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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Allen (ranked 2838 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Donnie Jones (ranked 277 p4p, 290 weight class). Allen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. The key to victory for Edgar Allen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries for a takedown but Allen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jones goes for a double leg but Allen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Allen continues to drive forward.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones tries to clinch but Allen moves away
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Allen circles away easily
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edgar Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Allen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fails with the takedown
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
 Jones is rocked!
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Jones out cold! What a finish! Allen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgar Allen!
During a confident post fight interview, Edgar Allen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zayden Petrov (ranked 2990 p4p, 3841 weight class) and Loltez Reno (ranked 289 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zayden Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loltez Reno!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reno takes one on the button.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Reno's body. Reno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Reno throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reno is rocked!
Zayden Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
Reno is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov lands a head shot.
It looks like Petrov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reno throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Petrov batters Reno with a massive right followed by a huge left! Reno is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Petrov lands a final crushing right hand to drop Reno to the mat with a gruesome thud! Petrov is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zayden Petrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Reddick (ranked 2418 p4p, 2445 weight class) and Malcolm Reed (ranked 269 p4p, 275 weight class). Reed has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jon Reddick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jon Reddick 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Reddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Reed!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reddick moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Reddick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reddick throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Jon Reddick has been cut.
Reed jabs Reddick right on the nose. Reddick blinks but takes it well.
Reddick cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
Reddick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reddick is looking to counter punch.
Reddick thuds his right hand into Reed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Reddick throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Reed steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Reed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Reddick misses with an uppercut.
Reed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Reddick scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reddick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed tries to land a body kick
and Reddick counters with a big right hand! Oh Reed is in trouble here! Reddick follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Reddick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armus Tar Monster (ranked 2146 p4p, 2530 weight class) and Vadim Dyavol (ranked 207 p4p, 227 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tar Monster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tech N9ne - Hard. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vadim Dyavol enters the cage!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armus Tar Monster!
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, Vadim Dyavol!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyavol rushes Tar Monster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dyavol jumps into guard, dragging Tar Monster to the mat.
Dyavol controlling the position.
Tar Monster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dyavol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tar Monster has managed to get both his arms back between Dyavol's legs - danger averted.
Dyavol is controlling Tar Monster's posture.
Dyavol trying to control the position.
Dyavol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tar Monster trying to control but Dyavol is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyavol keeping full guard, as Tar Monster tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar Monster won't allow Dyavol to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyavol keeping full guard, as Tar Monster tries to pass.
Dyavol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tar Monster advances to half guard.
Tar Monster is looking to take a break and control but Dyavol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dyavol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dyavol can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dyavol tries to get to full guard but Tar Monster has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyavol makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dyavol.
Dyavol is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tar Monster is aware though and is defending well.
Dyavol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tar Monster trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyavol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tar Monster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dyavol is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dyavol working a defensive guard but Tar Monster manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Dyavol's face as Tar Monster controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tar Monster wants to control but Dyavol is keeping him busy.
Dyavol struggling a bit here.
Dyavol might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tar Monster haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dyavol manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tar Monster trying to hold on to Dyavol's head to control him but Dyavol postures up.
Tar Monster tries to roll over but Dyavol keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyavol is trying to control the action in half guard but Tar Monster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tar Monster gets back to full guard.
Tar Monster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dyavol on the ground.
Tar Monster keeping moving, preventing Dyavol from controlling successfully.
Tar Monster has momentary wrist control but Dyavol slips an elbow through the middle.
Tar Monster trying to keep a closed guard but Dyavol is proving a slippery customer.
Dyavol slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tar Monster is trying to keep Dyavol in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Dyavol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dyavol tries to close the distance and clinch but Tar Monster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dyavol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tar Monster counters with a low kick, right behind Dyavol 's knee.
Dyavol gets a clinch.
Dyavol is trying to drag Tar Monster to the mat but Tar Monster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dyavol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dyavol gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tar Monster trying to control but Dyavol postures up.
Tar Monster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyavol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dyavol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dyavol lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar Monster is trying to get back to full guard.
Dyavol is taking a breather. Tar Monster 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.
Tar Monster is trying to maintain the position but Dyavol is very close to passing his half guard.
Tar Monster looking for submissions off his back.
Dyavol working the head and body with strikes.
Tar Monster wants to control but Dyavol is keeping busy.
Tar Monster is looking to improve his position.
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.
Dyavol 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.
Dyavol is thwarting Tar Monster's attempts to control the position.
Tar Monster is defending against the submission attempts here by Dyavol.
Tar Monster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyavol is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tar Monster gets back to full guard.
Tar Monster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dyavol is one step ahead there.
Tar Monster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dyavol controls the pace.
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.
Dyavol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tar Monster has his feet on Dyavol's thighs here. He's pushed Dyavol off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dyavol screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armus Tar Monster!
Armus Tar Monster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miklos Magyar (ranked 2577 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Reggie Sanders (ranked 231 p4p, 188 weight class). Magyar comes to the cage accompanied by Daylight. Sanders has chosen “Hands On” as his entrance music. Reggie Sanders told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miklos Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Sanders gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magyar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magyar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magyar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders is trying to control the position but Magyar postures up.
Magyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magyar is one step ahead there.
Magyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magyar lands a couple of elbows.
Sanders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magyar won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
Magyar looking to pass the guard.
Magyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
Magyar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanders's head.
Magyar lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanders is retaining full guard.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magyar slips nicely into half guard.
Magyar stands up from half guard.
Sanders lands with a right hand.
Magyar slips under a jab.
Magyar tries for a takedown but Sanders circles away easily
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanders tries to buck Magyar off but Magyar is having none of it.
Magyar is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanders is defending well.
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
Magyar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanders some visible discomfort.
Magyar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sanders!
Magyar landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Magyar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magyar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to reverse the position but Magyar maintains control.
Magyar throws some wild stikes that Sanders manages to avoid easily.
Magyar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magyar breaks from Sanders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magyar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanders taking shots to the head.
Sanders manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanders wants to control but Magyar is keeping busy.
Magyar prevents Sanders from improving his position.
Magyar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Magyar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miklos Magyar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanders gets caught napping as Magyar dives in and scores a takedown. Sanders manages to retain guard.
Magyar landing with the ground and pound.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magyar manages to get himself to full guard.
Magyar wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanders being controlled here momentarily.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Magyar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is fighting to break Magyar's control of his arms but Magyar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Magyar is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sanders throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Magyar's body to avoid the submission. Magyar has instead reached around Sanders's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Magyar arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miklos Magyar!
A very excited looking Miklos Magyar 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Karson Caldwell (ranked 1384 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Liam Plecak (ranked 163 p4p, 282 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karson Caldwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Plecak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plecak throws a head kick that misses
and Caldwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Liam Plecak has been cut.
Caldwell lands with a right hand.
Plecak closes the distance but Caldwell moves to the side
letting Caldwell counter with a right hand.
Caldwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Plecak's hands.
Caldwell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Plecak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plecak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Plecak is rocked!
Plecak misses with a kick to the body.
Plecak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plecak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plecak is still on wobbly legs! Can Caldwell finish him?
Plecak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plecak tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Caldwell misses the target.
Plecak seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Plecak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plecak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caldwell digs a good hook to Plecak's body.
Caldwell scores with a hook to the body. Plecak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Caldwell.
Caldwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell connects with a nice cross there... Plecak is looking wobbly and Caldwell recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Plecak to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Caldwell jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karson Caldwell!
Karson Caldwell retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Karson Caldwell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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