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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huntti King (ranked 4045 p4p, 21414 weight class) and Radd Zayan (ranked 420 p4p, 535 weight class). Zayan has chosen We Drink Ritalin as his entrance music. Radd Zayan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Huntti King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radd Zayan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zayan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jab by King.
King throws a right hand that Zayan ducks under and follows up with a left that Zayan also avoids with ease.
Zayan is looking for the big counter here.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Zayan is looking for the big counter here.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zayan counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zayan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to bum rush Zayan with a series of wild strikes but Zayan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Zayan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zayan throws a counter combo.
Zayan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King looks to land a combination but Zayan avoids it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zayan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zayan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King swinging wildly here.
Zayan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! King has cracked Zayan with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! King lands another huge swinging hook and Zayan tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Zayan, before King can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Huntti King!
Radd Zayan was interviewed post fight and said 'This is one-sided, the game is fixed!!! it's all game programming manipulation. I got robbed!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Before Dishonor (ranked 3671 p4p, 24751 weight class) and Barnie Hick (ranked 400 p4p, 549 weight class). Death Before Dishonor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barnie Hick's chin.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Death Before Dishonor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barnie Hick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hick.
Hick lands a head shot.
Hick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnie Hick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Before Dishonor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hick.
Hick throws a hook to the side of Before Dishonor's head but Before Dishonor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Before Dishonor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Before Dishonor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hick throws out the jab.
Hick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hick swings widly with a right hand
and Before Dishonor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Before Dishonor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hick!
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!
Before Dishonor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Before Dishonor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Before Dishonor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Before Dishonor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Before Dishonor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Before Dishonor looking to ground and pound but Hick is blocking nicely.
Hick tries to improve his position but Before Dishonor has taken his back! Before Dishonor has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hick tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Before Dishonor pushes Hick away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Death Before Dishonor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dukes (ranked 2706 p4p, 4746 weight class) and Reynaldo Ribeiro (ranked 310 p4p, 461 weight class). Dukes comes to the cage accompanied by I saw the Light. Reynaldo Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ribeiro backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Reynaldo Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro cracks Dukes with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Johnny Dukes has been cut.
Ribeiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribeiro lands with a hook. Dukes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Dukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Ribeiro clinches up with Dukes and pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Ribeiro lands with a right to the head.
Ribeiro lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro is stalling here.
Ribeiro stalls.
Ribeiro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ribeiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro dodges an elbow strike from Dukes.
Ribeiro jumps 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.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro is working an open guard so Dukes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro lands a jab.
Ribeiro cracks a nice hook into Dukes's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ribeiro. Those never looked like landing.
Dukes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a nice hook to Dukes's body. Dukes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been told by Dukes's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Ribeiro.
Dukes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ribeiro throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro lands a big uppercut and Dukes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dukes looks OK. Ribeiro waves Dukes back to his feet!
 Dukes is rocked!
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Dukes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribeiro fakes the body blow, causing Dukes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dukes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reynaldo Ribeiro!
Johnny Dukes was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch. I deserve that.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between War Turtle (ranked 1851 p4p, 3409 weight class) and Jake Montgomery (ranked 198 p4p, 335 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turtle.
Turtle throwing a counter right hand but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Turtle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.
Jake Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery looks to clinch
and Turtle counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Montgomery.
No joy there for Montgomery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turtle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montgomery! But no joy.
Turtle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montgomery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turtle on the side of the head.
Montgomery moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montgomery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turtle counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montgomery slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery jabs Turtle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turtle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montgomery's coach down at Copes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montgomery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turtle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montgomery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montgomery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montgomery missing with a left hand there. Turtle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turtle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Turtle misses the target.
Nice jab there from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Turtle's shoulder, as Turtle tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery slips under a jab.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Turtle is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turtle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turtle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Montgomery finds it's way through Turtle's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turtle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Montgomery.
Turtle tries to bum rush Montgomery with a series of wild strikes but Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Turtle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turtle misses with a straight left.
Montgomery scores with a punch to the head.
Montgomery is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turtle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Montgomery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turtle, pushing him back against the cage.
Turtle swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Turtle.
Turtle tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turtle throws a head punch that misses.
Turtle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Montgomery leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle scores with a shoulder strike.
Turtle breaks the clinch.
Turtle throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turtle.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
Turtle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Montgomery is trying to break the clinch but Turtle is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Turtle.
Turtle lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turtle.
Montgomery prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Turtle fails to land.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turtle working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Turtle.
Turtle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turtle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Turtle.
Turtle lands a left hand.
Turtle wants to take the fight to the mat but Montgomery manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turtle throws a head punch that misses.
Turtle pulls guard effortlessly.
Turtle wants to sweep but no luck.
Montgomery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turtle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
War Turtle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montgomery tries to clinch but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle throwing a counter right hand but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Turtle misses the jab.
Jab by Montgomery.
Turtle throws a right hand that misses
and Montgomery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turtle misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montgomery closes the distance and clinches.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montgomery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery lands with a nice combination. Turtle backs away looking to recover.
Montgomery needs to keep his hands up - Turtle had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turtle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turtle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery's corner calls for a 1-2. Montgomery obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turtle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Turtle keeps it at a distance.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turtle misses with a hook
and Montgomery counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery lands a jab to the nose.
Turtle throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Jake Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turtle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turtle throws a lazy uppercut
and Montgomery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Montgomery feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turtles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turtle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turtle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Montgomery finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Turtle.
Montgomery swats away the attempt to clinch by Turtle.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turtle throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery jabs Turtle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montgomery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turtle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Turtle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turtle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montgomery.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turtle.
Turtle pushes Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.
Turtle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montgomery throws a shot to the body.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montgomery throws a good cross that connects.
Turtle throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Turtle throws a looping overhand right but Montgomery ducks down to avoid it.
Montgomery lands a lovely overhand right.
Montgomery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turtle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery throws a big shot that misses.
Montgomery wants to clinch.
Montgomery connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montgomery lands with a nice body punch.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turtle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montgomery lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Turtle moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Turtle misses with the head strike.
Turtle is leaning against Montgomery and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turtle is working for takedown but Montgomery is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for War Turtle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turtle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montgomery.
Turtle pushes Montgomery back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turtle swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turtle misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Montgomery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Montgomery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Montgomery cracks Turtle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jake Montgomery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Montgomery - just one landing.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Turtle misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery moves out of range as Turtle strikes.
Turtle swings widly with a right hand
and Montgomery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Montgomery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turtle is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to bum rush Turtle with a series of wild strikes but Turtle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery scores with a one two! Turtle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turtle misses with a right hand
and Montgomery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turtle.
Montgomery throws a jab when Turtle was well out of range.
Turtle defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Turtle as he connects with a hook.
Turtle takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Montgomery's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turtle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Danga de danga de dang - Montgomery scores with a four punch combination!
Turtle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery moves out of range as Turtle strikes.
Some wild striking there from Montgomery.
Turtle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montgomery moves out of range as Turtle strikes.
Turtle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turtle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turtle was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands with a straight right. Turtle didn't see that one coming.
Turtle dips to his left and cracks Montgomery with an uppercut!
Montgomery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turtle misses with a looping right.
Montgomery moves out of range as Turtle strikes.
Montgomery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Turtle.
Montgomery misses the jab.
Turtle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turtle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Montgomery dips to his left and cracks Turtle with an uppercut!
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turtle.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Turtle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montgomery throws a jab but it's blocked by Turtle.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Turtle pushes him off.
Montgomery throws an off balance right hand
letting Turtle counter with a right hand.
Turtle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.
Turtle misses with a hook.
Turtle connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Turtle slips the punch.
Turtle misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turtle misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Turtle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turtle closes the distance but Montgomery moves to the side
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Turtle moves out of range.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Turtle moved out of range.
Montgomery defending well as Turtle loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Turtle's head but Turtle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Turtle.
Turtle loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut
and Turtle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Montgomery.
I think Montgomery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jake Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Rochester (ranked 2792 p4p, 1482 weight class) and Brandon Byrum (ranked 279 p4p, 164 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Byrum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rochester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrum.
Rochester moves in looking to clinch but Byrum pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rochester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Byrum's waist but Byrum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rochester off to one side.
Byrum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Byrum throws a big shot that misses.
Byrum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrum throws out a counter right but Rochester avoids it with no problem.
Byrum misses with the combination.
Rochester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rochester.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Rochester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrum misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rochester checks a leg kick.
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch but Byrum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rochester tries to clinch there but Byrum circles away.
A nice side step and Byrum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rochester shoots in for a takedown but Byrum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Byrum misses with a looping right.
Byrum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Byrum misses.
Rochester feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rochester checks a leg kick.
Rochester with a lazy takedown attempt
and Byrum counters with a right hand to the body.
Byrum just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrum throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Byrum throws a chopping leg kick but Rochester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rochester is looking to counter the offense by Byrum and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rochester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rochester shoots for a double leg takedown but Byrum sprawls well. He's pushed Rochester's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Byrum rushes Rochester and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rochester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byrum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rochester is looking to clinch.
Rochester slips under a jab.
Byrum throws an off balance right hand
and Rochester moves into the clinch.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Byrum.
Byrum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrum misses with a few strikes there.
Rochester ducks under a wild hook from Byrum.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrum throws an elbow but misses.
Rochester avoids the elbow strike from Byrum, against the cage.
Byrum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rochester blocks an uppercut.
Byrum lands an elbow inside that Rochester shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Byrum fails to land.
Byrum lands an elbow that stopped Rochester in his tracks for a moment.
Rochester fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Byrum throws a punch but it's blocked by Rochester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrum struggles to land a body shot inside as Rochester controls his hands.
Byrum manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rochester is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byrum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rochester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rochester tries to clinch there but Byrum circles away.
Rochester sets himself, and Byrum steps forward looking for the clinch! Rochester avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Byrum dominated that round.
That's time! Rochester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrum swinging wildly here.
Rochester tries to counter with a takedown but Byrum is quick to defend against it.
Rochester tries to clinch up.
Byrum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rochester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byrum wants to counter with a clinch but Rochester pushes him away.
Byrum tries to bum rush Rochester with a series of wild strikes but Rochester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rochester tries to counter by clinching up but Byrum breaks away and moves out of range.
Byrum misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon Byrum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rochester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byrum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byrum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rochester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rochester with a body shot.
Byrum rushes Rochester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rochester fails to pull guard.
Rochester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrum effectively controlling the action here.
Rochester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Byrum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrum swings wildly with an uppercut but Rochester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rochester tries to pull guard but Byrum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Rochester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrum manages to break the clinch.
Rochester avoids the body shot from Byrum.
Byrum throws out a loose jab but Rochester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rochester is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rochester tries to clinch up.
Rochester moves in looking to clinch but Byrum pushes him off.
Byrum shoots in and bounces Rochester off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Byrum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byrum is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrum trying to control but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Rochester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Byrum's guard.
Rochester trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rochester wants to pass the guard but Byrum is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrum working for a triangle but Rochester defends it easily.
Byrum is trying to keep Rochester in close.
Rochester passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rochester passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Byrum!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Byrum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rochester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Byrum stuffs the takedown attempt from Rochester. Rochester gets slowly back to his feet.
Rochester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byrum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rochester avoids the body shot from Byrum.
Rochester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byrum misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester tries to clinch but Byrum moves out of range.
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rochester is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Byrum.
Rochester looks for a takedown but Byrum sprawls well.
Byrum throws out a counter right but Rochester avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Rochester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rochester shoots for a takedown but Byrum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rochester staying out of range there.
Rochester is looking to clinch.
Byrum loads up on a big right hand but Rochester slips the punch.
Rochester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester tries for a takedown but Byrum circles away easily
and Byrum counters with a right hand to the body.
Byrum misses the shot to the body.
Rochester tries to clinch but Byrum moves out of range.
Rochester tries to clinch up but Byrum circles away and keeps his distance.
Rochester tries to clinch but Byrum is having none of it.
Byrum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rochester tries to clinch but Byrum is having none of it.
Byrum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rochester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Rochester backs off Byrum throws a huge counter combo but Rochester manages to avoid it all.
Byrum throws a leg kick but Rochester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rochester tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Byrum manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrum instigates a clinch.
Byrum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrum missing with a left hand there. Rochester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ziggy Rochester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rochester tries to clinch up but Byrum circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrum keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rochester or perhaps it was just good defense by Byrum, which made it look bad.
Rochester is looking to clinch but Byrum is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrum 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.
Rochester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rochester wants to hit a sweep here but Byrum passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rochester there!
Rochester is squirming around, avoiding Byrum's attempts to control the action.
Rochester tries to reverse the position but Byrum maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byrum scoring with strikes but Rochester is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Byrum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Byrum!
After winning the bout, Brandon Byrum 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Castillo (ranked 2057 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Putte Possu (ranked 176 p4p, 244 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Possu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo drives through and clinches with Possu against the cage.
Castillo lands a body punch.
Possu successfully pulls guard.
Possu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Possu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Possu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Castillo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Possu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castillo is refusing to be controlled, as Possu sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back.
Castillo trying to control but Possu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to roll over but Possu keeps him under control.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back.
Castillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Possu trying to mount his opponent but Castillo defends it.
Castillo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castillo is controlling Possu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Possu is taking a breather. Castillo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Possu works his way into side control.
Castillo manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back.
Possu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
Castillo looking for submissions off his back.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Possu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Possu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Possu's back!
Castillo looking to break Possu's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Possu remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Castillo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Castillo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Castillo looking for the choke but no joy.
Possu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Possu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castillo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is working the ground and pound. Can Possu escape?
A lull in the action here.
Castillo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Possu!
Castillo punishes Possu with strikes from the back mount.
The referee is taking a good look at Possu as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Castillo!
Possu is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castillo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo scores with punches and elbows.
 Possu is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Castillo scores with a body shot.
Possu misses with a leg kick.
Donk. Castillo catches Possu right on the button with a cross.
Possu is still on wobbly legs! Can Castillo finish him?
Possu misses with a lunging right hand
and Castillo counters with a nice body shot.
Castillo steps in with a hook that catches Possu right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Castillo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Possu looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Garcia Jr (ranked 2240 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Tater Salad (ranked 192 p4p, 179 weight class). Garcia Jr comes into the arena with “Still Tippin” blaring out of the sound system. Salad has chosen Tater Salad as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Garcia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up but Salad circles away and keeps his distance.
Salad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salad throws a hook to the side of Garcia Jr's head but Garcia Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salad scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salad sizes up Garcia Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salad throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia Jr moves in looking to clinch but Salad pushes him off.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Salad circles away.
Salad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Salad avoids it well.
Salad throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad misses with a straight left.
Garcia Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salad successfully pulls guard.
Salad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia Jr's guard.
Garcia Jr keeping moving, preventing Salad from controlling successfully.
Salad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep here but Salad controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia Jr's head.
Salad tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia Jr is retaining full guard.
Garcia Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Salad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garcia Jr there!
Salad controlling his opponent.
Garcia Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salad lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia Jr is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salad lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salad on the ground.
Salad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad working Garcia Jr over with strikes here.
Salad scoring with strikes but Garcia Jr is staying in there.
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Garcia Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia Jr tries to get out of the position.
Salad landing shots from mount.
Garcia Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr tries to hold on but Salad pushes him away.
Salad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salad working Garcia Jr over with strikes here.
Salad landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Garcia Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Salad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Salad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia Jr's face.
Garcia Jr tries to hold on but Salad postures up.
Garcia Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Salad landing strikes from the mount.
Salad breaks from Garcia Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salad unloading with bombs!
Salad lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia Jr hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tater Salad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Salad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia Jr forces Salad back against the cage and clinches.
Salad lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad pulls guard.
Salad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia Jr is one step ahead there.
Garcia Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia Jr is defending well. Salad quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia Jr has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Salad celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tater Salad!
During a confident post fight interview, Tater Salad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Edwards (ranked 1480 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 127 p4p, 183 weight class). La Forge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from La Forge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards dips to his left and cracks La Forge with an uppercut!
La Forge with a jab.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards is trying to push La Forge away but La Forge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Forge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards wants to break free but La Forge has control.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Forge.
Nice straight punches there by La Forge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Forge.
Edwards walks into a jab.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but La Forge moved out of range.
Charlie Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Forge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by La Forge.
Edwards misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for La Forge.
Edwards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Forge throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Forge.
La Forge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
La Forge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Forge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edwards lands a right hand.
La Forge scores with a shot to the side of Edwards's head.
A hook to the body from Edwards.
La Forge lands a takedown into guard.
La Forge stops Edwards from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Forge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
La Forge advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards is trying to stand up here but La Forge is controlling him well.
La Forge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Forge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
La Forge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edwards tries to kick La Forge off but La Forge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
La Forge is trying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
La Forge prevents Edwards from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by La Forge.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw La Forge working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Edwards is looking to escape.
La Forge drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
La Forge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
La Forge is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edwards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edwards tries to get out of the position.
La Forge prevents Edwards from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. La Forge connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
Edwards is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. La Forge connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
La Forge working Edwards over with strikes.
Edwards is trying to escape back to his feet but La Forge uses the scramble to pass into side control.
La Forge trying to control the position but Edwards is working away.
La Forge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
La Forge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by La Forge.
La Forge cracks Edwards with a big right hand but Edwards just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geordi La Forge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Forge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Forge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Forge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards is rocked!
BAM! La Forge delivers a spinning backfist that drops Edwards like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Geordi La Forge!
Geordi La Forge thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gotrek Gurnisson (ranked 803 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Saint Arai (ranked 79 p4p, 106 weight class). Gurnisson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride Is The Devil - J Cole. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotrek Gurnisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arai misses with a straight left.
Gurnisson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arai tries to avoid it but Gurnisson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arai to the ground. Arai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
Gurnisson scores with a hook to the body. Arai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gurnisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Arai swinging wildly here.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurnisson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gurnisson gets tackled into the cage by Arai. Arai maintains the clinch.
Arai struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurnisson controls his hands.
Arai is trying to break free.
Gurnisson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but Gurnisson keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
Arai lands with a left to the head.
Gurnisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arai has him pressed against the cage.
Arai trying to control the position but instead, Gurnisson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arai into the cage.
Gurnisson has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai misses with an elbow over the top.
Arai takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Gurnisson drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurnisson is looking for a triangle but Arai pushes his legs off easily.
Gurnisson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Arai is defending well. Gurnisson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Arai has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gurnisson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gotrek Gurnisson!
Gotrek Gurnisson retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Gotrek Gurnisson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swag Sitsongrit (ranked 713 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Scott Calvin (ranked 80 p4p, 216 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swag Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Calvin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calvin shoots and misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Calvin with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calvin is rocked!
Swag Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Calvin.
Calvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a big right hand! Oh Calvin is in trouble here! Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Sitsongrit!
Swag Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Swag Sitsongrit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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