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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 1801 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 219 p4p, 272 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- Point A. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavo Vayrynen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vayrynen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vayrynen trying to control but Savinov is working from the bottom.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vayrynen landing with the ground and pound.
Vayrynen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vayrynen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vayrynen won't allow Savinov to get back to his feet.
Savinov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vayrynen on the ground.
Vayrynen is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vayrynen throws a big right hand that misses.
Vayrynen looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Savinov wants to stand but Vayrynen is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vayrynen throws a poor cross that misses
and Savinov counters with a series of strikes. Vayrynen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Savinov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vayrynen finds it's way round the side to connect with Savinov's head.
Vayrynen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vayrynen blocks a low kick nicely.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen throws a right and a left that Savinov avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot
and Savinov counters with a big head kick but Vayrynen shrugs it off.
Vayrynen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savinov.
Vayrynen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vayrynen is looking to take a break and control but Savinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vayrynen controls the position.
Vayrynen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vayrynen working the ground and pound but Savinov is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vayrynen.
Vayrynen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vayrynen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Savinov is trying to buck Vayrynen off.
Vayrynen landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vayrynen throws an elbow but Savinov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vayrynen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vayrynen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vayrynen prevents Savinov from escaping the position.
Vayrynen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savinov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vayrynen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savinov is trying to stand up here but Vayrynen is controlling him well.
Vayrynen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vayrynen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vayrynen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vayrynen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savinov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vayrynen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savinov is trying to stand.
Vayrynen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov is defending against the submission attempts here by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vayrynen seems to be working for a kimura but Savinov defends the submission attempt.
Savinov is trying to stand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vayrynen lands a nice short elbow.
Savinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vayrynen.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet.
Vayrynen seems to be looking for submissions.
Vayrynen controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Vayrynen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov is looking to escape.
Vayrynen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Savinov sees it coming and defends easily.
Savinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Savinov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vayrynen.
Savinov kicks Vayrynen off and gets back to his feet.
Savinov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vayrynen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vayrynen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vayrynen is just out of range.
Savinov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Paavo Vayrynen has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savinov takes a swing at Vayrynen's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Savinov enables Vayrynen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Savinov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Savinov wants to stand but Vayrynen is controlling the position.
Vayrynen looking to sit in guard and control but Savinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savinov won't allow Vayrynen to sweep him here.
Vayrynen wants to hit a sweep here but Savinov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vayrynen there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vayrynen tries to reverse the position but Savinov maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Vayrynen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vayrynen throws a good cross that connects.
Vayrynen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savinov on the side of the head.
Vayrynen scores with a jab to the body.
Savinov throws a head kick but Vayrynen moves out of range.
Vayrynen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Savinov.
Vayrynen lands a jab to Savinov's midsection.
Vayrynen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vayrynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Vayrynen.
Savinov is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Vayrynen with the counter takedown but Savinov avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vayrynen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savinov tries to work over Vayrynen's front leg with a kick but Vayrynen checks it.
Vayrynen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savinov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Savinov did well to prevent Vayrynen getting side control.
Vayrynen trying to control the action but Savinov is working from the bottom.
Vayrynen stops Savinov from getting back to his feet.
Vayrynen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vayrynen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vayrynen stops Savinov from getting back to his feet.
Vayrynen lands strikes from half guard.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet.
Savinov pushes Vayrynen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savinov misses with a double jab.
Vayrynen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savinov defends it well.
Vayrynen connects with a right hand. Savinov shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen thuds a left hand into Savinov's body.
Paavo Vayrynen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vayrynen throws a right and a left that Savinov avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Savinov misses.
A leg kick checked by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savinov with a body shot.
Savinov throws a series of punches but Vayrynen moves out of range.
Vayrynen misses the shot to the body.
Vayrynen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savinov lands with a straight right. Vayrynen didn't see that one coming.
Savinov is looking to score with low kicks.
Vayrynen moves into range and clinches up with Savinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen pulls Savinov into guard.
Vayrynen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vayrynen, not yet.
Savinov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vayrynen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vayrynen looking for a guillotine here but Savinov defends easily.
Vayrynen working for a triangle but Savinov defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vayrynen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savinov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Savinov wants to control from the top but Vayrynen keeps moving.
That's six 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.
Vayrynen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vayrynen wants to hit a sweep here but Savinov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vayrynen there!
Savinov is trying to control here but Vayrynen has managed to regain half guard.
Vayrynen trying to control from the bottom.
Savinov trying to control from Vayrynen's half guard. Vayrynen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen keeping moving, preventing Savinov from controlling successfully.
Vayrynen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vayrynen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vayrynen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savinov controls the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vayrynen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savinov is aware though and is defending well.
Vayrynen controls Savinov momentarily but Savinov frees himself.
Vayrynen being controlled here, momentarily.
Savinov postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vayrynen blocks a low kick nicely.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savinov.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savinov slips a jab from Vayrynen.
Savinov with a jab.
Savinov misses the shot to the body.
Savinov throws a leg kick
and Vayrynen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savinov's guard.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vayrynen manages to pass to side control.
Paavo Vayrynen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savinov is trying to stand back up but Vayrynen is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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. Vayrynen connects with a nice short shot to Savinov's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Vayrynen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vayrynen blocks a head kick by Savinov.
Savinov throws a big shot that misses.
Vayrynen moves forwards but Savinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vayrynen takes a swing at Savinov's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vayrynen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov tried to score with a low kick but Vayrynen checks it.
Savinov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vayrynen throws a right hand that Savinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Savinov also avoids with ease.
Savinov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vayrynen slips a jab from Savinov.
Vayrynen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexev Savinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vayrynen throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov lunges at Vayrynen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vayrynen's hand.
Vayrynen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vayrynen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vayrynen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savinov scores with a leg kick.
Vayrynen lands with a straight right. Savinov didn't see that one coming.
Savinov slips under a jab from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavinov.
Savinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vayrynen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Savinov throws a hook to the side of Vayrynen's head but Vayrynen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vayrynen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vayrynen.
Paavo Vayrynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vayrynen.
Savinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vayrynen looks to score with a jab to the body but Savinov is just out of range.
Savinov is looking to counter punch.
Vayrynen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Vayrynen there.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savinov throws a body punch but Vayrynen moves out of range.
Savinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vayrynen.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Vayrynen moves out of range easily.
Vayrynen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savinov misses with a left hand
and Vayrynen counters with a shoot takedown. Savinov fights it but they end up in guard.
Savinov has his feet on Vayrynen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vayrynen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vayrynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Paavo Vayrynen's cut even more.
Vayrynen checks a low kick from Savinov.
Savinov throws a looping overhand right but Vayrynen ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Savinov takes a swing at Vayrynen's ribcage but misses.
Vayrynen lands a nice shot that snaps Savinov's head back.
Vayrynen misses the shot to the body.
Vayrynen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vayrynen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vayrynen lands a body shot.
Vayrynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vayrynen.
Savinov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vayrynen just manages to avoid it.
Savinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Vayrynen misses with a body shot.
Alexev Savinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Savinov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savinov throws a combination. Vayrynen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vayrynen misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Paavo Vayrynen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vayrynen jabs Savinov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vayrynen tests Savinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Vayrynen misses.
Savinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Vayrynen swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Vayrynen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Savinov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vayrynen.
Good standup being displayed there by Savinov as he connects with a hook.
Savinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen darts in trying to clinch
and Savinov counters with a nice body shot.
Savinov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vayrynen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savinov dodges the punch combination from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savinov counters with a huge left! Vayrynen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Savinov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Vayrynen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Savinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexev Savinov!
After winning the bout, Alexev Savinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasty Man (ranked 1761 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Deebo Samuel (ranked 213 p4p, 228 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 7 - 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samuel in his tracks.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Samuel digs a good hook to Man's body.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Samuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Samuel misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped Samuel's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuel.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Samuel lands a nice knee to the body.
Samuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Samuel looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Samuel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man pushes Samuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man avoiding damage as Samuel throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Samuel.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samuel blocking some punches.
Samuel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with an uppercut. Samuel saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Samuel misses.
A solid body kick from Man.
Samuel lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Nasty Man has been cut.
Man walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Samuel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Man swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Samuel's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasty Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Osmond (ranked 1397 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Mombasa Magabi (ranked 171 p4p, 149 weight class). Joel Osmond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Osmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osmond closes the distance and clinches up with Magabi , looking for a takedown. Osmond pushes Magabi against the cage but Magabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Osmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magabi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Osmond fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magabi .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Magabi . Osmond shrugs it off though.
Osmond shoots in for a double leg but Magabi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Magabi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Osmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmond slips a straight right by Magabi .
Magabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osmond looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magabi is fending him off so far but Osmond persists. Nope, Magabi circles away and we're back to standing.
Osmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Osmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
Osmond throws a series of punches but Magabi avoids them all with ease.
Osmond throws a series of punches but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osmond looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Magabi !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magabi dodges the ground and pound from Osmond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Osmond crashes against the mat.
Osmond wants to control but Magabi is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Osmond's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magabi stops Osmond from passing to mount.
Osmond is looking to take a break and control but Magabi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osmond working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Osmond is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Magabi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Osmond moves into full mount!
Osmond thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Osmond trying to control but Magabi is having none of it.
Magabi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osmond punching from mount but Magabi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Osmond thowing shots but they're missing.
Osmond wants to control but Magabi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Osmond is looking to take a break and control but Magabi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osmond throwing shots but Magabi is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Osmond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magabi 's head.
Osmond is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Magabi won't allow Osmond to pass to mount.
Osmond is looking for a kimura here.
Magabi is trying to control but can't.
Osmond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osmond is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Osmond is thwarting Magabi 's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magabi delivers a nice body kick.
Magabi is looking to slow Osmond down with leg kicks.
Osmond connects with a crisp jab.
Osmond lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Osmond looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osmond wants to control but Magabi is keeping him busy.
Magabi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Osmond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Magabi tries to roll over but Osmond keeps him under control.
Magabi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osmond.
Magabi is staying active underneath Osmond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magabi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Osmond trying to control the action but Magabi is working from the bottom.
Magabi won't allow Osmond to pass to mount.
We've been hearing that Osmond has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Osmond wants to control but Magabi is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Osmond slows the pace down in half guard.
Magabi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Osmond is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magabi sees it coming and defends easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Magabi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joel Osmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magabi thinks about the counter body kick.
Osmond throws a sloppy body shot
and Magabi counters with a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magabi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Osmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osmond takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magabi lands a right hook to the body.
Osmond is breathing heavily.
Osmond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magabi can pounce on him.
Magabi blocks a jab.
Osmond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osmond changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magabi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magabi is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Osmond dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Osmond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Osmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magabi circles away quickly and effectively.
Magabi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magabi looks to land a body kick but Osmond moved away.
Osmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Magabi counters with a nice uppercut.
Osmond misses with a two punch combination.
Osmond doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magabi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osmond cracks Magabi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Osmond misses with a straight right.
Magabi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Osmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magabi .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmond blocks the body kick.
Magabi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osmond scores with a punch to the head.
Magabi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osmond.
Magabi scores with a nice head shot.
Magabi misses the shot to the body.
Osmond shoots for a double leg takedown but Magabi sprawls well. He's pushed Osmond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Osmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osmond looks to land a left hand but Magabi moved out of range nicely.
Magabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osmond.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Osmond here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Magabi .
Osmond half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magabi throws a combination that misses
and Osmond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osmond throws a leg kick
and Magabi counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Osmond or perhaps it was just good defense by Magabi , which made it look bad.
Magabi with a jab.
Osmond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magabi was well out of range. Poor timing from Osmond.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magabi .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osmond tries for a takedown but Magabi circles away easily
and Magabi counters with a nice right hand that sends Osmond toppling to the canvas! Osmond scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Magabi finish him?!
 Osmond is rocked!
Joel Osmond's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi scores with a hook to the body. Osmond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mombasa Magabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Osmond sprawling to the canvas! Osmond rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Magabi finish him?!
Oh Osmond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joel Osmond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Osmond is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Magabi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Osmond crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Osmond's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mombasa Magabi !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 1084 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Tokoni Soaki (ranked 131 p4p, 287 weight class). Soaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Le Manu - Shepherds Reign. Tokoni Soaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokoni Soaki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cunningham wants it to stay on the feet.
Cunningham closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soaki's guard.
Cunningham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soaki's head.
Soaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunningham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Soaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham won't allow Soaki to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Soaki keeps moving.
Cunningham looking to sit in guard and control but Soaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham working for a triangle but Soaki defends it easily.
Cunningham trying to control the position here.
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham is trying to hold Soaki in close to prevent damage but Soaki has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soaki looks to land a strike but Cunningham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soaki wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position.
Soaki trying to move into half guard but instead Cunningham has managed to sweep!
Cunningham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham preventing the sweep.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws an elbow that misses. Soaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunningham's guard. Nice move by Soaki!
Cunningham wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Soaki is now in half guard.
Soaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soaki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cunningham is defending against the submission attempts here by Soaki.
Cunningham wants to control but Soaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard.
Cunningham trying to control but Soaki postures up.
Soaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Soaki with the ground and pound but Cunningham uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cunningham is not content to let Soaki control the position.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Cunningham but he's now mounted!
Soaki throwing strikes here but Cunningham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soaki looking to control but Cunningham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cunningham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Soaki wants to free his trapped foot but Cunningham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Soaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Cunningham wants to improve his position but Soaki is controlling well.
Soaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunningham defending well though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to improve his position.
Cunningham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soaki is working away from the top position though.
Soaki is working for a kimura but Cunningham is defending it quite comfortably.
Cunningham tries to roll over but Soaki keeps him under control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cunningham is trying to maintain the position but Soaki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cunningham trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soaki in particular looking to stall.
Cunningham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soaki's back!
Soaki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Soaki is covering up but some of the strikes from Cunningham are getting through and doing damage.
Cunningham connects with a big shot to the side of Soaki's head.
Soaki tries to roll but Cunningham sticks to his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to control momentarily.
Cunningham is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Soaki taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Cunningham.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Cunningham!
A victorious Dennis Cunningham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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 Thunda Punch (ranked 1303 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 155 p4p, 178 weight class). Yobachukwu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate Me Now. Akubundu Yobachukwu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yobachukwu lands a left and a right that send Punch crashing to the mat, dazed. Yobachukwu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Thunda Punch has been cut.
Punch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Punch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yobachukwu is out of range and Punch settles back down.
Yobachukwu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yobachukwu throws a body shot but no joy.
Punch throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yobachukwu throws out a loose jab but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Punch connects with a body shot.
Yobachukwu's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yobachukwu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Punch connects with a solid leg kick.
Yobachukwu throws out a loose jab but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Punch lands with a nice body punch.
Yobachukwu throws a right and a left that Punch avoids nicely.
Yobachukwu throws a big shot that misses.
Yobachukwu missing with a left hand there. Punch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yobachukwu blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu misses with a straight left.
Punch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punch duly obliges.
Yobachukwu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Punch backs off Yobachukwu throws a huge counter combo but Punch manages to avoid it all.
Yobachukwu misses with a straight left.
Punch is looking to counter punch.
Punch connects with a body shot that sends Yobachukwu's belly button to the back.
Punch feints and then cracks Yobachukwu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yobachukwu down.
Yobachukwu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yobachukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punch moves away.
Punch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Punch.
Yobachukwu swings widly with a right hand
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu lands a jab to the nose.
Punch staying out of range there.
Yobachukwu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch cracks Yobachukwu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Punch misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch moves out of range of the strikes.
Punch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yobachukwu is able to avoid easily.
Yobachukwu throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yobachukwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punch counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Yobachukwu misses.
Yobachukwu misses with a few strikes there.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Yobachukwu.
Punch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yobachukwu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punch.
Punch connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Punch misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch lands a big head kick that sends Yobachukwu tumbling to the mat! Punch takes a step backwards and waves Yobachukwu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Yobachukwu is rocked!
Punch moves out of range of the body kick.
Yobachukwu is still on wobbly legs! Can Punch finish him?
Yobachukwu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punch can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands with a shot to the body.
Yobachukwu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punch counters with a nice right hand that sends Yobachukwu toppling to the canvas! Yobachukwu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Punch finish him?!
That has opened up Akubundu Yobachukwu's cut even more.
Punch pounces like a tiger and cracks Yobachukwu with a vicious hook! Yobachukwu is down but not out! Punch follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thunda Punch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 1010 p4p, 986 weight class) and LĂ©o Saint-Clair (ranked 127 p4p, 122 weight class). Howell comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- The Unseen. Saint-Clair has chosen Seine Saint-Denis Style - SuprĂŞme NTM as his entrance music. LĂ©o Saint-Clair is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LĂ©o Saint-Clair!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Clair tries to sprawl but Howell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saint-Clair wants to improve his position but Howell is controlling well.
Saint-Clair is still trying to improve position.
Howell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Howell unloads with some shots from mount but Saint-Clair bucks and avoids them well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saint-Clair can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saint-Clair felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Saint-Clair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Howell looking to finish Saint-Clair with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saint-Clair!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Howell looking to control but Saint-Clair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saint-Clair is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Howell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saint-Clair is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saint-Clair tries to hold on but Howell postures up.
Saint-Clair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Howell landing shots from mount.
Saint-Clair is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saint-Clair is looking to escape.
Howell looking to finish Saint-Clair with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saint-Clair!
Saint-Clair working to try and regain half guard.
Saint-Clair is squirming around, avoiding Howell's attempts to control the action.
Saint-Clair bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - 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!
Saint-Clair throwing strikes from guard but Howell blocks nicely.
Saint-Clair throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Howell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saint-Clair scoring with some ground and pound.
Saint-Clair connects with a couple of short punches.
Saint-Clair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Howell is looking for a triangle but Saint-Clair pushes his legs off easily.
Saint-Clair is looking to work some ground and pound but Howell has wrist control.
Saint-Clair chips away with some ground and pound.
Howell is looking for a triangle but Saint-Clair pushes his legs off easily.
Saint-Clair throws an elbow that misses. Howell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint-Clair's guard. Nice move by Howell!
Howell sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throwing strikes but missing.
Saint-Clair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howell is standing up over Saint-Clair. Saint-Clair looks to escape but Howell dives into side control.
Howell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saint-Clair is looking to reverse the position.
Saint-Clair looking for a sweep but Howell has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Saint-Clair is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair is trying to reverse the position but instead Howell has taken his back - oops!
The referee is taking a good look at Saint-Clair as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Howell!
Saint-Clair wants to escape the position.
Howell scores with punches and elbows.
Howell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Saint-Clair has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Saint-Clair is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Howell off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Saint-Clair fending off the submission attempt from Howell.
Howell missing with strikes from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with punches from the back.
Howell is persistently looking for the submission but Saint-Clair is defending it well.
Howell has good solid back control here.
Saint-Clair rolls, trying to escape but Howell keeps control of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands strikes to the head.
Saint-Clair tries to escape the position.
Saint-Clair turns into Howell and is now in his guard.
Saint-Clair lying in Howell's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Howell decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Saint-Clair taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julius Howell!
Julius Howell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hunter (ranked 1164 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 139 p4p, 144 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abdullah on the side of the head.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Abdullah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Abdullah .
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdullah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunter.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saul Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Hunter avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdullah 's head backwards.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Abdullah 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Hunter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Abdullah unleashes a big counter combination but Hunter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Hunter swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Hunter punishes Abdullah 's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunter misses with a hook to the body
and Abdullah counters with a left to the body.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abdullah takes one to the side of the head.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abdullah missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdullah throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter scores with a hook.
Hunter misses with a body punch
and Abdullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
Saul Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Abdullah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdullah .
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Abdullah 's head back.
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!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunter swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Hunter throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Hunter scores with a body shot.
Abdullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah misses the jab.
Abdullah walks into a left hand.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Abdullah 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Abdullah counters with a shoot takedown. Hunter fights it but they end up in guard.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abdullah is aware though and is defending well.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdullah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter postures up.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter working for submissions but it's allowed Abdullah to get to half guard.
Hunter trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter trying to control from the bottom.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter gets full guard.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter working for a triangle but Abdullah defends it easily.
Abdullah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Abdullah is now in half guard.
Abdullah lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hunter! More strikes land and this one is all over! Abdullah jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah 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 Robby Cloud (ranked 590 p4p, 894 weight class) and Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 70 p4p, 104 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cloud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joukahainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cloud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joukahainen scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Joukahainen missing with a left hand there. Cloud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joukahainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joukahainen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Joukahainen misses.
Jouni Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Joukahainen didn't see that one coming.
Joukahainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joukahainen misses the body punch
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joukahainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Joukahainen misses.
Joukahainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joukahainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cloud, as that shot connected.
Joukahainen tries to bum rush Cloud with a series of wild strikes but Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joukahainen misses with a hook
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Joukahainen misses with a left hand
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joukahainen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Joukahainen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robby Cloud!
Robby Cloud decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 576 p4p, 604 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 51 p4p, 54 weight class). Hands kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hands's knee momentarily.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Hands throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Happy Hands has been cut.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hands.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Hands on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Hands definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hands.
Hands looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Hands.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Hands is rocked!
Hands misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Hands is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hands off the cage and back into range.
Hands throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hands throws a shot to the body.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Hands tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hands throws a body kick that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Hands walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hands scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hands saw that one coming.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hands had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hands throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Hands bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A combination from Hands does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Happy Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Happy Hands's cut is getting worse.
Hands looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Hands bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson catches Hands with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson lands with a big left! Hands is wobbled badly! Johnson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hands to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Johnson!
A victorious James Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Happy Hands stepped up to the mic, saying '...(Nothing... he just stares intensely into the cameraman... then throws down the mic.)'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 195 p4p, 609 weight class) and Joon Sang Hun (ranked 13 p4p, 51 weight class). Love comes into the arena with HonestKey- Music blaring out of the sound system. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
Love has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sang Hun misses with a body shot.
Love throws an off balance right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sang Hun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun 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.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Sang Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sang Hun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Sang Hun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Love with a body shot.
Sang Hun throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun slips under a jab.
Sang Hun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Love crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sang Hun - the referee stops the clock and Love gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sang Hun. Love manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
A swing and a miss from Sang Hun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun digs a good hook to Love's body.
Sang Hun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sang Hun! But no joy.
Sang Hun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Love tries to bum rush Sang Hun with a series of wild strikes but Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sang Hun.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Sang Hun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Sang Hun's shoulder, as Sang Hun tries to avoid the shot.
Sang Hun is looking for the big counter here.
Sang Hun throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Love counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sang Hun misses its intended target.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.
A slow jab from Sang Hun misses its intended target.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Sang Hun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Sang Hun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Sang Hun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Love missing with a left hand there. Sang Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sang Hun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sang Hun misses the body punch
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sang Hun throws a big shot that misses.
Sang Hun moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love lands a head shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love swings for the body but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sang Hun.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sang Hun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sang Hun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sang Hun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a hook. Sang Hun ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sang Hun.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Sang Hun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Sang Hun responds with a good body kick, but Love manages to step out the way in time.
Sang Hun slips a jab from Love.
Sang Hun jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sang Hun thumps Love with a low kick.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Love.
Love misses with a looping left.
Sang Hun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Love backing away here, and Sang Hun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Love misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sang Hun misses with the body kick
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun lands a right hook to the body.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Love lands an overhand right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sang Hun throws out the jab.
Love throws a hook but Sang Hun blocks it.
Sang Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sang Hun is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Love! Sang Hun is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
An out of breath Mason Love thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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