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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Wooten Jr (ranked 3208 p4p, 24322 weight class) and Hamez Rodriguez (ranked 210 p4p, 318 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Wooten Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Wooten Jr is controlling him.
Wooten Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooten Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Wooten Jr - that landed with a thud.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Wooten Jr blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooten Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooten Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Wooten Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand.
Wooten Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Wooten Jr is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooten Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Wooten Jr.
A short left from Wooten Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooten Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
 Rodriguez is rocked!
Wooten Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Wooten Jr finish him?
A short right from Wooten Jr on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Good body shot from Wooten Jr.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooten Jr lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooten Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Wooten Jr digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooten Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooten Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooten Jr scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooten Jr scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wooten Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wooten Jr as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wooten Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooten Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.
Wooten Jr scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooten Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
A big left from Wooten Jr misses.
Wooten Jr circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rodriguez to the canvas! Rodriguez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wooten Jr keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Wooten Jr!
A very excited looking Chad Wooten Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Boston (ranked 2208 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Jay Leaf (ranked 195 p4p, 219 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leaf throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Boston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leaf misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leaf!
Leaf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Boston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leaf.
Nice defenses there by Leaf.
Leaf jabs Boston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leaf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Leaf throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Leaf loads up on a big right hand but Boston slips the punch.
Boston seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Leaf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Boston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Boston.
Boston shoots for a takedown but Leaf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leaf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boston scrambles back to his feet.
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leaf misses with a looping left.
Leaf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boston under the eye.
Leaf misses with an uppercut.
Boston misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leaf! But no joy.
Leaf works the jab nicely.
Boston misses with a looping left.
Leaf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leaf scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Leaf.
Leaf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clarence Boston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boston.
Boston connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leaf connects with a jab.
Boston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boston manages to avoid it.
Leaf throws a lazy right hand but Boston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leaf at a distance.
Leaf defending well as Boston loads up on a big left hand.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Leaf might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boston misses with a kick to the body.
Boston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Leaf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Boston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leaf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leaf swings widly with a right hand
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boston throws a shot from downtown. Leaf moves away and avoids it.
Leaf throws a shot to the body.
Leaf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leaf scores with a nice head shot.
Boston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boston throws a hook to the side of Leaf's head but Leaf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leaf looks to land a combination but Boston avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leaf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leaf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leaf misses with a right hand
and Boston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston misses with a right hand
and Leaf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston scores with a decent looking hook.
Leaf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Leaf misses.
Boston lands a glancing blow to the side of Leaf's head.
Leaf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leaf tries to keep at a distance but Boston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leaf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leaf smiles and moves away.
Boston misses with a looping left.
Leaf throws a looping overhand right but Boston ducks down to avoid it.
Leaf moves out of range of the strikes.
Leaf throws a counter combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leaf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leaf ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Boston punishes Leaf's body with a nice straight punch.
Boston misses with a looping right.
Leaf moves out of range as Boston strikes.
Leaf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leaf is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boston with a body shot.
Leaf throws out a loose jab but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leaf lands a slapping body shot.
Boston ducks under a wild hook from Leaf.
Leaf moves away from the strike by Boston.
Leaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boston closes the distance but Leaf moves to the side
enabling Leaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Boston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston loads up on a big right hand but Leaf slips the punch.
Leaf dips to his left and cracks Boston with an uppercut!
Leaf throws a lazy uppercut
and Boston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boston throws a body punch but Leaf moves out of range.
Leaf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boston throws a jab but it's blocked by Leaf.
Good shot there by Leaf.
Leaf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boston blocks a jab.
Leaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boston tried to counter with a leg kick but Leaf avoided it.
Boston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leaf counters with a nice uppercut.
Boston slips a straight right by Leaf.
A punch combination from Leaf misses.
A shot to the liver by Leaf. Beautiful body shot.
Boston throws the left hand but Leaf avoids the punch easily.
Boston misses the jab.
Leaf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boston clinches up against the cage.
Boston breaks from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Leaf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leaf throws a hook to the side of Boston's head but Boston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leaf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leaf misses with a right hand
and Boston counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leaf throws a poor cross that misses
and Boston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leaf thinking.
Leaf lands a lovely overhand right.
Leaf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leaf misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boston misses the body punch
and Leaf counters with a stiff right hand.
Leaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boston misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Boston.
Boston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
Leaf digs a good body shot into Boston's ribs.
Leaf fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Boston misses the target.
Boston throws a combination that misses
and Leaf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leaf throws the left hand but Boston avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Leaf.
Boston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leaf.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Leaf dominated that round.
That's time! Boston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boston lands a nice shot to the body.
Leaf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leaf.
Boston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leaf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Boston to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boston.
Leaf misses with a wild body shot.
Boston misses with a lunging right hand
and Leaf counters with a series of strikes. Boston will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston tests Leaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leaf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leaf is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf misses with an uppercut
and Boston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston misses with an uppercut. Leaf saw that one coming.
Leaf throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Leaf misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Boston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leaf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Boston misses.
Leaf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boston takes a swing at Leaf's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Boston lands.
Leaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boston scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leaf works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Boston.
Leaf is still on wobbly legs! Can Boston finish him?
Boston lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Leaf falls backwards - clearly groggy! Boston dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Boston!
Clarence Boston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haakon Cabrera (ranked 1481 p4p, 2185 weight class) and Hong Myung (ranked 137 p4p, 192 weight class). Myung has chosen 지금부터 끝까지 as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haakon Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hong Myung!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myung closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera tries to get to full guard but Myung has control of the leg.
Cabrera is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Myung connects with a nice short shot to Cabrera's temple.
Cabrera trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Myung working over Cabrera with some ground and pound. Cabrera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Myung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to control Myung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrera avoid being mounted?
Myung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabrera trying to hold on to Myung's head to control him but Myung postures up.
Myung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Myung working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera tries to roll over but Myung keeps him under control.
Myung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Myung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Myung there.
Myung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabrera keeps working.
Myung seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Cabrera clinches up with Myung and pushes him back against the cage.
Myung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Myung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Myung is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Myung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Myung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Myung throws a big shot that misses.
Myung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Myung.
Haakon Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myung throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myung fails with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Myung 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves out of range as Myung strikes.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Myung.
Myung has his takedown stuffed
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Myung lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabrera's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Myung moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Myung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Myung misses with a straight left.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myung! But no joy.
Myung scores with a jab to the head.
Myung drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cabrera looking for a triangle here. Myung is fighting it but it looks tight! Cabrera pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Myung is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Haakon Cabrera!
Haakon Cabrera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tre Jokinen (ranked 1599 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Kotetsu Yama (ranked 151 p4p, 119 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tre Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yama!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yama 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.
Yama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yama.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yama throws out the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Jokinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yama moves away.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Yama gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yama tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Yama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yama prevents it.
Yama misses with a punch to the body.
Yama looking to slow down the pace here.
Yama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jokinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yama fails to land.
Jokinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Yama.
Yama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen has clasped his hands together around Yama's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yama is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama is still trying to improve position.
Yama trying to hold on to Jokinen's head to control him but Jokinen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama taking some punishment here, with Jokinen in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen is working for a kimura but Yama is defending it quite comfortably.
Yama controlling the position for now.
Yama is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jokinen is thwarting Yama's attempts to control the position.
Yama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yama has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is thwarting Yama's attempts to control the position.
Yama is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yama keeps working.
Jokinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Yama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jokinen distracts Yama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jokinen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jokinen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yama wants to control the position but Jokinen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Well, if Jokinen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Yama actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Yama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yama looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen seems to be working for a kimura but Yama defends the submission attempt.
Yama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jokinen is working away from the top position though.
Yama wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yama keeps working.
Yama has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yama regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jokinen.
Yama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jokinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Yama.
Yama looking for subs off his back but Jokinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yama has hold of Jokinen's hands but Jokinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yama wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
Yama is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jokinen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jokinen is landing with some decent strikes but Yama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jokinen trying to control but Yama is having none of it.
Jokinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Jokinen landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yama is squirming around, avoiding Jokinen's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yama can't escape the position.
Jokinen content just to control the position here.
Yama is looking to improve his position but Jokinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Jokinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yama is rocked!
Jokinen looking to finish Yama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yama!
Yama is still in real trouble! Can Jokinen finish him?
Yama is bucking up trying to escape but Jokinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jokinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Yama wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jokinen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tre Jokinen!
An out of breath Tre Jokinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sledge Wrou (ranked 803 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Jovi Wolf (ranked 98 p4p, 196 weight class). Wolf has chosen Shut em up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrou seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wrou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrou.
A shot to the liver by Wolf. Beautiful body shot.
Wolf connects with a body shot that sends Wrou's belly button to the back.
Wolf checks a leg kick.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wrou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wolf on the side of the head.
Wrou misses with a hook
and Wolf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wrou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wrou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrou scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf wants to counter the offense by Wrou and move into the clinch position.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wrou doesn't seem bothered though.
Wrou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wrou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wrou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolf is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Wrou walks into a jab.
Wrou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wrou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wolf.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Wrou lands a head shot.
Wrou misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
Wrou scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Wrou moved out of range.
Sledge Wrou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Wrou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wolf.
Wolf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Wrou.
Wrou moves out of range as Wolf strikes.
Wrou misses with an uppercut.
Wrou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolf is rocked!
Wrou steps in with a hook that catches Wolf right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wrou follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wolf looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sledge Wrou!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1263 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 142 p4p, 186 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Leaf. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
Black moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Brien as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Black misses.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Brien swivels and escapes.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Black avoids the body shot from O Brien.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from O Brien.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien slips a jab from Black.
Black fails with the takedown.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Brien connects with the punch.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
O Brien throws a counter high kick but Black was just alert enough to avoid it.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces O Brien off the cage and back into range.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Brien but O Brien pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Brien is looking to counter punch.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Brien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses the jab.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. O Brien didn't expect that.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brien keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
O Brien is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black stands and throws O Brien's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black trying to control the position but O Brien is working away.
Black content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Brien is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Brien is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black wants to control but O Brien is keeping him busy.
Black controlling the position from side mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Brien managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Black.
O Brien holds on to Black's head and controls the position momentarily.
Black throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and O Brien works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
O Brien is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Brien gets back to full guard.
Black wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is controlling Black's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Brien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
O Brien jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black misses with a body shot.
O Brien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black checks a leg kick.
O Brien takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
O Brien is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Brien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a good cross that connects.
Black checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Black swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
O Brien is trying to get back to half guard.
Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Brien knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Brien stops Black from passing to mount.
O Brien sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
O Brien is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but O Brien is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Brien throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
O Brien throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black lands a jab.
O Brien throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Brien lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! O Brien takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black is rocked!
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!
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
O Brien cracks Black with a hook to the temple - Black is on wobbly legs here! O Brien swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Black falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! O Brien wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miles O Brien!
Miles O Brien seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 716 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Yin Mao (ranked 64 p4p, 131 weight class). Mao has chosen HonestKey- Pass as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao throws a big shot that misses.
Mao's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Mao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mao misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Danga de danga de dang - Mao scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mao defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mao walks into a jab.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mao's ribs.
Mao throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Mao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson stalks Mao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mao's face. Mao staggers backwards, shaken.
Mao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Mao slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson scores with a jab. Mao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mao!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mao moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Mao.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Mao is rocked!
Johnson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mao out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Johnson!
An out of breath James Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Yin Mao spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh well, on to the next one!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 1176 p4p, 880 weight class) and Kittisak Khemkhaeng (ranked 109 p4p, 83 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios misses the jab.
Vasilios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khemkhaeng.
A countering left hand to the body from Khemkhaeng misses.
Vasilios dips to his left and cracks Khemkhaeng with an uppercut!
Khemkhaeng has closed the distance and engaged Vasilios in a clinch.
A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Vasilios.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Vasilios pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng controlling from the top position.
Khemkhaeng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khemkhaeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vasilios tests Khemkhaeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasilios just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilios has closed the distance and engaged Khemkhaeng in a clinch.
Vasilios manages to pull guard.
Vasilios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasilios is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khemkhaeng rolls with it to try and escape but Vasilios cranks on the arm and Khemkhaeng is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alkandros Vasilios!
Alkandros Vasilios thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Tartarus (ranked 334 p4p, 249 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 47 p4p, 32 weight class). May Jr has chosen HonestKey- Self Discovery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uriel Tartarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May Jr wants to counter the offense by Tartarus and move into the clinch position.
May Jr misses with a kick to the body
and May Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from May Jr tenderised Tartarus's leg. Tartarus is trying to keep his angry face on.
May Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
May Jr lands with a cross.
May Jr misses the shot to the body.
Tartarus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tartarus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
May Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tartarus connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
May Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
May Jr throws a low kick but Tartarus avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by May Jr.
May Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tartarus.
Tartarus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
May Jr misses with an uppercut
and Tartarus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tartarus wants to slow May Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
May Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
May Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
May Jr ducks under a wild hook from Tartarus.
May Jr needs to keep his hands up - Tartarus had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. May Jr catches Tartarus right on the button with a cross.
May Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Tartarus looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr lands with a cross.
Tartarus cracks May Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
May Jr misses with an uppercut. Tartarus saw that one coming.
May Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tartaruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. May Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
May Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
May Jr cracks Tartarus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Tartarus blocks the leg kick.
Tartarus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tartarus lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Kaven May Jr has been cut.
Kaven May Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tartarus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tartarus staying out of range there.
Tartarus lands with an uppercut that bounces May Jr off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Tartarus slams his shin into May Jr's torso.
May Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
May Jr needs to keep his hands up - Tartarus had a free shot at his head there.
May Jr is rocked!
Tartarus checks the leg kick.
May Jr throws a body punch but Tartarus moves out of range.
Tartarus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
May Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tartarus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
May Jr lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tartarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
May Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Tartarus finish him?
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!
May Jr throws a body punch but Tartarus moves out of range.
May Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Tartarus counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uriel Tartarus!
Uriel Tartarus is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Uriel Tartarus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kaven May Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I just wanna give a special shout out to all of my coaches and training partners! Thank you for everything you do!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 218 p4p, 505 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 21 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Daddy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crispian connects with a nice looking jab.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
Daddy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Daddy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
Crispian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crispian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Daddy checks a leg kick.
Daddy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daddy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Crispian to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Daddy misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daddy! But no joy.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Daddy's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian scores with a jab. Daddy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daddy misses with a looping left.
Daddy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daddy throws a big shot that misses.
Daddy shoots in and gets a takedown into Crispian's guard.
Daddy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Daddy preventing the sweep.
Crispian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crispian is controlling Daddy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daddy trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
Crispian keeping full guard, as Daddy tries to pass.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Crispian keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daddy with a poor takedown
and Crispian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian leaves Daddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daddy throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Crispian
so Daddy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crispian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crispian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crispian controlling from the top position.
Daddy has a closed guard, preventing Crispian from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to keep a closed guard but Crispian is proving a slippery customer.
Daddy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crispian manages to get himself to full guard.
Daddy won't allow Crispian to sweep him here.
Daddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Crispian has wrist control.
Daddy is looking to advance position but Crispian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daddy is squirming around, avoiding Crispian's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daddy tries to improve his position but Crispian has taken his back! Crispian has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Daddy tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Crispian pushes Daddy away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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