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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Hartman (ranked 4032 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Bomba Clott (ranked 497 p4p, 379 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomba Clott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartman attempts a counter takedown but Clott avoids it well and moves away.
Clott gets caught napping as Hartman dives in and scores a takedown. Clott manages to retain guard.
Clott is trying to keep Hartman in close.
Hartman passes Clott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hartman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Hartman seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clott is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clott is trying to control but can't.
Clott tries to roll over but Hartman keeps him under control.
Hartman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hartman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clott is looking for a sweep. Hartman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clott trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartman controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hartman dives in and scores a takedown into Clott's guard.
Clott is trying to control the position but Hartman postures up.
Hartman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clott is trying to control the position but Hartman postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clott missing with a left hand there. Hartman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clott on his heels. He'll look to pass Clott's guard now, I'm sure.
Clott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartman advances position into side control!
Hartman happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Clott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hartman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartman controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Hartman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clott misses with a kick to the body.
Hartman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartman showed some decent athleticism there.
Hartman is thwarting Clott's attempts to control the position.
Clott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartman wants to pass the guard but Clott is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott tries to get to full guard but Hartman has control of the leg.
Hartman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clott is defending against the submission attempts here by Hartman.
Clott is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clott is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clott manages to avoid it.
Hartman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hartman happy to just control the position for now.
Hartman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clott for as long as he can get away with.
Hartman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman working the ground and pound from side control.
Clott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hartman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hartman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clott trying to control but Hartman postures up.
Hartman stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hartman looks to land a strike but Clott avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartman is looking to work some ground and pound but Clott has wrist control.
Hartman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Hartman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clott can do to turn this around?
Clott throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clott gets caught flat footed, as Hartman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hartman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hartman continues to stall.
Hartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartman postures up.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hartman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reece Hartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman scores with a takedown into Clott's guard.
Hartman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartman's guard.
Clott trying to control but Hartman is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hartman is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is looking to advance position but Clott has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hartman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hartman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hartman has a hand on Clott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartman is desperately trying to improve his position but Clott has a good base and remains in mount.
Hartman is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman manages to control the position for a moment.
Hartman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hartman wants to control but Clott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartman is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Hartman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four 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.
Hartman is controlling Clott's trapped leg to prevent Clott from advancing to side control.
Hartman is staying active underneath Clott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartman wants to get back to full guard.
Hartman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartman.
Bomba Clott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clott looking to sit in guard and control but Hartman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Hartman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Hartman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Fontaine (ranked 4124 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Paulo Futre (ranked 208 p4p, 241 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Futre!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine lands with a shot to the body.
Fontaine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Futre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Futre tries to clinch but Fontaine is having none of it.
Fontaine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Futre fails to land the takedown.
Fontaine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Futre tries to clinch up.
Futre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Paulo Futre has been cut.
Fontaine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Fontaine. Beautiful body shot.
Fontaine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Futre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Futre tries to clinch there but Fontaine circles away.
Fontaine connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fontaine.
Futre misses with a body shot.
Fontaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fontaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine digs a good body shot into Futre's ribs.
Tristan Fontaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fontaine scores with a shot to the body.
Futre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Futre tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Fontaine misses the target.
Fontaine scores with a hook to the body. Futre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Futre looks winded!
Fontaine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fontaine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Futre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fontaine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Futre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Fontaine does no damage.
Futre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontaine lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fontaine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fontaine connects with a body shot.
Futre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futre walks into a left hand.
Futre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fontaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fontaine cracks a nice hook into Futre's ribs.
Fontaine is looking to wear down Futre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Fontaine.
Fontaine lands with a hook. Futre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fontaine cracks Futre with an open hand slap.
Tristan Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontaine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fontaine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fontaine lands a right hook to the body.
Fontaine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fontaine moves into the clinch successfully.
Futre missing with knees to the body.
Futre wants to stall.
Fontaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fontaine.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Futres head.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontaine lands with a right to the head.
 Futre is rocked!
Fontaine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Futre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fontaine finish him?
Fontaine pushes Futre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Fontaine.
Futre seems to have recovered his senses.
Fontaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontaine scores with a hook to the body.
Fontaine lands with a light punch inside.
Fontaine scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fontaine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Fontaine.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Futres head.
Futre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Futre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fontaine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Futres head.
Fontaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Futre backwards.
Fontaine lands a shot to the body.
Fontaine lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontaine stalls.
Fontaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Fontaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Futre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fontaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fontaine lands a right hook to the body.
Futre moves in looking to clinch but Fontaine pushes him off.
Futre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fontaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fontaine!
Fontaine lands with a nice body punch.
Futre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontaine lands a nice shot to the body.
Fontaine moves out of range of the body kick.
Fontaine lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontaine tries to bum rush Futre with a series of wild strikes but Futre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fontaine stalks Futre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Futre's face. Futre staggers backwards, shaken.
Fontaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Futre is breathing heavily.
Fontaine works over Futre's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fontaine!
Fontaine moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fontaine.
Tristan Fontaine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fontaine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fontaine is leaning against Futre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fontaine pushes Futre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Fontaine.
Fontaine stalls.
Futre stalling in the clinch but Fontaine improves position.
Still in the clinch, Fontaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontaine is leaning against Futre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fontaine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fontaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine lands a shot to the body.
Fontaine leaning against his opponent.
Fontaine works on Futre's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Fontaine - that landed with a thud.
Fontaine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Futre backwards.
Fontaine lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fontaine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fontaine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fontaine gets through Futre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine lands with a left to the head.
Fontaine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fontaine - that landed with a thud.
Futre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fontaine is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontaine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fontaine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Futre or not.
Fontaine presses Futre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fontaine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fontaine lands a shoulder strike.
Fontaine lands a left hand.
Fontaine lands with a light punch inside.
Fontaine unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Futre! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fontaine is unloading with more strikes now! Futre drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Fontaine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenga Assura (ranked 4143 p4p, 4782 weight class) and Agustin Greene (ranked 433 p4p, 477 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenga Assura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenga Assura seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenga Assura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Agustin Greene!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene throws a shot to the body.
Assura throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assura finds it's way round the side to connect with Greene's head.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assura loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Assura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assura misses with a straight right.
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
Assura throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Assura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene slips under a jab from Assura.
Greene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greene 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.
Greene lands with a right hand.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assura.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Assura takes one to the chin there.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Assura.
Greene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Greene tests Assura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assura looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene slips under a jab from Assura.
A countering left hand to the body from Greene misses.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assura throws a poor cross that misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Greene.
Assura needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
A lazy left from Greene finds it's target.
Assura throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Greene to score with a decent uppercut.
Assura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Assura lands.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assura misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Assura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Greene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assura's head.
Greene changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assura throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Assura scores with a sloppy right hand. Greene should have avoided that one.
Greene clobbers Assura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greene clobbers Assura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assura throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot.
Assura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Assura throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Greene as he connects with a hook.
Assura throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assura takes one to the side of the head.
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Greene blocks a jab.
It seemed like Greene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assura misses with a straight right.
Greene works Assura's body with a nice hook.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenga Assura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assura lands a big right hand that sends Greene crashing to the mat! Assura stays standing though and waves Greene back to his feet!
Greene is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene jabs at Assura's body.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Assura finish him?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Assura darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Greene's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Assura before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenga Assura!
Kenga Assura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Palo Meta (ranked 3570 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Issiaga Kapi Sylla (ranked 397 p4p, 334 weight class). Meta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome To Jamrock - Damian Marley. Palo Meta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Palo Meta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Issiaga Kapi Sylla!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meta throws a body punch but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Kapi Sylla misses with a body shot.
Meta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapi Sylla flicks out a counter leg kick but Meta steps away.
Meta throws the left hand but Kapi Sylla avoids the punch easily.
Kapi Sylla tries a quick counter leg kick but Meta is wise to it.
Kapi Sylla is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Meta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meta misses with an uppercut.
Kapi Sylla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meta is out of range and Kapi Sylla settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Meta misses the target.
Meta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapi Sylla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kapi Sylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Issiaga Kapi Sylla has been cut.
Meta cracks Kapi Sylla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla moves out of range as Meta strikes.
Kapi Sylla misses with a low kick.
Kapi Sylla lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Meta.
Meta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Meta misses.
Kapi Sylla lands a leg kick that knocks Meta off balance momentarily.
Meta throws a jab when Kapi Sylla was well out of range.
Meta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapi Sylla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kapi Sylla gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meta counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meta misses with a hook. Kapi Sylla ducked under it nicely.
Kapi Sylla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meta is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kapi Sylla takes one on the button.
Meta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta lands a jab.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Meta swings for the body but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Meta just misses with a punch to the body.
Meta darts in and clinches Kapi Sylla up against the cage.
Meta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kapi Sylla as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kapi Sylla stuns Meta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Kapi Sylla.
Meta jabs Kapi Sylla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kapi Sylla takes a swing at Meta's ribcage but misses.
Meta throws a hook but Kapi Sylla avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kapi Sylla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kapi Sylla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kapi Sylla misses with a kick to the body
and Meta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Meta.
Kapi Sylla keeps Meta at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meta to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meta lands with a shot to the body.
Kapi Sylla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meta.
Meta misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kapi Sylla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Meta misses the target.
Meta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kapi Sylla throws out the jab.
Meta tries to clinch but Kapi Sylla is having none of it.
Kapi Sylla is looking to slow Meta down with leg kicks.
Kapi Sylla throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Palo Meta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Meta closes the distance but Kapi Sylla moves to the side
and Kapi Sylla counters with a low kick, right behind Meta 's knee.
Nice cross by Meta.
Meta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meta tries to clinch but Kapi Sylla is having none of it.
Meta misses with a few strikes there.
Kapi Sylla only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kapi Sylla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapi Sylla in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapi Sylla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kapi Sylla throws a lazy uppercut
and Meta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Meta. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapi Sylla misses the target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meta here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Meta throws a hook but Kapi Sylla avoids it easily.
Meta connects with a nice looking jab.
Kapi Sylla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kapi Sylla.
Kapi Sylla misses with a lunging right hand
and Meta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kapi Sylla thinking.
Meta misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapi Sylla.
Meta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palo Meta is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Meta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kapi Sylla doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapi Sylla lands a lovely overhand right.
Kapi Sylla walks into a straight right hand from Meta.
The cut above Issiaga Kapi Sylla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meta punishes Kapi Sylla's body with a nice straight punch.
Meta swings widly with a right hand
and Kapi Sylla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Palo Meta has been cut.
Kapi Sylla scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Meta finds it's target.
Kapi Sylla misses with an uppercut.
Meta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapi Sylla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meta.
Kapi Sylla misses with a leg kick
and Meta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapi Sylla throws an off balance right hand
and Meta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kapi Sylla can do to turn this around?
Meta lands a jab.
Kapi Sylla ducks under a wild hook from Meta.
Kapi Sylla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meta with a body shot.
Meta wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kapi Sylla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapi Sylla lands a leg kick that knocks Meta off balance momentarily.
Kapi Sylla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meta misses with a wild body shot.
Meta tries to clinch there but Kapi Sylla circles away.
Kapi Sylla connects with a high kick.
Meta throws a body punch but Kapi Sylla moves out of range.
Meta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kapi Sylla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meta connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapi Sylla is looking to chop away at Meta's legs.
Meta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Palo Meta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Meta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kapi Sylla. That one must have hurt.
Kapi Sylla keeps the fight on the outside.
Meta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Kapi Sylla misses
letting Meta counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Kapi Sylla - just one landing.
Meta instigates a clinch.
Meta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kapi Sylla swings wildly with an uppercut but Meta uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapi Sylla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapi Sylla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapi Sylla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapi Sylla lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meta lands a hook that snaps the head of Kapi Sylla backwards.
Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Meta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapi Sylla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kapi Sylla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kapi Sylla misses with a body shot
and Meta counters with a nice body shot.
Kapi Sylla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kapi Sylla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meta digs a good body shot into Kapi Sylla's ribs.
Meta lands with a straight right. Kapi Sylla didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Issiaga Kapi Sylla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Palo Meta!
Palo Meta 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Jones (ranked 3217 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Jay Lawrence (ranked 387 p4p, 388 weight class). Trent Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Lawrence's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Trent Jones has been cut.
Lawrence lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Lawrence waves Jones back to his feet!
 Jones is rocked!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries to clinch but Lawrence is having none of it.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Lawrence jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lawrence!
Jay Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 4984 p4p, 25179 weight class) and Vanderlei Branco (ranked 488 p4p, 543 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderlei Branco!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Slaissi there.
Branco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slaissi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slaissi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slaissi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Branco! Slaissi lets Branco back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Branco is rocked!
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!
Slaissi cracks Branco with a hook to the temple - Branco is on wobbly legs here! Slaissi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Branco falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Slaissi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Szobo (ranked 3300 p4p, 4701 weight class) and Thor Poohammer (ranked 376 p4p, 470 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoltan Szobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Poohammer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szobo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zoltan Szobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szobo lands a head kick. Poohammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Szobo scores with a hook.
Poohammer is rocked!
Poohammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poohammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Szobo finish him?
Poohammer gets tackled into the cage by Szobo. Szobo maintains the clinch.
Poohammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Poohammer prevents Szobo from breaking the clinch.
Poohammer prevents Szobo from breaking the clinch.
Szobo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Szobo.
Poohammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Szobo sprawls well. Szobo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poohammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Szobo tries to clinch there but Poohammer circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szobo can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Szobo as Poohammer shoots in.
Zoltan Szobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Poohammer.
Poohammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szobo is fending him off so far but Poohammer persists. Nope, Szobo circles away and we're back to standing.
Poohammer looks winded!
Good leg kick by Szobo.
Szobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Poohammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szobo with a jab.
Szobo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Szobo breaks from the clinch.
Szobo moves into range and clinches up with Poohammer.
Szobo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szobo's corner calls for a 1-2. Szobo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poohammer shoots in for a double leg but Szobo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Szobo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poohammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poohammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szobo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poohammer tries to clinch up but Szobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Poohammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Szobo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poohammer counters by clinching up.
Poohammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Szobo smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poohammer.
Szobo circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Poohammer drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Szobo follows Poohammer to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoltan Szobo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aryan Mcintyre (ranked 4748 p4p, 4477 weight class) and Urijah Stanton (ranked 487 p4p, 471 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aryan Mcintyre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aryan Mcintyre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aryan Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urijah Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mcintyre. That snapped Stanton's head back.
Aryan Mcintyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintyre pushes Stanton up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mcintyre prevents it.
Mcintyre missing with knees to the body.
Mcintyre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mcintyre effectively controlling the action here.
Mcintyre breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stanton to the ground. Mcintyre is now in Stanton's guard.
Mcintyre looking to sit in guard and control but Stanton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanton pushing down on Mcintyre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stanton prevents Mcintyre from improving his position.
Stanton stalling.
Let's hope that Stanton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintyre is looking to improve his position.
Stanton is taking a breather. Mcintyre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two 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.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
Stanton not doing much here.
Mcintyre looking for submissions off his back.
Mcintyre is looking for a sweep. Stanton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stanton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stanton moves into full mount! Mcintyre won't be happy about that!
Mcintyre is working to get back to half guard.
Stanton controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mcintyre wants to hold on but Stanton pushes him away.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Stanton wants to control the pace but Mcintyre is squirming around nicely.
Stanton looks winded!
Mcintyre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stanton tries to control but Mcintyre wriggling away.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Stanton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcintyre is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcintyre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mcintyre is desperately trying to improve his position but Stanton has a good base and remains in mount.
Stanton controlling from the full mount.
Mcintyre is squirming around, avoiding Stanton's attempts to control the action.
Mcintyre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Stanton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mcintyre trying to hold on to Stanton's head to control him but Stanton postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urijah Stanton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcintyre closes the distance and clinches.
Mcintyre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mcintyre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stanton up against the cage.
Mcintyre gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mcintyre stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre has Stanton pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mcintyre.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aryan Mcintyre.
Mcintyre closes the distance and pushes Stanton back into the cage.
Mcintyre has Stanton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stanton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcintyre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stanton breaks from the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stanton enables Mcintyre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stanton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stanton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcintyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcintyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is looking to pass into half guard but Stanton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stanton is in guard.
Mcintyre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been informed that Stanton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mcintyre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanton is aware though and is defending well.
Stanton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stanton wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
Stanton controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
Stanton is continuing to stall.
Stanton is breathing heavily.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Stanton trying to control the position but Mcintyre is working away.
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.
Mcintyre is looking to regain half guard here but Stanton keeps moving and retains side control.
Stanton just content to control the position.
Mcintyre sneaks back into half guard.
Mcintyre trying to control here.
Stanton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre is pressing down on Stanton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aryan Mcintyre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mcintyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mcintyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcintyre slowing the pace effectively.
Mcintyre leaning against his opponent.
Stanton tightens his grip and picks Mcintyre up, before dumping him to the ground. Mcintyre manages to land in guard.
Stanton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stanton wants to control from the top but Mcintyre keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre has his foot on Stanton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanton works his way back into a safe position though.
Stanton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcintyre trying to control the position.
Urijah Stanton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Stanton from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stanton postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcintyre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mcintyre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stanton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mcintyre but great work by Stanton.
Stanton is looking to take a break and control but Mcintyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Mcintyre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcintyre is trying to improve his position.
Mcintyre is trying to escape the position but Stanton is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stanton wants to control but Mcintyre is keeping him busy.
Stanton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mcintyre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stanton is looking to take a break and control but Mcintyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Stanton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stanton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Stanton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Klarenet (ranked 4410 p4p, 24669 weight class) and Endi Arentov (ranked 463 p4p, 541 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Endi Arentov enters the cage!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Klarenet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Endi Arentov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arentov shoots for a double leg takedown but Klarenet sprawls well. He's pushed Arentov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klarenet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arentov on the side of the head.
Klarenet lunges at Arentov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arentov's hand.
It looks like Endi Arentov has been cut.
No joy there for Klarenet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arentov closes the distance and clinches.
Klarenet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klarenet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arentov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klarenet lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Klarenet. Those never looked like landing.
Klarenet swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klarenet can't break the clinch.
Klarenet is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Arentov.
Klarenet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arentov has him pressed against the cage.
Klarenet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arentov walks away with a smile on his face. Klarenet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arentov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klarenet avoids it really well and circles away.
Arentov fakes the leg kick and cracks Klarenet in the body.
Arentov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klarenet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arentov darts in looking for a takedown but Klarenet gets double underhooks and turns Arentov into the cage.
Willy Klarenet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endi Arentov.
Klarenet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arentov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klarenet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Klarenet stands up from Arentov's guard - Klarenet perhaps looking for a knockout.
Klarenet throws a right and a left that Arentov avoids nicely.
Klarenet is breathing heavily.
Arentov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klarenet wants to break free but Arentov has control.
Arentov breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klarenet throws a hook to the side of Arentov's head but Arentov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arentov unleashes a big counter combination but Klarenet bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Klarenet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arentov throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arentov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arentov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arentov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klarenet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klarenet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arentov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klarenet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klarenet misses with an uppercut.
Klarenet misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arentov.
Klarenet keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Klarenet misses.
Arentov drives through and clinches with Klarenet against the cage.
Arentov breaks the clinch.
Klarenet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arentov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klarenet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arentov.
Klarenet takes the fight into the clinch.
Arentov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klarenet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klarenet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arentov circles away quickly and effectively.
Willy Klarenet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arentov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arentov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arentov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klarenet is looking for a counter combo.
Arentov shoots in looking for a takedown but Klarenet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arentov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Klarenet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Arentov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klarenet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klarenet misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Klarenet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Endi Arentov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Klarenet tries to keep at a distance but Arentov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klarenet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arentov can do to turn this around?
Arentov managing to block the knees to the body from Klarenet.
Arentov tries to pull guard but Klarenet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arentov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arentov wants to take the fight to the mat but Klarenet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arentov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arentov looks to clinch
enabling Klarenet to counter with a crisp jab.
Klarenet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arentov doesn't manage to clinch there - Klarenet circles away.
Klarenet clinches up against the cage.
Klarenet tries to break free but Arentov pushes him back against the cage.
Arentov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Klarenet misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Klarenet as Arentov shoots in.
Willy Klarenet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endi Arentov.
Klarenet clinches with his opponent.
Arentov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Klarenet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willy Klarenet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klarenet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arentov. Arentov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arentov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arentov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klarenet.
Klarenet misses with a few strikes there.
Arentov doesn't manage to clinch there - Klarenet circles away.
Arentov clinches up against the cage.
Arentov is trying to pull guard but Klarenet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klarenet is trying to push Arentov away but Arentov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arentov tries to pull guard but Klarenet won't allow it.
Klarenet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arentov has him pressed against the cage.
Arentov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klarenet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arentov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arentov wants to counter with a clinch but Klarenet pushes him away.
Arentov shoots in and bounces Klarenet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Klarenet pushes Arentov off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arentov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klarenet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Klarenet.
Arentov shoots in for a takedown but Klarenet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arentov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Klarenet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arentov.
Arentov tries to clinch but Klarenet is having none of it.
Klarenet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arentov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arentov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klarenet's waist but Klarenet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arentov off to one side.
Klarenet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arentov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Klarenet does no damage.
A left and a right from Klarenet both land. Nice combination.
Arentov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klarenet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arentov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klarenet sprawls well. Klarenet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arentov gets slowly back to his feet.
Klarenet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klarenet wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klarenet tries to keep at a distance but Arentov has taken the fight into 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!
Klarenet is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Klarenet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klarenet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arentov tries to stall but Klarenet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arentov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klarenet's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Klarenet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arentov tries to land a knee to the head but Klarenet blocks with his arms.
Arentov manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Klarenet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Endi Arentov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Klarenet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arentov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arentov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klarenet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klarenet lands a jab to Arentov's midsection.
Arentov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arentov wants it to stay on the feet.
Arentov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Klarenet to the mat! Klarenet manages to get full guard.
Klarenet is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Arentov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Klarenet is trying to pull guard but Arentov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Klarenet being controlled against the cage.
Klarenet blocks the elbow strike.
Arentov manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arentov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klarenet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klarenet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arentov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klarenet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arentov is defended easily by Klarenet.
Good leg kick by Arentov.
Arentov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klarenet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arentov walks into a left hand.
A jab from Klarenet misses.
Klarenet gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arentov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Klarenet makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Klarenet catches Arentov right on the button with a cross.
Arentov tries to clinch there but Klarenet circles away.
Klarenet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arentov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arentov is defended easily by Klarenet.
Willy Klarenet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endi Arentov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arentov has a takedown stuffed.
Klarenet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arentov missing with knees to the body.
Klarenet tries to circle away but Arentov has him pinned against the cage.
Arentov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klarenet walks away with a smile on his face. Arentov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Klarenet looks to land a combination but Arentov avoids it well.
Klarenet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arentov shoots in and drives through. Klarenet sprawls well.
Klarenet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arentov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klarenet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klarenet moves out of range as Arentov throws a body kick.
Klarenet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arentov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arentov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klarenet!
Willy Klarenet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arentov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klarenet but Klarenet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Klarenet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klarenet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Klarenet!
A very excited looking Willy Klarenet 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Karras (ranked 1907 p4p, 2448 weight class) and Bingo Fat (ranked 196 p4p, 243 weight class). Karras comes into the arena with Blinded by the Light blaring out of the sound system. Bingo Fat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Karras!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bingo Fat!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fat throws out a loose jab but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karras misses with a wild body shot.
Karras instigates a clinch.
Karras throws a punch but it's blocked by Fat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karras.
Fat blocks a body shot from Karras.
Karras misses with a punch to the body.
Karras throws a head punch that misses.
Fat looking to stall.
Fat throws a punch but it's blocked by Karras.
Karras misses with some punches.
Fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karras throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fat has a couple of punches blocked by Karras.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karras as Fat tries to tie him up.
Fat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karras blocking some punches.
Fat stalling in the clinch but Karras improves position.
Karras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fat misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Karras.
Fat is trying to stall.
Fat is looking to control Karras's arms but Karras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fat has his back to the cage.
Fat seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Karras.
Karras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras cracks Fat with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karras.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fat trying to stall but Karras improves his position.
Karras breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karras throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras tries a body shot but Fat blocks it.
Karras lands with a short shot to the head.
Karras is leaning against Fat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karras.
Fat throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Fat tries a body shot but Karras blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karras.
Karras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fat.
Fat working aggressively here.
Karras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fat.
Fat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fat swings wildly with an uppercut but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fat wants to stall.
Fat is pushing Karras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fat wants to stall.
Fat blocks an uppercut.
Fat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bingo Fat.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Fat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fat fails to land with a series of punches.
Karras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fat trying to control the position but instead, Karras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fat into the cage.
Karras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karras lands a right hand.
Fat swings wildly with an uppercut but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karras throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fats head.
Fat throws a punch but it's blocked by Karras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras misses with the head strike.
Fat blocking some punches.
Karras blocks an uppercut.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fat working aggressively here.
Karras lands a body punch.
Karras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fat blocking some punches.
Karras lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fat.
Fat blocks an uppercut.
Karras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fat's efforts to push away.
Karras lands with a short shot to the head.
Fat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karras misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fat is trying to stall.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fat tries to break the clinch but Karras is controlling the position.
Karras lands with a light punch inside.
Karras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karras blocking some punches.
Fat stalling in the clinch but Karras improves position.
Karras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fat backwards.
Fat is rocked!
Karras scores with a shot to the side of Fat's head.
Fat is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Karras lands a big right hand that drops Fat! The killer instinct kicks in and Karras finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Karras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Karras!
Damien Karras is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Damien Karras 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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pop
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