynen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vayrynen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vayrynen misses with a looping right.
Vayrynen throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Samuel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vayrynen tries to clinch but Samuel moves out of range.
Samuel misses with an uppercut.
Samuel throws a lazy right hand but Vayrynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vayrynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vayrynen throws a series of punches but Samuel avoids them all with ease.
Samuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuel lands a left and a right that send Vayrynen crashing to the mat, dazed. Samuel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Vayrynen is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paavo Vayrynen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deebo Samuel!
Deebo Samuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL T-Shirts!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 930 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Char Donnay (ranked 109 p4p, 248 weight class). Howell's entrance music is HonestKey- The Unseen. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Char Donnay!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnay gets the takedown into side control.
Donnay working the ground and pound.
Donnay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Howell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Donnay drops an elbow to the side of Howell's head.
Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howell's head.
Howell trying to control but Donnay postures up.
Donnay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donnay is nestled in close to Howell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Donnay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnay working Howell over with strikes.
Howell taking some punishment here, with Donnay in his half guard.
Donnay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howell defending well though.
Donnay lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell looking for submissions off his back.
Howell wants to control but Donnay is keeping busy.
Donnay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell is looking for a sweep. Donnay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Donnay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Donnay wants to pass the guard but Howell is defending well.
Donnay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donnay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnay.
Donnay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donnay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Howell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Char Donnay!
Char Donnay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Leao (ranked 1299 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 150 p4p, 141 weight class). Savinov has chosen HonestKey- Point A as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov takes one on the button.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Leao scores with a leg kick.
Savinov misses with a shot to the body
and Leao counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alexev Savinov has been cut.
Leao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savinov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leao is looking to slow Savinov down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Leao.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick
and Savinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savinov tries to land a body kick
and Leao holds on and brings the fighters into a 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!
Leao lands a body punch.
Leao pushes off an throws an elbow but Savinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leao avoids the elbow strike from Savinov, against the cage.
Leao lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Leao as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao blocks the elbow strike.
Leao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savinov backwards.
Leao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Savinov blocks a body shot from Leao.
Leao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Savinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savinov looks winded!
Savinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leao lands a nice uppercut.
Leao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savinov or not.
Leao lands a body shot.
Leao lands a nice shot to the body.
Leao pushes Savinov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Savinov avoids the elbow strike from Leao, against the cage.
Leao lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leao lands with a light punch inside.
Savinov blocks a body shot from Leao.
Savinov tries to work over Leao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leao avoids the elbow strike from Savinov, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leao lands a hook that snaps the head of Savinov backwards.
Leao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Savinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leao controls his hands.
Leao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leao tries to work over Savinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savinov blocks the elbow strike.
Leao tries to work over Savinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savinov has a couple of punches blocked by Leao.
Leao working aggressively here.
Savinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leao gets through Savinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leao throws an elbow but misses.
Leao misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savinov throws an elbow but misses.
Leao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savinov's elbow.
Leao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov is trying to push Leao away but Leao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leao lands a nice uppercut.
Leao lands a nice elbow.
Savinov tries to throw a body punch but Leao avoids it by throwing Savinov back against the cage.
Leao lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Leao.
Leao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Leao.
Leao blocks the elbow strike.
Leao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savinov's defenses.
Leao lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leao.
That has opened up Alexev Savinov's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leao scores with a hook to the body.
Leao lands an elbow inside.
Leao lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leao lands a body punch.
Leao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savinov's defenses.
The cut above Alexev Savinov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leao cracks Savinov with a nice body shot.
Leao lands with a light punch inside.
Leao works on Savinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Leao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leao.
Savinov is rocked!
Leao scores with a shot to the side of Savinov's head.
Savinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Leao finish him?
Leao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Leao lands a vicious elbow to the side of Savinov's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Leao tries to finish him with strikes but Savinov still seems able to defend himself so Leao steps back and lets Savinov get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
A bone on bone clash there as Savinov blocks the leg kick.
Leao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leao struggles to land a body shot inside as Savinov controls his hands.
Savinov breaks from the clinch.
Leao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leao cracks Savinov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Leao has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Savinov to stand back up!
Alexev Savinov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savinov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Savinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savinov looks to throw a body kick
and Leao counters with a thumping low kick.
Leao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savinov throws an off balance right hand
and Leao counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leao cracks Savinov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Leao has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Savinov to stand back up!
Leao gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leao is leaning against Savinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Leao.
Savinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leao.
Leao misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leao misses with an elbow strike.
Leao blocks an elbow strike from Savinov.
Leao lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leao.
Leao lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexev Savinov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leandro Leao!
Leandro Leao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Goodson (ranked 1173 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Joel Osmond (ranked 139 p4p, 153 weight class). Goodson comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- The Unseen. Aaron Goodson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joel Osmond's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Osmond!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Osmond on the side of the head.
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
Goodson throws a right and a left that Osmond avoids nicely.
Osmond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Osmond looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goodson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodson misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Goodson misses
enabling Osmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Osmond takes a swing at Goodson's ribcage but misses.
Goodson misses with a hook.
Osmond with the counter takedown but Goodson avoids it easily.
Goodson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Osmond misses with a hook
and Goodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osmond scores with a shot to the body.
Osmond shoots in and bounces Goodson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmond trying to control but Goodson is working from the bottom.
Goodson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodson working a defensive guard but Osmond manages to pass into side control anyway.
Goodson is not content to let Osmond control the position.
Osmond is trying to ground and pound but Goodson uses the momentary lack of control by Osmond to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goodson is looking to escape.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Osmond working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Osmond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osmond trying to pass the guard but Goodson defending well.
Osmond thows a huge punch but Goodson dodges it nicely.
Osmond is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goodson sees it coming and defends easily.
Osmond is trying to control the action in half guard but Goodson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmond seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Goodson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joel Osmond!
A victorious Joel Osmond thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Osipov (ranked 590 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Dennis Cunningham (ranked 70 p4p, 168 weight class). Fedor Osipov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Osipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws out a powerful jab.
Cunningham lands with a cross.
Osipov dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham moves away from the strike by Osipov.
Cunningham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Cunningham misses.
Osipov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dennis Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Osipov is just out of range.
Osipov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osipov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Osipov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Fedor Osipov has been cut.
Osipov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a looping overhand right but Osipov ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cunningham 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.
Osipov slips a straight right by Cunningham.
Cunningham slips under a jab from Osipov.
Osipov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham. Osipov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osipov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cunningham lands with a right hand.
Cunningham misses with a lunging right hand
and Osipov counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Osipov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cunningham wants to control but Osipov postures up.
Osipov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osipov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cunningham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osipov cracks Cunningham with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
Cunningham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Osipov is looking to take a break and control but Cunningham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osipov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cunningham struggling a bit here.
Cunningham wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Osipov has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Cunningham's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Cunningham is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Osipov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fedor Osipov!
In his post fight interview, Fedor Osipov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokoni Soaki (ranked 951 p4p, 956 weight class) and Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 111 p4p, 113 weight class). Soaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Joukahainen misses its intended target.
Soaki attempts a counter takedown but Joukahainen avoids it well and moves away.
Joukahainen scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soaki.
Soaki tries to counter with a takedown but Joukahainen is quick to defend against it.
Soaki defending well as Joukahainen loads up on a big left hand.
Joukahainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soaki.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joukahainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Soaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Soaki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joukahainen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Joukahainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joukahainen is pulling down on Soaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Soaki, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soaki cracks Joukahainen with a solid left hand.
Soaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Joukahainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joukahainen pulls Soaki in close to prevent any damage.
Joukahainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soaki is one step ahead there.
Soaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joukahainen is trying to control Soaki's posture but Soaki avoids it.
Joukahainen is not content to let Soaki control the position.
Soaki tries to move to mount but Joukahainen blocks the move with his legs.
Soaki working the head and body with strikes.
Soaki is looking to take a break and control but Joukahainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen tries to improve position but can't.
Soaki moves into full mount!
Soaki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joukahainen tries to lock up and control but Soaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joukahainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joukahainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Joukahainen tries to lock up and control but Soaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soaki cracks Joukahainen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Soaki goes for an armbar but Joukahainen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen won't allow Soaki to sweep him here.
Soaki is looking for a triangle but Joukahainen pushes his legs off easily.
Joukahainen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joukahainen is one step ahead there.
Joukahainen gets to his feet - Soaki follows without any prompting.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Joukahainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soaki cracks Joukahainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Joukahainen as he connects with a hook.
Soaki 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.
Joukahainen digs a good body shot into Soaki's ribs.
Soaki is breathing heavily.
Joukahainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Jouni Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soaki ducks under a wild hook from Joukahainen.
Soaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joukahainen.
Soaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Soaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Joukahainen tries to sprawl out of it but Soaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joukahainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joukahainen.
Soaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joukahainen cracks Soaki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Joukahainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soaki to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soaki drops his hands momentarily. Joukahainen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Soaki staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Soaki doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Joukahainen!
The defeated Tokoni Soaki had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 300 p4p, 347 weight class) and Happy Hands (ranked 28 p4p, 34 weight class). Hands has chosen Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hands.
It looks like Ben Crispian has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crispian.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Nice cross by Crispian.
Hands looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Hands does it's job there.
A left and a right from Crispian both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Happy Hands has been cut.
Crispian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hands avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hands looks for the body kick but Crispian saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands tries to bum rush Crispian with a series of wild strikes but Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Crispian.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Hands takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hands swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crispian.
Crispian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Hands throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Hands connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hands works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crispian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hands! But no joy.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands slips a jab from Crispian.
Hands scores with a hook.
Crispian blocks a head kick by Hands.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
Crispian jabs Hands right on the nose. Hands blinks but takes it well.
Hands moves forwards but Crispian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Crispian moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Crispian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crispian lands with a cross.
Crispian sends Hands crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crispian is motioning to the referee to let Hands up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hands is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands misses with a looping right.
Hands is still on wobbly legs! Can Crispian finish him?
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hands.
Hands lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
Hands seems to have recovered his senses.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hands misses.
Hands goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crispian takes one on the button.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Donk. Crispian catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Happy Hands's cut even more.
Crispian drops Hands with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hands looks back up at him and smiles so Crispian waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crispian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crispian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Hands manages to avoid it.
Crispian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Hands looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Hands. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hands.
Hands lands a nice shot that snaps Crispian's head back.
Crispian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crispian.
Crispian throws a combination that misses
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
Hands slips a jab from Crispian.
Crispian misses with a head kick.
Hands steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hands lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crispian counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hands.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crispian circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crispian.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Crispian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crispian tries to score with a low kick but Hands moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Hands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hands fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crispian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crispian blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Hands scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ben Crispian's cut is getting worse.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
Hands 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.
Crispian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Hands manages to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a hook.
Hands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Crispian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crispian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Crispian.
Hands throws a good cross that connects.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands misses with a straight left.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crispian moves out of range as Hands strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crispian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hands blocks the leg kick.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian feints and then cracks Hands's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hands down.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hands.
Hands lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hands lands with a nice body punch.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
It seemed like Hands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hands sizes up Crispian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Hands swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crispian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hands. That one must have hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crispian jabs at Hands's body.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Hands throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands scores with a hook to the body. Crispian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Hands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crispian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crispian misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Happy Hands will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hands lands a nice looking body kick.
Hands lands a lovely overhand right.
Crispian misses with a body shot.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Hands misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Crispian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crispian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hands - the referee stops the clock and Crispian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hands. Crispian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Hands takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Hands thows a body kick. Crispian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian jabs at Hands's body.
Hands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian.
Happy Hands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Crispian throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hands! But no joy.
Hands tries to score with a low kick but Crispian moves his leg out of the way.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
Crispian throws a good cross that connects.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands misses with a hook
and Crispian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
Hands needs to keep his hands up - Crispian had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hands.
Hands throws a head kick that misses
and Crispian counters with a head kick that drops Hands to the mat! Hands scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hands misses with a left hand
and Crispian counters with a huge left! Hands is in big trouble! He's backing up but Crispian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hands from any more damage. A dominating finish by Crispian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Crispian!
After winning the bout, Ben Crispian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Happy Hands had this to say: '...(Nothing... he just stares intensely into the cameraman... then throws down the mic.)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 377 p4p, 720 weight class) and Saul Hunter (ranked 48 p4p, 82 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
A little feinted left hand from Woerner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woerner slips under a jab.
Woerner with a hook.
It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Woerner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Woerner does it's job there.
Hunter is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Woerner Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hunter is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gigi Woerner!
After the big win, Gigi Woerner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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