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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasty Man (ranked 2329 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Roman Dinu (ranked 282 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasty Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dinu misses.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinu.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nasty Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinu looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man feints and then cracks Dinu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinu down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dinu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Nasty Man has been cut.
Nice shot by Man.
Dinu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.
Dinu throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinu cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Dinu throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Dinu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinu misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
No joy there for Dinu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dinu misses with a wild combination.
Dinu throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Dinu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dinu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Dinu.
Dinu presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dinu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dinu fails to land.
Dinu throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinu misses with a body shot.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinu misses with an uppercut.
Dinu throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinu.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dinu moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dinu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Man lands a big right hand that sends Dinu crashing to the mat! Man stays standing though and waves Dinu back to his feet!
 Dinu is rocked!
Man knocks out Dinu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Man before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Man picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nasty Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 2346 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 286 p4p, 217 weight class). Yobachukwu comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now. Paavo Vayrynen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavo Vayrynen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yobachukwu ducks under a wild hook from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen scores with a shot to the body.
Yobachukwu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Yobachukwu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Yobachukwu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yobachukwu. Vayrynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vayrynen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yobachukwu defends it well.
Vayrynen throws out a powerful jab.
Vayrynen misses with a wild body shot.
Yobachukwu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vayrynen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yobachukwu, as that shot connected.
It looks like Paavo Vayrynen has been cut.
Vayrynen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Yobachukwu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vayrynen at a distance.
Yobachukwu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vayrynen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yobachukwu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu connects with a jab.
Vayrynen missing with a left hand there. Yobachukwu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vayrynen throws a body punch but Yobachukwu moves out of range.
Yobachukwu slips a jab and a cross from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen tries to close the distance and clinch but Yobachukwu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yobachukwu scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Paavo Vayrynen's cut even more.
Vayrynen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Yobachukwu misses.
Vayrynen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Yobachukwu misses its intended target.
Yobachukwu loads up on a big right hand but Vayrynen slips the punch.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook
and Vayrynen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yobachukwu keeps the fight on the outside.
Yobachukwu misses with a straight right.
Yobachukwu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Yobachukwu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vayrynen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yobachukwu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yobachukwu lands a jab to the nose.
Akubundu Yobachukwu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vayrynen throws a jab when Yobachukwu was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Yobachukwu there.
The cut above Paavo Vayrynen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vayrynen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yobachukwu lands a big head kick that sends Vayrynen to the canvas! Yobachukwu follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akubundu Yobachukwu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Goodson (ranked 2489 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Mombasa Magabi (ranked 295 p4p, 185 weight class). Goodson comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- The Unseen. Mombasa Magabi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Goodson's chin.
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BJJ Purple 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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Goodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Goodson.
Magabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goodson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Goodson misses the jab.
Magabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodson throws out the jab.
Magabi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goodson with a body shot.
Magabi slips a straight right by Goodson.
Goodson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circling - Goodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodson lands a left and a right that send Magabi crashing to the mat, dazed. Goodson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Magabi .
Goodson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magabi counters with a left and a right that stings Goodson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodson throws a hook but Magabi avoids it easily.
Goodson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goodson misses with a hook
and Magabi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Goodson! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 1365 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Dennis Cunningham (ranked 168 p4p, 203 weight class). Savinov comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Point A. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 10 - 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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Savinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savinov.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Savinov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cunningham lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cunningham slows the pace down.
Cunningham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savinov keeps working.
Savinov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Savinov saw that one coming.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cunningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
Cunningham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cunningham showed some decent athleticism there.
Cunningham throwing shots but Savinov is blocking nicely.
Cunningham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cunningham wants to work for an arm triangle but Savinov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a strike but Savinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Savinov is looking to stand up but Cunningham isn't so interested in that idea.
Cunningham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cunningham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov wants to stand up but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cunningham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Savinov throws a leg kick
and Cunningham counters with a shoot takedown. Savinov fights it but they end up in guard.
Savinov is wriggling around but Cunningham manages to pass to half guard.
Cunningham passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws some wild stikes that Savinov manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Cunningham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cunningham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savinov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham takes a swing at Savinov's ribcage but misses.
Cunningham with a jab.
Good shot there by Cunningham.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cunningham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savinov defends it well.
A clash of legs there as Cunningham blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cunningham! But no joy.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
Cunningham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham moves away from the strike by Savinov.
Savinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Cunningham.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cunningham throws out a loose jab but Savinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Savinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savinov slips a jab from Cunningham.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov avoids the body shot from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws the left hand but Savinov avoids the punch easily.
Savinov is looking for a counter combo.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savinov.
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.
Savinov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Savinov.
Savinov throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham throws an overhand right that lands on Savinov's shoulder, as Savinov tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cunningham's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cunningham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Savinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
Savinov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Savinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Savinov throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Savinov blocks a jab.
Savinov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savinov walks into a left hand.
Cunningham throws a jab when Savinov was well out of range.
Savinov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Savinov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cunningham lands a nice hook to Savinov's body. Savinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexev Savinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cunningham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savinov throws a front kick aimed at Cunningham's knee but Cunningham avoids it well.
Cunningham misses with a body shot
and Savinov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Cunningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Cunningham throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Savinov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savinov. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunningham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Savinov staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savinov.
Cunningham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Savinov sprawls well initially but Cunningham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cunningham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cunningham thows a huge punch but Savinov dodges it nicely.
Cunningham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savinov is trying to stand.
Cunningham drops an elbow to the side of Savinov's head.
Cunningham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cunningham wants to control but Savinov is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cunningham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Cunningham drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savinov defends it well.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Savinov.
Cunningham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dennis Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Savinov scores with a leg kick.
Cunningham scores with a hook.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Savinov's hands.
Savinov tries a low kick but Cunningham avoids it.
Savinov slips a straight right by Cunningham.
Savinov tries to score with a low kick but Cunningham moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cunningham scores with a sloppy right hand. Savinov should have avoided that one.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savinov swings widly with a right hand
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Cunningham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Cunningham misses its intended target.
Cunningham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savinov pinned against the cage. Savinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Savinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cunningham takes one to the chin there.
Cunningham misses with a looping left.
Cunningham closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cunningham lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savinov is looking to stand back up but Cunningham counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Savinov.
Cunningham prevents Savinov from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cunningham seems to be working for a kimura but Savinov defends the submission attempt.
Cunningham trying to control from half guard but Savinov is working away.
Cunningham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Savinov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cunningham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cunningham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Cunningham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cunningham is trying to control. Savinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cunningham uses his free foot to push down on Savinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Savinov.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Savinov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Savinov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cunningham lands a heavy elbow.
Cunningham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Savinov's face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cunningham lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham controlling his opponent.
Cunningham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cunningham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savinov is looking to escape.
Cunningham controlling from mount.
Cunningham landing strikes from the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham controlling from mount.
Cunningham lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cunningham postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Savinov in real trouble here! The ref calls for Savinov to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Cunningham!
A relieved looking Dennis Cunningham 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 LĂ©o Saint-Clair (ranked 1381 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Deebo Samuel (ranked 171 p4p, 183 weight class). Saint-Clair comes to the cage accompanied by Seine Saint-Denis Style - SuprĂŞme NTM. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Deebo Samuel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LĂ©o Saint-Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Clair scores with the left hand. Samuel knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Saint-Clair. Beautiful body shot.
Samuel cracks Saint-Clair with a good jab.
It looks like LĂ©o Saint-Clair has been cut.
The fighters circling - Saint-Clair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samuel looks to land a combination but Saint-Clair avoids it well.
Samuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint-Clair moves away.
Samuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint-Clair.
Samuel avoids the body shot from Saint-Clair.
Good exchange - Samuel coming out on top.
Samuel misses with a body shot.
Saint-Clair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint-Clair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Samuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Clair staying out of range there.
Samuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint-Clair loads up on a big right hand but Samuel slips the punch.
Samuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint-Clair manages to avoid it.
Saint-Clair drops Samuel with a beautiful combination! Samuel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saint-Clair is looking for the KO!
It looks like Deebo Samuel has been cut.
Samuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Samuel misses
and Saint-Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samuel is rocked!
Saint-Clair misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint-Clair finish him?
Saint-Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samuel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint-Clair rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samuel. Saint-Clair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuel seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint-Clair cracks Samuel's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Samuel slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Saint-Clair can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LĂ©o Saint-Clair!
After winning the bout, LĂ©o Saint-Clair 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 Axmed Abdullah (ranked 1529 p4p, 2079 weight class) and Tokoni Soaki (ranked 190 p4p, 250 weight class). Soaki has chosen Le Manu - Shepherds Reign as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah connects with a body shot that sends Soaki's belly button to the back.
Abdullah swings for the body but Soaki moves out of range.
Soaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soaki.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Soaki.
Soaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Soaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Abdullah counters with a one-two to the body.
Abdullah gets a clinch.
Soaki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Abdullah can't fight it off and eventually Soaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Abdullah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soaki is looking to advance position but Abdullah has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah throwing strikes here but Soaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Soaki wants to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the head.
Abdullah is landing with some decent strikes but Soaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soaki is looking to get to half guard.
Abdullah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Abdullah throws a sloppy strike and Soaki uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Soaki has ended up in Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Soaki managing to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Soaki has wrist control.
Abdullah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Soaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Abdullah haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soaki wants to pass the guard but Abdullah is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soaki looking to pass the guard.
Abdullah has his hands on Soaki's head, controlling the position.
Abdullah wants to sweep here but Soaki controlling him for the moment.
Soaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Soaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soaki wants to slow Abdullah down by chopping away at his legs.
Soaki swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
It looked like Abdullah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abdullah throws a body punch but Soaki moves out of range.
Soaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soaki content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully.
Abdullah keeping full guard, as Soaki tries to pass.
Abdullah pulls Soaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Soaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Soaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soaki prevents Abdullah from improving his position.
Soaki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soaki trying to mount his opponent but Abdullah defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah swings widly with a right hand
letting Soaki counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
Soaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soaki lands with an overhand left.
Abdullah forces Soaki back against the cage and clinches.
Soaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
Abdullah tries to stall but Soaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdullah breaks from the clinch.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soaki catches Abdullah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soaki misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdullah misses its target.
Soaki throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Soaki misses with a leg kick.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soaki.
Soaki looking to score a takedown here. Abdullah is defending well but Soaki drives through and ends up in Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah is pulling down on Soaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Soaki, at least for the moment.
Soaki wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tokoni Soaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abdullah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soaki's guard.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soaki is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soaki.
Soaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Soaki swings widly with a right hand
and Soaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Soaki.
Soaki throws a hook to the side of Abdullah 's head but Abdullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki misses with a left hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdullah instigates a clinch.
Soaki manages to break the clinch.
Soaki loads up on a big right hand but Abdullah slips the punch.
Soaki throws an off balance right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdullah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soaki.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soaki moves out of range as Abdullah strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Abdullah misses.
A jab lands there for Abdullah .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soaki defends it nicely.
Abdullah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soaki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to take a breather but Soaki is having none of it.
Soaki is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdullah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abdullah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soaki is trying to hold Abdullah in close to prevent damage but Abdullah has managed to pass into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Abdullah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abdullah works over Soaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Axmed Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdullah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abdullah landing some decent shots from guard.
Soaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to control but Soaki is working from the bottom.
Abdullah throws a strike but Soaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abdullah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soaki controls the pace.
Abdullah 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.
Soaki looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdullah holds on and takes a little breather.
Soaki is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soaki is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Abdullah blocks the low kick.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abdullah as he jumps to the side.
Soaki is breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdullah tries to avoid it but Soaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdullah to the ground. Abdullah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Tokoni Soaki's cut even more.
Abdullah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abdullah checks a low kick from Soaki.
Abdullah clinches up with Soaki and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Abdullah on the inside.
Abdullah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah digs a right hand underneath Soaki's ribcage. Soaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soaki looking for a sweep but Abdullah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Abdullah with the ground and pound from mount.
Soaki is rocked!
The cut above Tokoni Soaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a big shot to the head and Soaki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
Our winner, Axmed Abdullah , 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.
The defeated Tokoni Soaki had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Osmond (ranked 966 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 121 p4p, 196 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Osmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukahainen takes a swing at Osmond's ribcage but misses.
Joukahainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joukahainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osmond attempts a counter takedown but Joukahainen avoids it well and moves away.
Joukahainen misses with a right hand
and Osmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Jouni Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Joukahainen has knocked Osmond down with a huge combo! Joukahainen steps away and waves a wobbly Osmond back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Osmond is rocked!
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osmond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Osmond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osmond fails to land the takedown.
Joukahainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osmond seems to have got his legs back now.
Osmond throws a body shot but no joy.
Joukahainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joukahainen throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Osmond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joukahainen throws the kick towards the body but Osmond avoids it.
Joukahainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joukahainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osmond.
Joukahainen scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen swings widly with a right hand
and Osmond counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Osmond.
A shot to the liver by Joukahainen. Beautiful body shot.
Osmond is breathing heavily.
Joukahainen throws a head kick that misses.
Joukahainen walks into a jab.
Joukahainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Osmond.
Osmond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Joukahainen misses.
Joukahainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joukahainen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joukahainen throws a low kick but Osmond avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joukahainen. Osmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osmond half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Osmond 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.
Joukahainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joukahainen misses with a looping right.
Osmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joukahainen.
Osmond dodges the punch combination from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joukahainen ducks under a wild hook from Osmond.
Joukahainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osmond's sensitive parts.
Joukahainen throws the left hand but Osmond avoids the punch easily.
Joukahainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joukahainen misses with a straight left.
Osmond drops down looking for a counter takedown but Joukahainen sprawls and moves away.
Joukahainen staying out of range there.
Osmond blocks a jab.
Joukahainen throws a lazy body kick
and Osmond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Osmond.
Joukahainen misses with a hook.
Osmond changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
It looks like Osmond has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Osmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osmond cracks Joukahainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joukahainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Osmond throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joukahainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Osmond finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Osmond throws an elbow that misses. Joukahainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Osmond's guard. Nice move by Joukahainen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Osmond 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.
Osmond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Osmond has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Joukahainen has passed into side control.
Osmond is trying to control Joukahainen's posture but Joukahainen avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osmond is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Osmond wants to control but Joukahainen postures up.
Osmond trying to remain calm as Joukahainen controls from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Osmond tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Osmond wants to control but Joukahainen postures up.
Osmond prevents Joukahainen from moving into mount.
Joukahainen controlling the position from side mount.
Joukahainen decides to stand back up.
Osmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Joukahainen misses.
Joukahainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osmond checks it well.
Joukahainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Osmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joukahainen.
A big right from Joukahainen misses.
Joukahainen connects with a body shot.
Osmond lands a really nice looking cross but Joukahainen seems unphased.
Jouni Joukahainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joukahainen misses with a right hand
and Osmond counters with a straight right hand.
Joukahainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Osmond.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukahainen lands a left and a right that send Osmond crashing to the mat, dazed. Joukahainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Joel Osmond's cut is getting worse.
Joukahainen moves in close and cracks Osmond with a massive right hand! Osmond, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Joukahainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Joukahainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 900 p4p, 943 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 111 p4p, 118 weight class). Thunda Punch will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Cloud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Cloud misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Punch digs a good hook to Cloud's body.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Punch connects with a nice looking jab.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Punch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cloud scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloud scores with a body shot.
Cloud lands the left hand.
Cloud lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch misses with a straight right.
Cloud misses with a few strikes there.
Punch moves out of range of the strikes.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Cloud is out of range.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Punch misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cloud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch connects with a single shot there.
Cloud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punch throws a sloppy body shot
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
As Punch looks to move away, Cloud throws a big counter combo but Punch just gets out of the way.
Punch lands an overhand right.
Punch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punch! But no joy.
Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Punch misses with a double jab
and Cloud counters with a nice right hand that sends Punch toppling to the canvas! Punch scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cloud finish him?!
It looks like Thunda Punch has been cut.
Punch gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cloud gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Punch is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robby Cloud!
Robby Cloud bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finley McPherson (ranked 662 p4p, 746 weight class) and Julius Howell (ranked 80 p4p, 91 weight class). Howell has chosen HonestKey- The Unseen as his entrance music. Julius Howell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finley McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from McPherson.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
A swing and a miss from McPherson.
Howell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good work by McPherson as he checks the leg kick.
McPherson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on McPherson's shoulder, as McPherson tries to avoid the shot.
Howell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McPherson defends it nicely.
McPherson scores with a shot to the body.
Howell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howell missing with a left hand there. McPherson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McPherson moves into range and clinches up with Howell.
Still in the clinch, McPherson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howell has a couple of punches blocked by McPherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howell blocks an elbow strike.
Howell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howell is trying to drag McPherson to the mat but McPherson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McPherson leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Howell to work.
McPherson prevents the takedown attempt.
Finley McPherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Howell.
McPherson lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Howell lands with a short shot to the head.
Howell misses with a punch on the inside.
McPherson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McPherson prevents a body shot from Howell.
A bit of stalling here from McPherson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell prevents a body shot from McPherson.
Howell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McPhersons head.
McPherson lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
That has opened up Julius Howell's cut even more.
Howell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McPherson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Julius Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McPherson scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
McPherson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howell is defending well for now.
Howell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howell jumps guard but McPherson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howell tries to work over McPherson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McPherson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Julius Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howell misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson blocks an uppercut.
McPherson trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for McPherson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson stalling in the clinch.
McPherson gets through Howell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finley McPherson!
A victorious Finley McPherson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hunter (ranked 868 p4p, 531 weight class) and Keanu Marlin (ranked 108 p4p, 65 weight class). Keanu Marlin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Marlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marlin.
Marlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marlin throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hunter counter with a right hand.
Marlin misses with a left hand
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keanu Marlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marlin's hands.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
Hunter throws a big counter combination but Marlin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marlin lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marlin.
Marlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Marlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Marlin.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marlin.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Marlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marlin misses with a body punch
and Marlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Marlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It looks like Hunter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunter defending well as Marlin loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marlin under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter defending well as Marlin loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marlin.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Marlin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hunter falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hunter was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keanu Marlin!
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