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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gumpy Stoice (ranked 2948 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Thorrosen Lighthammer (ranked 174 p4p, 158 weight class). Thorrosen Lighthammer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gumpy Stoice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thorrosen Lighthammer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Lighthammer finds it's target.
Stoice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lighthammer is fending him off so far but Stoice persists. Nope, Lighthammer circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Lighthammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Lighthammer counter with a right hand.
Lighthammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lighthammer counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gumpy Stoice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lighthammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lighthammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lighthammer punishes Stoice's body with a nice straight punch.
Lighthammer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lighthammer throws a hook but Stoice blocks it.
Lighthammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoice. Stoice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoice shoots and misses
and Lighthammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoice thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lighthammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lighthammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lighthammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stoice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lighthammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lighthammer.
Lighthammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stoice's hands.
Stoice tries for a takedown but Lighthammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stoice drops his hands momentarily and Lighthammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Lighthammer coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lighthammer lands with a nice body punch.
Lighthammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighthammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stoices head.
Lighthammer lands a nice uppercut.
Lighthammer lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lighthammer.
Stoice fails to pull guard.
Stoice is breathing heavily.
Lighthammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Stoice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stoice tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lighthammer lands a shot to the body.
Lighthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoice backwards.
Lighthammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Gumpy Stoice has been cut.
Lighthammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Lighthammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Lighthammer drops Stoice onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stoice is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Stoice is rocked!
Lighthammer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stoice! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lighthammer is unloading with more strikes now! Stoice drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorrosen Lighthammer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jens Ryden (ranked 2825 p4p, 2688 weight class) and James Darwin (ranked 331 p4p, 322 weight class). Jens Ryden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Ryden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Ryden.
Darwin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Darwin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darwin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darwin throws a big elbow that misses.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
Darwin throwing strikes from guard but Ryden blocks nicely.
Darwin drops back looking for a leg! Ryden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryden manages to kick Darwin off! Darwin jumps back into Ryden's guard.
Darwin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darwin preventing the sweep.
Darwin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin landing with the ground and pound.
Darwin postures up and lands a big shot to Ryden's brow.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Ryden keeps moving.
Darwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darwin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Ryden keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryden holds on and takes a little breather.
Ryden keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryden wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Darwin working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Darwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darwin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darwin throws a strike aimed at the side of Ryden's head but Ryden avoids it well.
Darwin is working to tighten his grip on Ryden's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ryden has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Darwin is really squeezing tight and eventually Ryden passes out! Darwin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Darwin!
A very excited looking James Darwin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkiviadis Samaras (ranked 2253 p4p, 3325 weight class) and Doo Ho Choi (ranked 192 p4p, 265 weight class). Choi has chosen Superman theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alkiviadis Samaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doo Ho Choi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samaras takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samaras.
Samaras looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Samaras drives through and clinches with Choi against the cage.
Choi is trying to break free.
Samaras scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
Samaras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samaras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samaras lands a shoulder strike.
Samaras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Samaras's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Samaras is working Choi over against the cage.
Samaras scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samaras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samaras is working Choi over against the cage.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samaras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samaras is defending well.
Choi looks winded!
Samaras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Samaras.
Choi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samaras has him pressed against the cage.
Samaras lands with a light punch inside.
 Choi is rocked!
Choi wants a takedown but no success here.
Choi is still on wobbly legs! Can Samaras finish him?
Samaras misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi tries to break free but Samaras pushes him back against the cage.
Samaras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Samaras has him pressed against the cage.
Samaras misses with a punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samaras.
Samaras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samaras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with the head strike.
Samaras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Samaras fails to land.
Samaras throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
Samaras misses with some punches.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi seems to have recovered his senses.
Samaras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samaras lands a nice uppercut.
Samaras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choi.
Choi is trying to force a seperation but Samaras has the dominant position.
Choi has Samaras pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Samaras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alkiviadis Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doo Ho Choi.
Samaras lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samaras prevents it.
A short uppercut from Samaras.
Samaras creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Choi with a big uppercut! Choi tries to clinch up but Samaras pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Choi to the mat! Choi covers up and Samaras unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alkiviadis Samaras!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 2448 p4p, 5177 weight class) and Jarko Soumalainen (ranked 289 p4p, 478 weight class). The key to victory for Repa Pulkkinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repa Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarko Soumalainen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soumalainen moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Soumalainen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Soumalainen manages to avoid it.
Soumalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Soumalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soumalainen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soumalainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen instigates a clinch.
Soumalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soumalainen slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Soumalainen misses.
Pulkkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soumalainen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soumalainen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen backing away here, and Soumalainen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Soumalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Soumalainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soumalainen misses with a looping left.
Soumalainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soumalainen.
Pulkkinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Soumalainen avoids it.
Soumalainen slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Soumalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soumalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Soumalainen throws out a leg kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range and Soumalainen only half commits.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soumalainen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soumalainen avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Soumalainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pulkkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Soumalainen seems unphased.
Soumalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Soumalainen tenderised Pulkkinen's leg. Pulkkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soumalainen throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick which misses Pulkkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulkkinen tries to avoid it.
Soumalainen misses with a kick to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Soumalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Soumalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soumalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Soumalainen tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen scores with a body shot.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Soumalainen slips the punch.
Soumalainen takes one to the chin there.
Soumalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soumalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Soumalainen is predictable there
and Soumalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soumalainen throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pulkkinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soumalainen. Soumalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Soumalainen.
It looked like Pulkkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soumalainen.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Soumalainen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen with a nice calf kick.
Pulkkinen with a nice calf kick.
Pulkkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Soumalainen throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Soumalainen throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Jarko Soumalainen has been cut.
Soumalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soumalainen misses with a few strikes there.
Soumalainen thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Soumalainen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soumalainen is rocked!
Soumalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soumalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen drops Soumalainen with a big left hand! Soumalainen is injured, injured bad! Pulkkinen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repa Pulkkinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean MacGuire (ranked 1077 p4p, 2082 weight class) and Alexander Zass (ranked 132 p4p, 254 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 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean MacGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zass!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from MacGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Zass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacGuire blocks a body shot from Zass.
Zass is trying to push MacGuire away but MacGuire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from MacGuire fails to land.
Zass throws a punch but it's blocked by MacGuire.
Zass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zass lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zass.
Zass blocks an uppercut.
MacGuire misses with a body punch.
Zass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zass scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zass tries to circle away but MacGuire has him pinned against the cage.
Zass lands a left hand.
MacGuire misses with the head strike.
Zass tries to throw a body punch but MacGuire avoids it by throwing Zass back against the cage.
MacGuire blocks an uppercut.
Zass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zass cracks MacGuire with a nice body shot.
Zass cracks MacGuire with a nice body shot.
Zass tries a body shot but MacGuire blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zass.
Zass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zass lands with a left to the head.
Zass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zass tries a body shot but MacGuire blocks it.
Zass scores with a shoulder strike.
Zass has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MacGuire seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zass can turn it around.
Zass lands an uppercut.
MacGuire working aggressively here.
Zass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zass lands with a short shot to the head.
Zass lands a left hand.
Zass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zass breaks the clinch.
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!
Zass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zass.
A slow jab from Zass misses its intended target.
Zass jabs MacGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGuire throws a body punch but Zass moves out of range.
Zass scores with a hook to the body. MacGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
MacGuire slips a straight right by Zass.
MacGuire tries to clinch but Zass moves out of range.
Zass stuns MacGuire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Zass misses the target.
Zass throws a lazy right hand but MacGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zass.
Sean MacGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zass misses with a looping left.
Zass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Alexander Zass has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zass moves out of range of the strikes.
Zass connects with the punch.
MacGuire throws a hook to the side of Zass's head but Zass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacGuire misses the body punch
and Zass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacGuire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacGuire dips to his left and cracks Zass with an uppercut!
MacGuire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MacGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zass lands a body shot.
MacGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacGuire checks a low kick from Zass.
MacGuire tries to counter by clinching up but Zass breaks away and moves out of range.
Zass scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacGuire at a distance.
Zass thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zass cracks MacGuire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacGuire misses with a looping left.
MacGuire is looking to clinch but Zass is avoiding it.
Zass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGuire on the side of the head.
MacGuire misses with a combination
and Zass counters with a stiff right hand.
Zass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Zass tries to get set, MacGuire tries to push him back and clinch up but Zass manages to avoid the attempt.
Zass throws a hook to the side of MacGuire's head but MacGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacGuire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zass manages to circle out of the way.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zass lands a jab.
Zass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zass lands a jab to the head.
MacGuire looks to clinch
and Zass counters with a huge left! MacGuire is in big trouble! He's backing up but Zass isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save MacGuire from any more damage. A dominating finish by Zass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Zass!
A very excited looking Alexander Zass made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclion Demler (ranked 4972 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Two Kickman (ranked 466 p4p, 433 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heraclion Demler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Two Kickman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickman swings for the body but Demler moves out of range.
Demler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kickman tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kickman.
Demler closes the distance but Kickman moves to the side
and Kickman counters with a low kick, right behind Demler 's knee.
Kickman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kickman looks to throw the jab but Demler is out of range.
Kickman misses with a wild body shot.
Demler throws a big counter combination but Kickman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kickman misses with a body kick.
Demler throws a quick counter head kick but Kickman was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demler manages to avoid it.
Two Kickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kickman misses with an uppercut. Demler saw that one coming.
Demler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kickman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Two Kickman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kickman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Demler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kickman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demler moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kickman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kickman!
It looks like Heraclion Demler has been cut.
Demler pushes Kickman up against the cage in a clinch.
Demler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Demler.
Kickman throws a head kick but Demler moves out of range.
Demler tries to clinch up.
Kickman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demler clinches with his opponent.
Kickman is trying to push Demler away but Demler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Demler lands a shoulder strike.
Kickman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demlers head.
Kickman misses with a punch to the body.
Demler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kickman lands with a light punch inside.
Kickman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kickman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kickman wants to get back to striking at distance but Demler won't allow it.
The referee calls for Demler to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demler.
Demler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kickman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kickman.
Kickman can't find room to land a body shot as Demler controls the action.
Kickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demler breaks from the clinch.
Kickman avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Demler backs off Kickman throws a huge counter combo but Demler manages to avoid it all.
Kickman misses with a low kick.
Demler avoids the head kick by Kickman.
Demler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kickman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kickman.
Demler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Demler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demler is looking for a counter combo.
Demler tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kickman! But no joy.
Demler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kickman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kickman misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Demler misses.
Demler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kickman trying to control but Demler postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kickman gets back to full guard.
Kickman has his feet on Demler's thighs here. He's pushed Demler off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Demler screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Two Kickman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Talen Odom Hunt (ranked 839 p4p, 2209 weight class) and Nurlan Karim (ranked 110 p4p, 277 weight class). Odom Hunt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zild - Kyusi. 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Talen Odom Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Karim!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karim with a nice calf kick.
Odom Hunt jabs Karim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Odom Hunt misses with a right hand
and Karim counters with a series of strikes. Odom Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Odom Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Odom Hunt misses with an uppercut. Karim saw that one coming.
Odom Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odom Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Karim counters with a head kick. That will keep Odom Hunt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Karim lands a big head kick that sends Odom Hunt tumbling to the mat! Karim takes a step backwards and waves Odom Hunt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odom Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Karim.
Odom Hunt is rocked!
Karim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Odom Hunt.
Karim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Odom Hunt has Karim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odom Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Odom Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Odom Hunt fails to land.
Karim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karim blocking some punches.
Karim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karim manages to break the clinch.
Odom Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Odom Hunt misses.
Karim raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Odom Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karim.
Karim is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karim cracks Odom Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odom Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Odom Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Karim both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odom Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick by Karim misses
and Odom Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karim misses with a straight right.
Karim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karim throws a solid leg kick but Odom Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karim.
Odom Hunt misses with a body shot.
Odom Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Karim counters with a leg kick.
Odom Hunt misses with a looping right.
Odom Hunt cracks Karim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Nurlan Karim has been cut.
Odom Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Odom Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Karim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Odom Hunt misses with an uppercut. Karim saw that one coming.
Odom Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Karim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karim is rocked!
Karim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Odom Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karim thinking.
Karim is still on wobbly legs! Can Odom Hunt finish him?
Karim looks winded!
Odom Hunt is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Karim flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Karim is out cold! Odom Hunt holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Talen Odom Hunt!
A victorious Talen Odom Hunt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sarinnen (ranked 899 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Charles Smith (ranked 85 p4p, 142 weight class). Charles Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Sarinnen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Sarinnen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarinnen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarinnen. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith slips under a jab from Sarinnen.
Sarinnen shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Sarinnen shakes him off and moves away.
Sarinnen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sarinnen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarinnen connects with a crisp jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarinnen.
Sarinnen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sarinnen misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Sarinnen moved out of range nicely.
Sarinnen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sarinnen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarinnen scrambles back to his feet.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Nice combo by Smith! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarinnen falls to the canvas and Smith follows him into side control.
Sarinnen is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oh Sarinnen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarinnen is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Sarinnen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sarinnen seems to have got his legs back now.
Sarinnen has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Sarinnen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sarinnen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Sarinnen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarinnen keeps working.
Sarinnen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarinnen has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Smith is in real trouble here. Sarinnen gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Smith is tapping out! Sarinnen wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Sarinnen!
Samuel Sarinnen retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Samuel Sarinnen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tavish Gray (ranked 275 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Jason Payne (ranked 34 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Payne's choice of entrance music: "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out. 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 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavish Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Payne lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Payne throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Payne cracks Gray with an open hand slap.
Gray is rocked!
Payne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payne cracks Gray with a left hook right on the temple and Gray goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Payne lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gray is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Payne!
Jason Payne is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jason Payne 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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