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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 5579 p4p, 21981 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 422 p4p, 458 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Mehdi Kanaani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanaani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanaani scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Kanaani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hageman but Hageman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Kanaani tries to get set, Hageman tries to push him back and clinch up but Kanaani manages to avoid the attempt.
Hageman looks for a takedown but Kanaani sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Kanaani.
Hageman with a poor takedown
and Kanaani counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hageman off his feet! Kanaani dives into side control looking to finish!
 Hageman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman regains half guard, as Kanaani was trying to land strikes.
Oh Hageman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanaani with the ground and pound but Hageman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hageman seems to have got his legs back now.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kanaani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanaani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but Hageman blocks nicely.
Hageman is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanaani's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanaani trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
Kanaani working some strikes from top position.
Kanaani is in close to Hageman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hageman has momentary wrist control but Kanaani slips an elbow through the middle.
Kanaani distracts Hageman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hageman's head.
Kanaani scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kanaani's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hageman has momentary wrist control but Kanaani slips an elbow through the middle.
Kanaani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kanaani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanaani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani lands a couple of elbows.
Kanaani throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanaani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanaani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kanaani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hageman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick from Kanaani, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanaani lands with a hook. Hageman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Are you kidding me?! Kanaani ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hageman clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mehdi Kanaani!
Mehdi Kanaani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 3218 p4p, 24528 weight class) and Dwight Shrute (ranked 373 p4p, 559 weight class). Shrute has chosen Battlestart Galactica theme as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 32 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Shrute!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmarrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shrute, pushing him back against the cage.
Shrute pulls Turmarrov into guard.
Turmarrov postures up in Shrute's guard and throws a big left but Shrute blocks it.
Shrute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turmarrov drops back looking for a leg! Shrute is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shrute manages to kick Turmarrov off! Turmarrov jumps back into Shrute's guard.
Turmarrov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turmarrov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shrute dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turmarrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shrute defends it easily.
Turmarrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Turmarrov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrute with a nice head shot there.
Turmarrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shrute can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turmarrov has his foot on Shrute's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shrute works his way back into a safe position though.
Turmarrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turmarrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turmarrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shrute gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turmarrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turmarrov looking for a guillotine here but Shrute defends easily.
Turmarrov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turmarrov tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov keeping moving, preventing Shrute from controlling successfully.
Turmarrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shrute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shrute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turmarrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shrute defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shrute missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov wants to sweep here but Shrute controlling him for the moment.
Turmarrov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Shrute rolls with it to try and escape but Turmarrov cranks on the arm and Shrute is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Turmarrov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2137 p4p, 4512 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 225 p4p, 419 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron man. Mariusz Pudzianowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brownie Anderson's chin.
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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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 78 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Pudzianowski seems unphased.
 It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pudzianowski won't be happy with that.
Pudzianowski trying his best to control but Anderson has mounted him.
Anderson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brownie Anderson!
Post fight, Brownie Anderson stared into the camera and said 'And still, thanks to all my team around me. Can't wait to put off another good performance.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Demuss (ranked 2702 p4p, 24749 weight class) and John Albertson (ranked 285 p4p, 523 weight class). Demuss comes to the cage accompanied by Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. The key to victory for Jake Demuss has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Albertson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertson shoots and misses
and Demuss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demuss throws a leg kick which misses Albertson's front leg but catches the back leg as Albertson tries to avoid it.
Albertson shoots in for a double leg but Demuss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demuss quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Albertson shoots and misses
and Demuss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jake Demuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Albertson.
Demuss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Albertson has his takedown stuffed
and Demuss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albertson misses with a takedown attempt
and Demuss counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albertson moves to clinch but Demuss breaks away
and Demuss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Albertson looks winded!
Albertson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demuss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jake Demuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demuss connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Albertson to the floor! Demuss dives in looking for the finish!
 Albertson is rocked!
It looks like John Albertson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demuss in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Albertson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Demuss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Demuss!
A very excited looking Jake Demuss 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 2746 p4p, 3872 weight class) and Monni Mantzurin (ranked 291 p4p, 373 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monni Mantzurin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantzurin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mantzurin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mantzurin tries to clinch up
and Gayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gayweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mantzurin gets a takedown into half guard.
Mantzurin thows a huge punch but Gayweather dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantzurin throwing shots but Gayweather is blocking nicely.
Mantzurin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantzurin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gayweather's head.
Gayweather punching from the bottom.
Gayweather tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gayweather has his hands clasped together around Mantzurin's back. He's all about the action.
Mantzurin trying to mount his opponent but Gayweather defends it.
Mantzurin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Gayweather is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gayweather looking for submissions off his back.
Gayweather gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mantzurin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gayweather swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mantzurin postures up and lands a big shot to Gayweather's brow.
Mantzurin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gayweather wants to sweep here but Mantzurin controlling him for the moment.
Gayweather is working hard here to advance position.
Mantzurin cracks Gayweather with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantzurin is looking to pass into half guard but Gayweather pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gayweather is in guard.
Mantzurin being controlled here, momentarily.
Gayweather stopping the sweep attempt from Mantzurin.
Mantzurin looking to control.
Gayweather makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mantzurin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gayweather can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mantzurin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gayweather. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gayweather lands a couple of digs.
Gayweather trying to control but Mantzurin is working from the bottom.
Gayweather lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather pushing down on Mantzurin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gayweather not doing much here.
Mantzurin trying to control but Gayweather postures up.
Mantzurin tries to roll over but Gayweather keeps him under control.
Gayweather is looking for a kimura but Mantzurin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gayweather to get the leverage.
Gayweather passes into side control, despite Mantzurin's attempt to control the position.
Mantzurin is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gayweather throws a right and a left that Mantzurin avoids nicely.
Gayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Gayweather misses the shot to the body.
Gayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mantzurin.
Nice takedown defense from Gayweather. No joy for Mantzurin on that attempt.
Gayweather swinging wildly here.
Gayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantzurin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayweather stuns Mantzurin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mantzurin avoids the body shot from Gayweather.
Mantzurin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mantzurin shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Mantzurin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mantzurin on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantzurin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gayweather stalks Mantzurin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mantzurin's face. Mantzurin staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Monni Mantzurin has been cut.
Mantzurin fails with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monni Mantzurin.
Mantzurin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gayweather as he jumps to the side.
Mantzurin shoots in for a takedown but Gayweather shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mantzurin.
Gayweather was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Floyd Gayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mantzurin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mantzurin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gayweather swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mantzurin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather!
Monni Mantzurin spoke after the fight, saying 'blaaaahhhh.....'.
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Dan Averescu really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 173.4, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Balink Tarlah was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1835 p4p, 2002 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 215 p4p, 236 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares sizes up Pfanne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pfanne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soares makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pfanne drops his shoulder and cracks Soares with a huge uppercut! Soares goes down! Can Pfanne finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pfanne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pfanne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pfanne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soares's guard.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pfanne working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pfanne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pfanne stands up over Soares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pfanne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares pulls Pfanne in close to prevent any damage.
Pfanne chips away with some ground and pound.
Pfanne throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pfanne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pfanne.
Pfanne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pfanne wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Pfanne.
Soares misses with a double jab
and Pfanne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares cracks Pfanne with a good jab.
Pfanne tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soares defends well and Pfanne ends up having to push Soares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pfanne throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Soares tumbling to the canvas!
Soares is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Pfanne is proving a slippery customer.
Oh Soares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfanne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pfanne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares seems to have got his legs back now.
Pfanne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soares looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soares looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soares!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne is looking to reverse the position.
Soares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pfanne is avoiding damage well.
Soares cracks Pfanne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soares wants to control but Pfanne is keeping him busy.
Soares misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Soares just content to control the position.
Soares taking a break here but Pfanne is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soares.
Soares is thwarting Pfanne's attempts to control the position.
Soares thows a huge punch but Pfanne dodges it nicely.
Pfanne manages to get to full guard.
Pfanne keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pfanne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pfanne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soares pinned against the cage. Soares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soares misses with a few strikes there.
Pfanne tries to clinch up
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Pfanne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfanne tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
and Pfanne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pfanne with a poor takedown
and Soares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfanne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soares scores with a counter punch that sends Pfanne to the canvas! Soares smells blood - he's punishing Pfanne with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pfanne has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Lets go martinez, you big ole pussy. I fight a elite guy to be champion while you crushes cans.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 1139 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 155 p4p, 253 weight class). Hansen's entrance music is Black Sabbath - Iron Man. A fine choice. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hansen tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferreira Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hansen stops Ferreira Da Silva from standing up.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hansen postures up in Ferreira Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira Da Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva 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.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen content to stall in guard here.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferreira Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a leg kick but Hansen checks it.
Hansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansen showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Hansen.
Hansen is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to sweep but Hansen has passed to side control!
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferreira Da Silva to see if he's OK.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to remain calm as Hansen controls from the top position.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen working the head with strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hansen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hansen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferreira Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to bench press Hansen off him but Hansen keeps the position.
Hansen is putting a hurting on Ferreira Da Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hansen landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to escape but Hansen is in control.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to control but Hansen postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen 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.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Ferreira Da Silva avoids it well.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Ferreira Da Silva gets caught napping as Hansen dives in and scores a takedown. Ferreira Da Silva manages to retain guard.
Hansen is fighting to break Ferreira Da Silva's control of his arms but Ferreira Da Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferreira Da Silva kicks Hansen off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen takes a swing at Ferreira Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Hansen shakes him off and moves away.
Ferreira Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira Da Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hansen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hansen.
Hansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferreira Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hansen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ferreira Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen is working Ferreira Da Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to keep Hansen in close.
Hansen passes Ferreira Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hansen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen trying to control the pace.
Hansen is thwarting Ferreira Da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to control. Ferreira Da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to stand.
Ferreira Da Silva taking some punishment here, with Hansen in his half guard.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Hansen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Hansen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ferreira Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Hansen eventually gives up the hold.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hansen is taking a breather. Ferreira Da Silva 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.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva forces Hansen back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansen's elbow.
Hansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hansen 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.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Hansen moves away
and Hansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreira Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Hansen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hansen counters with a three punch combo that has Ferreira Da Silva backing up. Ferreira Da Silva nods at Hansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Ferreira Da Silva's brow.
Hansen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
Ferreira Da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcus Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen distracts Ferreira Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen stands up over Ferreira Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hansen passes Ferreira Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hansen prevents Ferreira Da Silva from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen drops an elbow to the side of Ferreira Da Silva's head.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Hansen has control of the leg.
Ferreira Da Silva has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen working over Ferreira Da Silva with some ground and pound. Ferreira Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hansen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ferreira Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marcus Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ferreira Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hansen.
Hansen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ferreira Da Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Hansen!
Marcus Hansen retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Marcus Hansen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1797 p4p, 4841 weight class) and Junior Junior (ranked 230 p4p, 477 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. Junior Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Junior!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Junior catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Junior jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson feints a jab promting Junior to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Junior slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Junior Junior has been cut.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior thinking.
Anderson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Junior drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Anderson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Junior's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Sparky Anderson said 'It's great to be the new champion, thanks to all my team around me'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 779 p4p, 24142 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 91 p4p, 447 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Peramaki.
Peramaki throws a series of strikes that have Zakrzewski backpedaling.
It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut.
Zakrzewski moves in looking to clinch but Peramaki pushes him off.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Peramaki moves out of range.
Zakrzewski looks for a takedown but Peramaki sprawls well.
Zakrzewski misses with a double jab
enabling Peramaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Peramaki catches Zakrzewski napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Zakrzewski to the canvas!
Zakrzewski is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peramaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zakrzewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zakrzewski is still in real trouble! Can Peramaki finish him?
Peramaki is pushing down on Zakrzewski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zakrzewski is fighting to maintain full guard but Peramaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Peramaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zakrzewski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peramaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Peramaki has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zakrzewski defend it? Peramaki steps over the head and cranks it - Zakrzewski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Peramaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kimmo Peramaki!
Kimmo Peramaki retains his lightweight title!
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