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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Batt (ranked 5906 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 465 p4p, 292 weight class). Rory Devaney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Batt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devaney tries to avoid it but Batt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devaney to the ground. Devaney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Devaney digs a good body shot into Batt's ribs.
Devaney misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devaney, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Dylan Batt has been cut.
Batt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Devaney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Batt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devaney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batt shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Devaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batt walks straight into a right hand from Devaney - that's dropped him! Devaney jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Batt from any more punishment! Batt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rory Devaney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 3022 p4p, 4212 weight class) and Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 344 p4p, 443 weight class). Jani Hurme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmarrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Hurme counters with a one-two to the body.
Hurme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turmarrov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hurme was covering up waiting for the punch and Turmarrov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hurme has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Turmarrov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turmarrov tries to pull guard but Hurme won't allow it.
Hurme drags the fight down to the ground.
Turmarrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurme controlling the position.
Hurme seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Turmarrov postures up.
Hurme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turmarrov.
Hurme keeping moving, preventing Turmarrov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmarrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turmarrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hurme controlling Turmarrov's posture.
Turmarrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hurme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turmarrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hurme has wrist control.
Turmarrov lands a couple of elbows.
Turmarrov distracts Hurme with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hurme will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurme is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turmarrov defends well.
Turmarrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hurme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turmarrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turmarrov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turmarrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turmarrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turmarrov wants to control from the top but Hurme keeps moving.
Turmarrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turmarrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turmarrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turmarrov trying to control but Hurme is working from the bottom.
Hurme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurme looking to control.
Turmarrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turmarrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Turmarrov with a nice head shot there.
Turmarrov stands up over Hurme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turmarrov wants to control from the top but Hurme keeps moving.
Turmarrov drops back looking for a leg! Hurme is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hurme manages to kick Turmarrov off! Turmarrov jumps back into Hurme's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hurme is looking for a triangle but Turmarrov pushes his legs off easily.
Turmarrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hurme holds on and takes a little breather.
Turmarrov postures up and lands a big shot to Hurme's brow.
Turmarrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hurme has control of Turmarrov's left arm, preventing Turmarrov from doing any damage.
Turmarrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurme controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
Turmarrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurme is trying to keep Turmarrov in close.
Turmarrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turmarrov is fighting to break Hurme's control of his arms but Hurme is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurme looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hurme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Turmarrov - just one landing.
Turmarrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hurme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turmarrov tries to clinch
and Turmarrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turmarrov.
Hurme is looking to counter punch.
Jani Hurme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Turmarrov.
Turmarrov with a poor takedown
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turmarrov showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurme tries to kick Turmarrov off in order to stand up. Turmarrov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hurme is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hurme wants to control but Turmarrov postures up.
Hurme is looking to regain half guard here but Turmarrov keeps moving and retains side control.
Turmarrov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hurme is trying to control Turmarrov's posture but Turmarrov avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hurme tries to escape but Turmarrov is in control.
Turmarrov is chipping away with strikes.
Turmarrov scores with punches from side control.
Turmarrov scores with punches from side control.
Turmarrov looking to control but instead Hurme has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hurme tries to get to full guard but Turmarrov has control of the leg.
Turmarrov 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.
Hurme trying to control here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hurme keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hurme has hold of Turmarrov's hands but Turmarrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hurme trying to control here.
Hurme is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turmarrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hurme is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turmarrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turmarrov's back!
Turmarrov staying busy and making it hard for Hurme to control.
Turmarrov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turmarrov prevents Hurme from getting a body triangle.
Turmarrov tries to break free.
Turmarrov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hurme gets his way!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexey Turmarrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turmarrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turmarrov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hurme to counter with a crisp jab.
Turmarrov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hurme regains half guard.
Hurme trying to control from the bottom.
Hurme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hurme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turmarrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurme's head.
Alexey Turmarrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hurme pulls Turmarrov in close to his closed guard and prevents Turmarrov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turmarrov stands up over Hurme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme trying to keep a closed guard but Turmarrov is proving a slippery customer.
Turmarrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurme trying to control the position here.
Turmarrov with a nice head shot there.
Hurme has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turmarrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turmarrov lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov landing with the ground and pound.
Turmarrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hurme controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
Turmarrov stands up over Hurme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hurme working a defensive guard here.
Turmarrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turmarrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Turmarrov working some strikes from top position.
Turmarrov wants to control from the top but Hurme keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurme managing to control the position.
Hurme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turmarrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turmarrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turmarrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turmarrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four 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.
Turmarrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turmarrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turmarrov landing with the ground and pound.
Hurme working a defensive guard here.
Turmarrov lands a couple of elbows.
Hurme controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hurme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turmarrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turmarrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hurme looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jani Hurme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hurme throws a series of punches but Turmarrov moves out of range.
Turmarrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hurme counter with a right hand.
Jani Hurme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Turmarrov.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov loads up on a big right hand but Hurme slips the punch.
Hurme fails to land with a series of punches.
Turmarrov with the counter takedown but Hurme avoids it easily.
Turmarrov shoots and misses
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jani Hurme is winning the standup battle so far.
Turmarrov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hurme quickly recovers to half guard.
Hurme has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Turmarrov is on him like a limpet, forcing Hurme back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurme manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Turmarrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurme controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hurme is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Turmarrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hurme wants to control but Turmarrov passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turmarrov lands a nice short elbow.
Hurme taking some punishment here, with Turmarrov in his half guard.
Hurme is looking to control Turmarrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hurme avoid being mounted?
Turmarrov seems to be looking for submissions.
Turmarrov stalling away here and it's allowed Hurme to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turmarrov looking to pass the guard.
Turmarrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turmarrov trying to control but Hurme is working from the bottom.
Hurme has control of Turmarrov's left arm, preventing Turmarrov from doing any damage.
Hurme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hurme controls Turmarrov momentarily but Turmarrov frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turmarrov tries to clinch up
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turmarrov's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turmarrov dodges the punch combination from Hurme.
Jani Hurme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turmarrov is looking to clinch but Hurme is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jani Hurme.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 19:20
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 19:20
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexey Turmarrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkiviadis Samaras (ranked 2268 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Edward Sanchez (ranked 197 p4p, 266 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alkiviadis Samaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samaras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Samaras is stalling in the full guard.
Samaras stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Samaras is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samaras's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samaras controlling from the top position.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samaras's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Samaras slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Samaras in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez is pushing Samaras's head away, looking to escape. Samaras manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samaras is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sloppy strikes there by Samaras.
An elbow from Samaras crashes against the mat.
Samaras remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Samaras drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.
Further stalling from Samaras.
Check out the look on Samaras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four 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.
Samaras throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Samaras crashes against the mat.
Samaras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samaras in side control, throwing shots but Sanchez defends.
Sanchez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samaras.
Samaras takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Samaras advances to full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samaras controlling his opponent.
Samaras unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
Samaras misses with a head shot.
Samaras pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samaras throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Samaras breaks from Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaras content just to control the position here.
Sanchez looks winded!
Samaras throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Samaras connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samaras controlling his opponent.
Samaras looking to finish with strikes here!
Samaras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Samaras looking to finish with strikes here!
Samaras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount.
Samaras throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Samaras loaded up on that one.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samaras unloading with bombs!
 Sanchez is rocked!
Samaras looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sanchez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alkiviadis Samaras!
Edward Sanchez spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck, I should have done better.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sarinnen (ranked 1459 p4p, 3135 weight class) and Will Trapp (ranked 133 p4p, 251 weight class). Will Trapp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Sarinnen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarinnen misses with a shot to the body
enabling Trapp to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Sarinnen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarinnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Trapp.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarinnen misses the target.
Trapp avoids the body shot from Sarinnen.
Samuel Sarinnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarinnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trapp swivels and escapes.
Sarinnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trapp.
We've been informed that Trapp has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sarinnen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trapp jabs at Sarinnen's body.
Sarinnen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trapp on the side of the head.
Trapp scores with a jab to the head.
 Sarinnen is rocked!
A big right from Trapp misses.
Sarinnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarinnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trapp throws a body punch but Sarinnen moves out of range.
Sarinnen throws a poor cross that misses
and Trapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trapp dodges the punch combination from Sarinnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp takes one on the button.
Sarinnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trapp.
Sarinnen avoids the body shot from Trapp.
Sarinnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarinnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Trapp's head.
Trapp scores with a body shot.
Sarinnen dips to his left and cracks Trapp with an uppercut!
Sarinnen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarinnen trying to control the position but Trapp is working away.
Sarinnen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sarinnen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp struggling a bit here.
Sarinnen taking a breather here.
Trapp throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sarinnen is looking to take a break and control but Trapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sarinnen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sarinnen wants to control but Trapp is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarinnen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trapp is trying to control Sarinnen's posture but Sarinnen avoids it.
Sarinnen controlling from side mount.
Sarinnen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarinnen trying to control the action but Trapp is working from the bottom.
Sarinnen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarinnen tries for a kimura but Trapp is defending well.
Sarinnen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trapp is looking to regain half guard here but Sarinnen keeps moving and retains side control.
Sarinnen wants to control but Trapp is keeping him busy.
Sarinnen is working to tighten his grip on Trapp's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Trapp has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sarinnen is really squeezing tight and eventually Trapp passes out! Sarinnen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samuel Sarinnen!
Samuel Sarinnen retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Samuel Sarinnen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Talen Odom Hunt (ranked 517 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Jokubas Antukis (ranked 72 p4p, 237 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Antukis's choice of entrance music: "Terminator" - Sevendust. 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 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Talen Odom Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odom Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antukis throws out the jab.
Antukis throws a lazy uppercut
and Odom Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Antukis misses.
Odom Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokubas Antukis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odom Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antukis manages to avoid it.
Antukis misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Antukis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antukis misses with an uppercut. Odom Hunt saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antukis lands a right hook to the body.
Odom Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Odom Hunt swings for the body but Antukis moves out of range.
Antukis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Antukis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis throws a big shot that misses.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Antukis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Odom Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antukis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odom Hunt. Antukis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odom Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antukis.
Antukis connects with a jab.
Antukis misses with a hook. Odom Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Antukis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odom Hunt.
As Antukis looks to move away, Odom Hunt throws a big counter combo but Antukis just gets out of the way.
A head kick by Antukis misses
and Odom Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odom Hunt slips under a jab from Antukis.
Odom Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Antukis.
Antukis lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antukis.
Antukis throws out a leg kick but Odom Hunt moves out of range and Antukis only half commits.
Odom Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Odom Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Antukis misses its intended target.
Odom Hunt tries to counter by clinching up but Antukis breaks away and moves out of range.
Odom Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antukis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Antukis misses.
Antukis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Odom Hunt moves forwards but Antukis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antukis lands a nice looking body shot.
Odom Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antukis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Odom Hunt scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt checks a leg kick.
Antukis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Odom Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antukis circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antukis.
Odom Hunt throws a right hand that Antukis ducks under and follows up with a left that Antukis also avoids with ease.
Antukis ducks under a wild hook from Odom Hunt.
Odom Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Antukis's belly button to the back.
Odom Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Antukis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odom Hunt thinking.
Odom Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antukis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Odom Hunt's sensitive parts.
Antukis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antukis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odom Hunt swings for the body but Antukis moves out of range.
Antukis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Odom Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Antukis counter with a right hand.
Antukis misses with a straight right.
Antukis misses with a hook.
Odom Hunt slips under a jab.
Odom Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Odom Hunt staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Antukis - just one landing.
Antukis misses with a lunging right hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antukis thinking.
Odom Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Antukis throws a low kick but Odom Hunt moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Antukis.
Antukis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Antukis throws an off balance right hand
and Odom Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odom Hunt avoids the body shot from Antukis.
Odom Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Odom Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Odom Hunt.
Odom Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt misses with a double jab
and Antukis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antukis lands with a straight right. Odom Hunt didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Antukis does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antukis lands with an uppercut that bounces Odom Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Odom Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Odom Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antukis jabs at Odom Hunt's body.
Antukis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antukis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Antukis and move into the clinch.
Antukis misses with a right hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Odom Hunt misses.
Antukis wants to land a leg kick but Odom Hunt is out of range.
Antukis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odom Hunt walks into a left hand.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Antukis.
Antukis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odom Hunt manages to avoid it.
Antukis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Odom Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antukis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odom Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Antukis lands a slapping body shot.
Antukis slips under a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Antukis throws the left hand but Odom Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Antukis lands the left hand.
A jab from Antukis does it's job there.
Odom Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antukis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antukis lands a body shot.
Odom Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antukis can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Antukis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antukis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Odom Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Antukis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odom Hunt.
It looked like Odom Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Antukis.
Odom Hunt throws a body punch but Antukis moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odom Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Antukis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Odom Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Antukis lands with a kick to the temple. Odom Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Odom Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Odom Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antukis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odom Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Odom Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antukis looks to score with a jab to the body but Odom Hunt is just out of range.
Odom Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antukis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antukis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odom Hunt moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jokubas Antukis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Odom Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antukis was well out of range. Poor timing from Odom Hunt.
Antukis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Antukis finds it's way through Odom Hunt's defenses.
Antukis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antukis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Odom Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Odom Hunt walks into a left hand.
Antukis lands a nice shot that snaps Odom Hunt's head back.
Antukis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odom Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antukis.
Odom Hunt avoids the body shot from Antukis.
Antukis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antukis misses with a double jab
and Odom Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Antukis misses with an uppercut.
Odom Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Antukis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antukis looks to land a right hand but Odom Hunt moved out of range.
Odom Hunt misses with a looping left.
Antukis with a nice calf kick.
Odom Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Odom Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Odom Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Antukis.
Antukis throws a looping overhand right but Odom Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antukis scores with the left hand. Odom Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Antukis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antukis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odom Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antukis misses the jab.
Antukis missing with a left hand there. Odom Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Antukis works the jab nicely.
Antukis swings for the body but Odom Hunt moves out of range.
Odom Hunt blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antukis with a nice calf kick.
Odom Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antukis stuns Odom Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Odom Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antukis lands with an overhand left.
Antukis ducks under a wild hook from Odom Hunt.
Antukis tests Odom Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antukis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Odom Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antukis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Odom Hunt in his tracks.
Antukis throws a body kick that misses.
Antukis throws a lazy uppercut
and Odom Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Antukis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Odom Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Antukis is rocked!
A big right from Antukis misses.
Antukis is still on wobbly legs! Can Odom Hunt finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odom Hunt drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Antukis right on the button. Antukis goes down! Odom Hunt follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Odom Hunt gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Talen Odom Hunt!
Talen Odom Hunt retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Talen Odom Hunt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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