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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Meadows (ranked 5120 p4p, 4431 weight class) and Devon Merchant (ranked 507 p4p, 470 weight class). Merchant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- Pass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Merchant!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows looks to land a combination. Merchant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meadows lands a glancing blow to the side of Merchant's head.
Meadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merchant.
Meadows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merchant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meadows won't be happy with that.
Meadows is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Meadows sneaks back into half guard.
Merchant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meadows knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Meadows avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merchant.
Merchant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merchant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Merchant slips a nice elbow through Meadows's hands, connecting with Meadows's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meadows blocking the ground and pound attempt from Merchant.
Merchant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meadows defending well though.
Merchant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Meadows blocking the ground and pound attempt from Merchant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meadows avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merchant.
Merchant lands with a punch from half guard.
Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Merchant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meadows taking some punishment here, with Merchant in his half guard.
Meadows taking some punishment here, with Merchant in his half guard.
Merchant throws a strike but Meadows avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Merchant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merchant with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Merchant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Merchant throwing strikes but missing.
Meadows wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Meadows throws out a loose jab but Merchant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merchant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meadows defends it well.
Meadows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meadows takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Meadows catches Merchant right on the button with a cross.
Meadows fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merchant counters with a nice body shot.
Meadows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Meadows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merchant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Merchant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meadows doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meadows lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Merchant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Merchant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meadows cracks Merchant with a good jab.
Meadows throws a hook but Merchant blocks it.
Merchant misses with a hook.
Jay Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meadows defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand.
Merchant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meadows.
Meadows cracks Merchant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meadows throws a looping overhand right but Merchant ducks down to avoid it.
Meadows throws a leg kick
and Merchant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Merchant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merchant misses with a head shot. Meadows uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merchant looking to pass the guard.
Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Meadows's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merchant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merchant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Merchant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meadows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merchant.
Merchant throwing strikes but missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meadows utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Meadows.
The fighters circling - Meadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merchant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meadows defends it well.
Meadows takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merchant misses the shot to the body.
Merchant dodges the punch combination from Meadows.
Meadows lands with a shot to the body.
Meadows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merchant.
A lazy left from Meadows finds it's target.
Meadows throws out a powerful jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merchant misses with a wild body shot.
Meadows misses the shot to the body.
Merchant with the counter takedown but Meadows avoids it easily.
Meadows looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range.
Merchant slips a jab and a cross from Meadows.
Merchant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Meadows. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meadows.
Meadows lands a really nice looking cross but Merchant seems unphased.
Merchant slips under a jab from Meadows.
Meadows gets caught flat footed, as Merchant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Merchant controls the pace.
Merchant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meadows keeping moving, preventing Merchant from controlling successfully.
Meadows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merchant.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Merchant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meadows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merchant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Merchant postures up in Meadows's guard and throws a big left but Meadows blocks it.
Merchant looking to sit in guard and control but Meadows gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merchant pulls Meadows in close to his closed guard and prevents Meadows from doing any damage or advancing position.
Meadows preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Merchant has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Merchant wants to hit a sweep here but Meadows passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Merchant there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Meadows will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Merchant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merchant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meadows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Merchant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meadows scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meadows connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Merchant misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Meadows.
Meadows misses with a series of wild punches.
Meadows ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Merchant saw that one coming.
Meadows swings for the body but Merchant moves out of range.
Merchant ducks under a wild hook from Meadows.
Merchant drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meadows defends it well.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merchant moves away.
Nice body punch from Merchant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merchant moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows lands a glancing blow to the side of Merchant's head.
Meadows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meadows cracks a nice hook into Merchant's ribs.
Merchant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meadows has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merchant finds it's way round the side to connect with Meadows's head.
Merchant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meadows getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Merchant cracks Meadows with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merchant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meadows!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meadows tries to buck Merchant off but Merchant is having none of it.
Merchant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meadows keeps working.
Devon Merchant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merchant tries to score with some ground and pound. Meadows controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Merchant crashes against the mat.
Merchant in side control, throwing shots but Meadows defends.
Merchant moves into full mount!
Merchant lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meadows hang on?
 It looks like Jay Meadows has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meadows takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Merchant's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Merchant!
Our winner, Devon Merchant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 2275 p4p, 2779 weight class) and Sam Bass (ranked 277 p4p, 338 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavo Vayrynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Bass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vayrynen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bass's guard.
Vayrynen is stalling in the full guard.
Vayrynen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bass 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.
Vayrynen scoring with some ground and pound.
Vayrynen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bass is looking for a triangle here but Vayrynen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vayrynen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vayrynen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bass is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vayrynen cracks Bass with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bass is looking to regain half guard here but Vayrynen keeps moving and retains side control.
Bass taking a bit of punishment here - Vayrynen scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vayrynen works to advance to full mount. Bass defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bass is desperately trying to improve his position but Vayrynen has a good base and remains in mount.
Vayrynen dominating with strikes here.
Vayrynen with the ground and pound from mount.
Vayrynen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bass manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bass tries to bench press Vayrynen off him but Vayrynen keeps the position.
Bass takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vayrynen looks up at the clock and then as Bass takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vayrynen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bass tries to buck Vayrynen off but Vayrynen is having none of it.
Bass takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen grinds an elbow into Bass's temple.
Vayrynen scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vayrynen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bass is trying to work for a sweep but Vayrynen has mounted him!
Bass takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vayrynen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bass is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vayrynen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Vayrynen extends the arm and Bass is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paavo Vayrynen!
A relieved looking Paavo Vayrynen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mombasa Magabi (ranked 1853 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Cactus Jack (ranked 221 p4p, 315 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 New York, Mombasa Magabi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cactus Jack!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack has hold of one of Magabi 's legs. Magabi is fighting the takedown attempt but Jack gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Magabi pulls Jack in close to prevent any damage.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Magabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magabi pulls Jack in close to his closed guard and prevents Jack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jack works over Magabi with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack wants to pass the guard but Magabi is keeping the position.
Magabi pulls Jack in close to his closed guard and prevents Jack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jack looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack preventing the sweep.
Magabi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magabi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jack on the ground.
Magabi keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Magabi keeping full guard, as Jack tries to pass.
Jack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jack drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Magabi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jack has Magabi in his guard.
Jack managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magabi is stalling in the full guard.
Jack has his foot on Magabi 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magabi works his way back into a safe position though.
Jack working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Magabi has passed into half guard!
Jack misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking for a sweep. Magabi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magabi passes to full mount!
Jack 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.
Jack can't escape the position.
Jack tries to hold on but Magabi postures up.
Magabi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking to improve his position but Magabi isn't that keen on the idea.
Jack swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jack is working to get back to half guard.
Jack wants to hold on but Magabi pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jack wants to hold on but Magabi pushes him away.
Jack is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Magabi is staying active.
Magabi controlling the position easily from mount.
Jack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jack wants to hold on but Magabi pushes him away.
Jack is looking to improve his position but Magabi isn't that keen on the idea.
Jack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jack wants to control but Magabi is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Magabi controlling the pace for now.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magabi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jack is working to get back to half guard.
Jack tries to hold on but Magabi postures up.
Jack is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magabi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magabi manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jack to take his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Jack do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jack turns into Magabi and is now in his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jack postures up in Magabi 's guard and throws a big left but Magabi blocks it.
Jack throwing strikes but missing.
Jack engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mombasa Magabi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magabi counters with a straight right hand.
Magabi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jack.
Cactus Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack scores with a takedown into Magabi 's guard.
Jack throwing strikes but missing.
Jack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack throws a strike but Magabi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jack is controlling Magabi 's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is trying to keep Magabi in close.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Magabi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jack is trying to keep Magabi in close.
Magabi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jack thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Magabi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack with a poor takedown
and Magabi counters with a straight right hand.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Magabi pushes him off.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Magabi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magabi throws a series of strikes that have Jack backpedaling.
Jack throws a series of punches but Magabi avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Magabi misses its target.
Jack throws a combination. Magabi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magabi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magabi defends it nicely.
Mombasa Magabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cactus Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magabi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jack has closed the distance and engaged Magabi in a clinch.
Magabi can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Magabi .
Jack is breathing heavily.
Magabi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magabi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Magabi has Jack pushed against the cage.
Magabi scores with a hook to the body.
Magabi pushes Jack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magabi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jack.
Magabi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magabi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Magabi to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Magabi .
Magabi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Magabi tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack shoots for a double leg takedown but Magabi sprawls well. He's pushed Jack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magabi sprawls well. Magabi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jack gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magabi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magabi takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magabi slips a jab and a cross from Jack.
Magabi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Magabi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack darts in looking for a takedown but Magabi gets double underhooks and turns Jack into the cage.
Mombasa Magabi is winning the standup battle so far.
Magabi is looking to slow Jack down with leg kicks.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magabi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magabi wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack tries to clinch but Magabi moves away
and Magabi counters with a left to the body.
Magabi jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Magabi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Magabi tries to work over Jack's front leg with a kick but Jack checks it.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magabi back to the cage. Jack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Magabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jack at a distance.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jack at a distance.
Magabi with the inside leg kick.
Jack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magabi can pounce on him.
Magabi lands a big head kick that sends Jack tumbling to the mat! Magabi takes a step backwards and waves Jack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jack is rocked!
 It looks like Cactus Jack has been cut.
Magabi is looking to wear down Jack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Magabi moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Magabi finish him?
Magabi lands a brutal uppercut that launches Jack off his feet! Jack tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Dinu (ranked 2466 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Dennis Cunningham (ranked 303 p4p, 264 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinu.
A little jabbing left from Cunningham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dinu misses with a body shot
and Cunningham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cunningham.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dinu wants to stand up but Cunningham is controlling him.
Dinu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dinu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cunningham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dinu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cunningham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dinu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinu lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham takes one to the side of the head.
Dinu throws an off balance right hand
and Cunningham counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dinu keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Dinu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cunningham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinu has wrist control.
Dinu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dinu tries to get out of the position.
Cunningham trying to control but Dinu is working from the bottom.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Dinu's brow.
Cunningham connects with a couple of short punches.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunningham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cunningham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cunningham is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinu has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cunningham passes Dinu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cunningham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Cunningham 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.
Cunningham trying to mount his opponent but Dinu defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice cross by Cunningham.
A punch lands to the side of Cunningham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dinu is looking to clinch.
Cunningham is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dinu missing with a left hand there. Cunningham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cunningham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dinu defends it well.
Dinu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinu.
Dinu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cunningham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dinu wants to stand back up but Cunningham manages to pass into side control.
Cunningham has hold of Dinu's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dinu tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cunningham cranks the arm and Dinu screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dinu, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dennis Cunningham!
After winning the bout, Dennis Cunningham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 2063 p4p, 1759 weight class) and Nasty Man (ranked 247 p4p, 213 weight class). Savinov comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Point A. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasty Man!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
Savinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Nasty Man has been cut.
Nasty Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Savinov ducks down to avoid it.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Savinov is looking to counter punch.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Savinov counters with a straight right hand.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Savinov slips the punch.
Savinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Savinov lands a big head kick that sends Man tumbling to the mat! Savinov takes a step backwards and waves Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Man is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a low kick.
Savinov ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man lands a jab.
Savinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savinov scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Savinov counters with an outside leg kick.
Man looks winded!
Man throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Savinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man misses with a right hand
and Savinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Savinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man misses with a straight right.
Savinov is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savinov can pounce on him.
Savinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Nasty Man's cut even more.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Savinov counters with a nice body kick.
Savinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savinov moves out of range as Man strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savinov moves in close and cracks Man with a massive right hand! Man, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Savinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexev Savinov!
After winning the bout, Alexev Savinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jero Wolf (ranked 1043 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 115 p4p, 228 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Better Together. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wolf to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Our spies down at at Triumph Over Fear inform us that Black has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wolf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wolf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolf trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Wolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Black is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf postures up.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wolf passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wolf pulls his head out easily.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Wolf is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Black pulls Wolf in close to prevent any damage.
Black controls Wolf momentarily but Wolf frees himself.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Black pulls Wolf in close to his closed guard and prevents Wolf from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Wolf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolf's head.
A big left from Wolf misses.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Wolf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Black lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wolf working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Black is trying to control. Wolf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
Black is looking to advance position but Wolf won't allow it.
Wolf is not content to let Black control the position.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black is thwarting Wolf's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wolf controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Wolf blocks nicely.
Black wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Wolf working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Wolf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black lands with a straight right. Wolf didn't see that one coming.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Wolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
Wolf tries to counter with a takedown but Black is quick to defend against it.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Wolf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Wolf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolf is working away from the top position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Wolf is controlling well.
Black trying to hold on to Wolf's head to control him but Wolf postures up.
Wolf looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolf is working away from the top position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolf is working away from the top position though.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is looking to improve his position.
Wolf is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolf is defended easily by Black.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black shoots in but Wolf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Black misses with a right hand
and Wolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black passes into half guard.
Wolf is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Wolf is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Wolf is not content to let Black control the position.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Wolf defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Wolf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Black with the counter takedown but Wolf avoids it easily.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Wolf.
Wolf drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Wolf has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Black has momentary wrist control but Wolf slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolf has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wolf passes into half guard.
Wolf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
Wolf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wolf 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.
Jero Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wolf escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wolf!
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Wolf trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black tries to buck Wolf off but Wolf is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
Wolf just content to control the position.
Black struggling a bit here.
Wolf wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wolf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf has a takedown stuffed.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolf is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolf as he avoids it easily.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Wolf lands with a shot to the body.
Jero Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wolf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wolf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wolf's back!
Black keeps control of the position as Wolf tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wolf wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Black wants to take a breather but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black winds up and cracks Wolf with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Black 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.
Wolf is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Wolf is trying to control but can't.
Wolf manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black passes Wolf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wolf is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Black is working Wolf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but Wolf is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolf as he avoids it easily.
Wolf throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Wolf stuffs the takedown.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Wolf connects with a body shot.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolf's head.
Black slips a straight right by Wolf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Wolf.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
Wolf is not content to let Black control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black works his foot free and advances to mount.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wolf is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wolf tries to hold on but Black postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Wolf tries to control the position but Black now has his back.
Can Wolf hold on?! Black is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wolf breaks Black's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Black trying to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolf is working away from the top position though.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black tries to roll over but Wolf keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Black.
Well Wolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 792 p4p, 723 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 69 p4p, 59 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble wants to slow Faith down by chopping away at his legs.
Faith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rubble.
The crowd cheers as Faith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rubble doesn't seem phased though.
Rubble scoring well with a low kick there.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Faith misses with a low kick.
Rubble throws a low kick but Faith moves out of range easily.
Faith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Faith avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Rubble throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rubble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rubble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Faith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble misses with a lunging right hand
and Faith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faith throws an elbow but misses.
Rubble cracks Faith with a nice body shot.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Faith.
A short right from Faith on the inside.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Rubble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a body punch.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faith lands a nice elbow.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Faith.
Faith blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
Rubble tries a body shot but Faith blocks it.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Faith avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the cage.
Faith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Rubble as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faith.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Faith.
Faith lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble blocks an uppercut.
Faith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.
Rubble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faith scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Faith on the inside.
A short right from Rubble.
Rubble lands with a left to the head.
Faith blocks an uppercut.
Rubble tries to work over Faith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Faith.
Rubble tries a body shot but Faith blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Faith.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Faith.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Rubble dodges an elbow strike from Faith.
Rubble lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.
Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Faith's head.
Faith misses with an elbow strike.
Rubble avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Faith.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble working aggressively here.
Faith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rubble.
Faith lands a left hand.
Rubble tries to work over Faith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Detritus Rubble has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Rubble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faith backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
Faith trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faith into the cage.
Faith blocks an uppercut.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Faith backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faith.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faith's elbow.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faith tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faith.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubble gets through Faith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Faith.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith blocks an uppercut.
Rubble prevents a body shot from Faith.
Faith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Faith.
Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Faith's head.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Faith.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Faith avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the cage.
Faith swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble is working Faith over against the cage.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faith lands a shoulder strike.
Faith blocks an uppercut.
Faith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Faith misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Faith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Faith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubble misses with some punches.
Rubble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Faith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble working aggressively here.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Faith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Rubble tries to throw a body punch but Faith avoids it by throwing Rubble back against the cage.
Rubble has a couple of punches blocked by Faith.
Good body shot from Rubble.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
Faith blocking some punches.
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faith lands a knee to the body.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Faith.
Faith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Faith.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faith misses with a punch to the body.
Faith blocks an uppercut.
Faith tries to stall but Rubble uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faith blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Faith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faith stalling in the clinch but Rubble improves position.
Rubble can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
Faith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faith lands an uppercut.
Faith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rubble up against the cage.
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubble's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faith.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Faith.
Faith misses with the head strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Faith.
Rubble takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faith.
Faith blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble tries to work over Faith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Faith misses with the head strike.
Faith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faith misses with a body punch.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Detritus Rubble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Detritus Rubble's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faith lands with a hook. Rubble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rubble with a nice cross.
Faith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faith scores with a jab. Rubble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Faith is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Faith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble feints and then cracks Faith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faith down.
Rubble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Faith ducks down to avoid it.
Faith wants to counter the offense by Rubble and move into the clinch position.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Rubble tests Faith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubble swats away the attempt to clinch by Faith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but Faith moved out of range.
Faith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rubble throws a jab when Faith was well out of range.
Faith tries to counter with a clinch but Rubble shakes him off and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Faith checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rubble.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Rubble misses.
Rubble sizes up Faith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faith is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rubble! Faith is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detritus Rubble!
Detritus Rubble was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pho Hunna (ranked 518 p4p, 553 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 39 p4p, 44 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna misses the shot to the body.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunna swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Hunna.
Mesquita keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
Hunna looks to land a left hand but Mesquita moved out of range nicely.
Hunna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mesquita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Mesquita throws out a counter right but Hunna avoids it with no problem.
Hunna misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunna defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by Hunna.
Hunna 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.
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunna's waist but Hunna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunna.
Hunna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Jab, jab by Mesquita - just one landing.
Hunna looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Hunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Hunna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Hunna moves out of range.
Hunna just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunna misses with a hook.
Hunna misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunna throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunna rushes Mesquita and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mesquita.
Hunna misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mesquita.
Hunna lands a body shot.
Hunna tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing Hunna back against the cage.
Mesquita wants the takedown. Hunna is fighting it off but Mesquita persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hunna's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunna is retaining full guard.
Hunna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita distracts Hunna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunna is looking for a triangle but Mesquita pushes his legs off easily.
Hunna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Hunna keeps moving.
Hunna 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.
Mesquita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hunna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hunna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four 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.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Hunna content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Mesquita has locked up a guillotine! Mesquita's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hunna is holding on here and Mesquita must be using up a lot of energy. Hunna has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Mesquita gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hugo Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 265 p4p, 727 weight class) and Matt Seal (ranked 16 p4p, 62 weight class). Love kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Music. Matt Seal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Seal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seal misses the shot to the body.
Seal throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seal misses with a jab to the body
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Seal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut
and Seal counters with a straight right hand.
Seal lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seal throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seal throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Seal throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal misses with an uppercut
letting Love counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seal to score with a decent uppercut.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Seal lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seal.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seal misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Seal misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Seal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Seal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seal looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Seal scores with a shot to the body.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Seal scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seal lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Love.
A slow jab from Seal misses its intended target.
Seal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Seal.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seal throws a shot to the body.
Seal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matt Seal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love walks into a straight right hand from Seal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love throws a body punch but Seal moves out of range.
Love lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Love.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Seal finds it's target.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Seal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seal. Seal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Seal scores with a four punch combination!
Love misses with a body shot.
Seal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seal throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Love.
Seal cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Seal is rocked!
Love dodges the punch combination from Seal.
Seal is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Seal misses with a body punch
and Love counters with a nice right hand that sends Seal toppling to the canvas! Seal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Love finish him?!
Seal gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Love gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
A very excited looking Mason Love 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 347 p4p, 162 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 22 p4p, 9 weight class). White's entrance music is HonestKey- Change. A fine choice. Bashir has chosen Exodus - The Toxic Waltz 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir misses with a hook
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bashir takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White misses with an uppercut
and Bashir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Bashir finds it's target.
White looks to land a right hand but Bashir moved out of range.
Bashir connects with a looping right hand.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bashir's guard.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White 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.
White trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir is looking to sweep but instead, White has passed into half guard.
Bashir is trying to control but can't.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Bashir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bashir wants to get back to full guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bashir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
Bashir works his way to full guard. Good work.
White won't allow Bashir to sweep him here.
Bashir is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
White trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White throws a hook to the side of Bashir's head but Bashir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashir lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Bashir misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashir avoids the body shot from White.
Bashir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashir.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bashir's head backwards.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashir.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Bashir is quick to defend against it.
Bashir ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Bashir throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashir looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Bashir.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashir connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bashir misses with the combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bashir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White lands an overhand right.
Bashir lands a jab.
Bashir slips under a jab from White.
Bashir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Julian Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for White.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White slips under a jab.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Bashir.
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is working for a submission of some sort.
Bashir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bashir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashir controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Bashir has wrist control.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashir is retaining full guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bashir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bashir is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White wants to control but Bashir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bashir trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
Bashir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White looking for submissions off his back.
Bashir working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bashir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bashir stopping the sweep attempt from White.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashir is stalling in the full guard.
Bashir trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bashir slips a straight right by White.
Bashir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bashir avoid being mounted?
Bashir wants to get back to full guard.
Bashir is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bashir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to pass the guard but Bashir defending well.
Bashir has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bashir trying to control but White postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White wants to pass the guard but Bashir is defending well.
Bashir is trying to get back to full guard.
Bashir taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
Bashir wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Bashir tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Bashir is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bashir avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Bashir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bashir trying to control but White postures up.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White working over Bashir with some ground and pound. Bashir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
White misses with a head shot. Bashir uses the momentum to regain guard.
White lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. White is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bashir.
White is working Bashir over with some ground and pound from side control.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bashir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bashir is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bashir avoid being mounted?
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White wants to control but Bashir is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
Bashir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
White is trying to remain composed but Bashir is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Bashir gets his hands free.
Bashir lands shots from the back.
Bashir loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can White hold on?
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bashir controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bashir controlling the positon.
Bashir trying to control momentarily.
Bashir is working the ground and pound. Can White escape?
White breaks Bashir's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bashir controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White won't allow Bashir to sweep him here.
Bashir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bashir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Bashir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bashir prevents White from improving his position.
Bashir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bashir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bashir is working away from the top position though.
Bashir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bashir tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White is trying to maintain the position but Bashir is very close to passing his half guard.
Bashir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White looking for submissions off his back.
Bashir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White taking some punishment here, with Bashir in his half guard.
Bashir is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White wants to control the action here but instead Bashir manages to pass to full mount!
Bashir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bashir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bashir lands a couple of good shots and White has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bashir's arms.
White prevents Bashir from getting a body triangle.
White trying to control the position but Bashir manages to sink in the hooks.
Bashir is looking for the choke from the back position but White is controlling his hands well.
White looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bashir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bashir missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashir misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the side of Bashir's head but Bashir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashir misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White shoots in and bounces Bashir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashir is retaining full guard.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Bashir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White postures up.
Bashir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bashir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bashir is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Bashir connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bashir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White with the active half guard here but Bashir passes nicely into side control.
Bashir looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bashir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bashir gets to mount! White was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
White regains half guard.
Bashir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bashir lands strikes from half guard.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bashir is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to improve his position but Bashir is controlling well.
White taking some punishment here, with Bashir in his half guard.
Bashir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White taking some punishment here, with Bashir in his half guard.
Bashir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Bashir wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is looking to improve his position.
Julian Bashir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
White is looking to get back to full guard here but Bashir has managed to pass to side control instead.
White is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bashir is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bashir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But White has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from White!
White wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White throws an elbow that misses. Bashir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Bashir!
White is pulling down on Bashir's head. It's preventing any offense from Bashir, at least for the moment.
White has his foot on Bashir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bashir works his way back into a safe position though.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bashir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White has his foot on Bashir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bashir works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bashir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bashir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bashir is stalling in the full guard.
Bashir cracks White with a solid left hand.
Ray White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashir tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Bashir is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but White has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bashir is looking to defend but White has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bashir! White pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bashir taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ray White!
Ray White is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Ray White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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