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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Michaels (ranked 25228 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Fikayo Rice (ranked 545 p4p, 374 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jordan Michaels has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jordan Michaels 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fikayo Rice!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice clinches with his opponent.
Rice breaks the clinch.
Rice looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
No luck for Rice with that takedown attempt.
Michaels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rice manages to circle out of the way.
Rice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rice but Rice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rice as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rice can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rice's legs.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rice has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rice looks to move to half guard but instead Michaels has passed into mount! Damn!
Michaels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rice working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rice wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels looking to control but Rice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michaels wants to finish this one by submission but Rice is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Michaels.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rice is looking to escape.
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rice flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Michaels locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Rice is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Michaels!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desidido Mohabal (ranked 3540 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Petros Petritis (ranked 385 p4p, 310 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Desidido Mohabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petros Petritis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petritis misses with a left hand
and Mohabal counters with a right hand to the body.
Petritis tries to bum rush Mohabal with a series of wild strikes but Mohabal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohabal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petritis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petritis misses with a right hand
and Mohabal counters with a stiff right hand.
Petritis throws a series of strikes that have Mohabal backpedaling.
 It looks like Desidido Mohabal has been cut.
Mohabal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mohabal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petritis.
A quick step to the side and Mohabal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petritis sends Mohabal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petritis is motioning to the referee to let Mohabal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Mohabal is rocked!
Mohabal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohabal bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Petritis comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mohabal falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mohabal was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petros Petritis!
During a confident post fight interview, Petros Petritis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Zimmerman (ranked 3218 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Brent Scab (ranked 354 p4p, 314 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Scab's choice of entrance music: Lift Yourself- Kanye West. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zackary Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brent Scab!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman clinches up against the cage.
Scab tries to circle away but Zimmerman has him pinned against the cage.
Zimmerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scab's efforts to push away.
Scab is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scab throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimmermans head.
Zimmerman lands with a left to the head.
Zimmerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scab backwards.
A short uppercut from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zimmerman misses with some punches.
Scab misses with some punches.
Scab misses with some punches.
Scab wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimmerman cracks Scab with a nice body shot.
Zimmerman presses Scab against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zimmerman is working Scab over against the cage.
Scab looks winded!
Zimmerman gets through Scab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zimmerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Zimmerman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scab has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zimmerman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scab can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scab gets underhooks to prevent Zimmerman's takedown attempt.
Zimmerman lands with a right to the head.
Zimmerman scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Zimmerman.
A right hook to the body lands for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scab is trying to break the clinch but Zimmerman is controlling him.
Zimmerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scab.
Zimmerman lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tries to score a body lock takedown but Scab shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a right hand.
Zimmerman lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Zimmerman as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman cracks Scab with a nice body shot.
Zimmerman digs a right hand underneath Scab's ribcage. Scab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zimmerman has been working on his balance at Dynamic MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Scab.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zimmerman.
A nice left hand lands by Zimmerman.
Scab takes a shot to the head.
Zimmerman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zimmerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zimmerman jumps guard and drags Scab to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scab won't allow Zimmerman to sweep him here.
Zimmerman trying to keep a closed guard but Scab is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zimmerman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zimmerman trying to control the position.
Scab throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scab.
Zimmerman darts in and clinches Scab up against the cage.
Scab turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Scab manages to end up in side control.
Zimmerman tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scab throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Zimmerman wants to escape the position.
Zimmerman is working hard here to advance position.
Scab is landing with strikes from the back.
Scab scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Zimmerman is looking for a way out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zimmerman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Zimmerman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zimmerman tests Scab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scab jabs at Zimmerman's body.
Zimmerman misses with a right hand
and Scab cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.
Scab is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zimmerman with a body shot.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Scab.
Zimmerman blocks a leg kick.
Brent Scab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zimmerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zimmerman checks a leg kick.
Scab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimmerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scab throws a shot to the body.
Scab fails to land with a series of punches.
Scab is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zimmerman rather than just go for the knockout.
Scab ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scab cracks a nice hook into Zimmerman's ribs.
Nice body punch from Scab.
Scab throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scab is looking to score with low kicks.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Scab lands a body shot.
Scab connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zimmerman walks into a straight right hand from Scab.
Zimmerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scab wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Scab moves out of range.
Zimmerman closes the distance and pushes Scab back into the cage.
Scab has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Scab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scab tries to break free but Zimmerman pushes him back against the cage.
Scab scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zackary Zimmerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Zimmerman.
A shot in the inside from Scab.
Zimmerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Scab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zimmerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scab is trying to break the clinch but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.
Scab is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zimmerman is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Scab fails to land.
Zimmerman lands a left hand.
Zimmerman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman works on Scab's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zimmerman.
Scab looking to slow down the pace here.
Scab has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zimmerman after a bit of a struggle.
Zackary Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Scab.
Zimmerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Zimmerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman blocks an uppercut.
Scab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zimmerman.
Scab throws a head punch that misses.
Zimmerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scab misses with the head strike.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zimmerman lands with a right to the head.
Zimmerman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman prevents Scab from breaking the clinch.
Zimmerman cracks Scab with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zimmerman jumps into guard, dragging Scab to the mat.
Zimmerman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zimmerman is striking from the bottom but Scab uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zimmerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Scab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zimmerman is looking to clinch but Scab is avoiding it.
Scab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Scab is having none of it.
Scab lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Scab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brent Scab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scab scores with a hook.
Scab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scab misses with a two punch combination.
Scab misses with a wild body shot.
Zimmerman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scab misses with a combination
and Zimmerman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zimmerman.
Scab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scab throws a head punch that misses.
Zimmerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zimmerman lands a left hand.
Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scab can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman pushes Scab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman digs a right hand underneath Scab's ribcage. Scab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zimmerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zimmerman pushes Scab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scabs head.
Zimmerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scab can't get the takedown.
Zimmerman pushes Scab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman 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!
Zimmerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scab backwards.
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Zimmerman.
Scab throws a body punch but Zimmerman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Scab is having none of it.
Zimmerman clinches.
Zimmerman blocks an uppercut.
Zimmerman digs a right hand underneath Scab's ribcage. Scab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zimmerman prevents the takedown attempt.
Zimmerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Zimmerman scores with a shot to the side of Scab's head.
Zimmerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Scab has Zimmerman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zimmerman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zackary Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Scab.
Zimmerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scabs head.
Zimmerman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zimmerman has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Scab fails to land.
Scab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zimmerman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zimmerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scab backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scab.
Zimmerman lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zimmerman.
A short right from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman lands a body punch.
Zimmerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scab lands a hook that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Zimmerman manages to break the clinch.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zimmerman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Scab.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zimmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zimmerman lands a head shot.
Scab looks to throw the jab but Zimmerman is out of range.
Scab jabs Zimmerman right on the nose. Zimmerman blinks but takes it well.
Scab throws a series of punches but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Scab.
Zimmerman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scab makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zimmerman wants to clinch up but Scab keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zimmerman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Zimmerman!
After winning the bout, Zackary Zimmerman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Brent Scab spoke after the fight, saying 'You win or you learn. I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Daicse (ranked 2688 p4p, 2845 weight class) and Baro Rizzveira (ranked 264 p4p, 275 weight class). Rizzveira has chosen Itsári- Sepultura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mark Daicse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Daicse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baro Rizzveira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daicse punishes Rizzveira's body with a nice straight punch.
Daicse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzveira.
Rizzveira with the counter takedown but Daicse avoids it easily.
A head kick by Daicse misses
and Daicse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzveira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzveira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daicse finds it's way round the side to connect with Rizzveira's head.
 It looks like Baro Rizzveira has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Rizzveira.
Rizzveira tries to land a front kick but Daicse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzveira blocks a jab.
Rizzveira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daicse throws a right and a left that Rizzveira avoids nicely.
Daicse misses with a straight right.
Rizzveira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rizzveira misses with a wild body shot.
Daicse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daicse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daicse digs a good body shot into Rizzveira's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daicse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Daicse.
Daicse stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daicse sprawls well initially but Rizzveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rizzveira wants to pass the guard but Daicse is defending well.
Daicse trying to control here.
Rizzveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Daicse desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Daicse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rizzveira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daicse wants to hold on but Rizzveira pushes him away.
Daicse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rizzveira wants to control the pace but Daicse is squirming around nicely.
Daicse taking shots to the head.
Daicse tries to hold on but Rizzveira postures up.
Rizzveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daicse is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzveira throws some wild stikes that Daicse manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzveira looking to ground and pound but Daicse is blocking nicely.
Rizzveira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daicse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daicse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daicse holds on for dear life, controlling Rizzveira's posture momentarily.
Daicse wants to control but Rizzveira is having none of it.
Daicse is trying to escape the mount.
Rizzveira unloads with some shots from mount but Daicse bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Rizzveira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daicse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzveira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Daicse to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Daicse shrugs it off.
Rizzveira looking for a guillotine from mount but Daicse is having none of it.
Daicse is looking to get to half guard.
Daicse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rizzveira working for a guillotine from mount but Daicse is in no mood to give up.
Daicse holds on for dear life, controlling Rizzveira's posture momentarily.
Daicse tries to hold on but Rizzveira postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baro Rizzveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baro Rizzveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daicse scores with a three punch combo!
Daicse misses with a straight right.
Daicse throws a nice looking combination but Rizzveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Daicse misses its intended target.
Rizzveira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daicse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rizzveira but Rizzveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Rizzveira tries to counter it with a takedown but Daicse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mark Daicse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daicse connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daicse.
Daicse stuffs the takedown attempt from Rizzveira. Rizzveira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daicse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rizzveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzveira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rizzveira tries to move into range but Daicse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rizzveira misses with a body kick.
Daicse misses the shot to the body.
Daicse lands with a nice combination. Rizzveira backs away looking to recover.
 Rizzveira is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Daicse ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Rizzveira clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Daicse!
Mark Daicse really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BANZAI NUTRITION logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muharib Xornimada (ranked 2641 p4p, 3325 weight class) and Mikuru Asakura (ranked 302 p4p, 305 weight class). Mikuru Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muharib Xornimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xornimada throws a poor cross that misses
and Asakura counters with a solid body kick.
Xornimada drives through and clinches with Asakura against the cage.
Xornimada has Asakura pressed against the cage, preventing Asakura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xornimada definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Asakura is trying to break the clinch but Xornimada is controlling him.
Asakura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asakura avoids the elbow strike from Xornimada, against the cage.
Xornimada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Asakura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asakura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xornimada.
Nice body punch from Xornimada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xornimada successfully pulls guard.
Asakura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Asakura misses with a hook. Xornimada ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Xornimada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asakura throws a sloppy body shot
and Xornimada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
Asakura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xornimada ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Xornimada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xornimada moves into the clinch successfully.
Xornimada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xornimada has clasped his hands together around Asakura's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Check out the look on Xornimada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Xornimada is trying to get an arm triangle but Asakura is defending well.
Asakura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Xornimada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xornimada tries to score with some ground and pound. Asakura controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Xornimada throws a strike aimed at the side of Asakura's head but Asakura avoids it well.
Xornimada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xornimada is looking to take a break and control but Asakura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asakura pushes Xornimada away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Xornimada gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Xornimada is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Asakura will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Xornimada.
Xornimada controlling the position from side mount.
Asakura wants to get back to his feet.
Xornimada trying to control the action but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Xornimada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xornimada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Asakura sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Asakura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xornimada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Xornimada politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xornimada prefers to stall for the moment though.
Asakura can't do much from the bottom here.
Asakura wants to get back to his feet but Xornimada drags him back down.
Asakura taking a bit of punishment here - Xornimada scoring with strikes.
We've been informed that Asakura has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Xornimada 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.
Asakura is pushing Xornimada's head away, looking to escape. Xornimada manages to hold on to the position though.
Xornimada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asakura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Xornimada landing strikes.
Xornimada cracks Asakura with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Asakura is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Xornimada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xornimada scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xornimada wants to control but Asakura is keeping him busy.
Xornimada lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Xornimada trying to control the action but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Asakura is trying to control Xornimada's posture but Xornimada avoids it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Xornimada working the head and body with strikes.
Asakura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asakura is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xornimada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Asakura is still in real trouble! Can Xornimada finish him?
Xornimada lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muharib Xornimada dominated that 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.
Asakura gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Xornimada points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Asakura wakes up just in time to hear Xornimada thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muharib Xornimada!
Our winner, Muharib Xornimada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Rocha (ranked 2738 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 257 p4p, 214 weight class). Lamont Banner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bentley Rocha's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner cracks Rocha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Banner sprawls well.
Bentley Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Banner as Rocha shoots in.
Rocha moves forwards but Banner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocha slips under a jab from Banner.
Rocha dives in and grabs Banner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes down on Rocha's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocha.
Nice takedown defense from Banner. No joy for Rocha on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Rocha misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a three punch combo that has Rocha backing up. Rocha nods at Banner to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rocha misses with a takedown
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rocha just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banner as he jumps to the side.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown but Banner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rocha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner connects with a single shot there.
Banner throws a series of punches but Rocha avoids them all with ease.
Rocha tries to work over Banner's front leg with a kick but Banner checks it.
Rocha misses with a right hand
and Banner counters with a two punch combo.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha throws a leg kick
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a low kick.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Banner stuffs the takedown.
Banner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banner swivels and escapes.
Banner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rocha eats them both and turns towards Banner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt
and Banner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rocha throws a sloppy body shot
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner!
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
Banner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rocha gets the takedown into side control.
Rocha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rocha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rocha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Banner being controlled for a moment.
Rocha trying to control the position but Banner is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is being controlled here.
Rocha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banner can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha tries for a kimura but Banner is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
Rocha misses with a looping right.
Banner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Banner circles away easily
and Banner counters with a series of strikes. Rocha will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Banner misses.
Rocha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rocha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Banner is trying to defend but Rocha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rocha throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Banner to regain full guard.
Banner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banner's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rocha.
Banner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rocha passes Banner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rocha stalling.
Rocha is trying to work for a kimura but Banner is defending well.
Rocha passes to side control.
Rocha throws an elbow but Banner slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banner is looking to get back to his feet here but Rocha is keeping cool and he's managed to take Banner's back.
We've been informed that Banner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rocha is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Banner with him. Banner is trying to defend but Rocha has an arm under the chin now! Banner grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bentley Rocha!
Bentley Rocha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Devyn Avery (ranked 2343 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 141 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devyn Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanma dives in and grabs Avery's left leg, looking for a takedown. Avery pushes down on Hanma's head and hops out.
Hanma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avery takes the fight into the clinch.
Avery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Avery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hanma tries to score a body lock takedown but Avery shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Devyn Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Avery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery misses with a body punch.
Hanma is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Avery throws an elbow but misses.
Avery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hanma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Avery displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanma darts in looking for a takedown but Avery gets double underhooks and turns Hanma into the cage.
Hanma looks winded!
Avery clinches.
Avery looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A bit of stalling here from Avery.
Avery lands an elbow inside.
Hanma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Avery gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Avery prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanma wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Avery fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery has managed to clinch.
Avery just leaning against Hanma, taking a breather.
Hanma takes an elbow to the temple.
Avery struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Hanma tries to score a body lock takedown but Avery shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Avery throws an elbow that misses.
Hanma is trying to drag Avery to the mat but Avery just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Avery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery has Hanma pressed against the cage.
Hanma has Avery pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avery manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Avery.
Avery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanma wants a takedown.
Avery stalls.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Avery gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanma can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devyn Avery dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Avery shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanma tries to sprawl out of it but Avery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avery tries to avoid it but Hanma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avery to the ground. Avery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avery closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Avery pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Avery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Avery creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Avery lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
Hanma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Devyn Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
Avery pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery lands a nice elbow.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Avery. Avery gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma is looking for the big counter here.
Avery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanma avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Avery.
Avery moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanma can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants a takedown.
Hanma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Avery controlling the action here for a moment.
Hanma has Avery pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avery manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Avery leaning against his opponent.
Hanma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Avery pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avery gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanma.
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Avery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanma wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Avery trying to land knees to the body.
Avery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Avery tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Avery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Avery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hanma has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Avery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avery shoots in looking for a takedown but Hanma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Avery's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Avery closes the distance and pushes Hanma back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devyn Avery dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Avery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Hanma. No joy for Avery on that attempt.
Hanma throws a counter combo.
Avery moves into the clinch.
Avery throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Avery goes for a double leg but Hanma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hanma continues to drive forward.
Hanma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Hanma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Avery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Devyn Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baki Hanma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Avery prevents it.
Hanma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Avery lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Avery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avery.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Avery.
Hanma tries to score a body lock takedown but Avery shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Avery lands an elbow that stopped Hanma in his tracks for a moment.
Avery lands an elbow that stopped Hanma in his tracks for a moment.
Hanma looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Avery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avery.
Avery lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Avery is pressed up against the cage. Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Avery down to the mat. Avery avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Avery gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Devyn Avery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Avery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Avery stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Avery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Avery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Avery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Avery prevents the takedown attempt.
Avery pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four 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.
Hanma goes for a takedown attempt but Avery pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Avery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avery but Avery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Avery or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanma, which made it look bad.
Avery moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baki Hanma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devyn Avery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Avery blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devyn Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avery, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devyn Avery!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Harvey (ranked 2942 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Rick Ness (ranked 369 p4p, 272 weight class). Ness has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown. Ness tries to sprawl out of it but Harvey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ness manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey shoots in looking for a takedown. Ness tries to sprawl out of it but Harvey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ness manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ness feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey controls Ness momentarily but Ness frees himself.
Ness controlling from the top position.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harvey being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Harvey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ness wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Ness being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ness trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Ness sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is staying active underneath Ness, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey has hold of Ness's hands but Ness slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harvey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ness won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Ness content to stall in guard here.
Harvey controlling Ness's posture.
Ness is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ness trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness working some strikes from top position.
Ness trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Ness wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Ness sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harvey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ness is looking to improve his position.
Ness is trying to control but can't.
Ness wants to improve his position but Harvey is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control the action but Ness is working from the bottom.
Ness is positioning himself well to prevent Harvey advancing to mount.
Ness is not content to let Harvey control the position.
Ness is looking for a sweep. Harvey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harvey in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harvey wants to pass to mount but Ness is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ness dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ness shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ness's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Rick Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness leaves Harvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ness as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Ness. No joy for Harvey on that attempt.
Ness with the counter takedown but Harvey avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Ness, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Ness against the cage but Ness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ness lands strikes from half guard.
Ness is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harvey is not content to let Ness control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ness postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harvey looks a forlorn figure.
Ness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Harvey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ness lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Ness.
Harvey is rocked!
Ness postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Harvey in real trouble here! The ref calls for Harvey to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ness!
After winning the bout, Rick Ness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mate Magyar (ranked 1593 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Magilla Gorilla (ranked 167 p4p, 174 weight class). Magilla Gorilla will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mate Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magilla Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorilla clinches with his opponent.
Magyar is trying to trip Gorilla. He has hold of a leg but Gorilla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Magyar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Magyar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorilla is retaining full guard.
Gorilla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gorilla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar stopping the sweep attempt from Gorilla.
Magyar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magyar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar is stalling in the full guard.
Magyar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gorilla controls Magyar momentarily but Magyar frees himself.
Magyar controlling from the top position.
Gorilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magyar.
That's two 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.
Magyar is pushing down on Gorilla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gorilla is fighting to maintain full guard but Magyar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Magyar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magyar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gorilla gets back to full guard.
Magyar is in close to Gorilla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magyar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorilla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magyar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magyar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magyar looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magyar postures up and lands a big shot to Gorilla's brow.
Magyar stopping the sweep attempt from Gorilla.
Magyar working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorilla keeping full guard, as Magyar tries to pass.
Magyar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gorilla keeping moving, preventing Magyar from controlling successfully.
Magyar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla looking to control.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Gorilla keeps moving.
Magyar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gorilla is trying to keep Magyar in close.
Magyar advances position into side control!
Magyar is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magyar working the body and head with strikes.
Gorilla is not content to let Magyar control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mate Magyar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magyar keeps the fight on the outside.
Magyar scores with a takedown into Gorilla's guard.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorilla wants to hit a sweep here but Magyar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gorilla there!
Gorilla gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorilla controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gorilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magyar scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magyar not doing much here.
Magyar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Magyar prevents Gorilla from improving his position.
Magyar lands strikes from half guard.
Magyar controlling the action here.
Gorilla wants to improve his position but Magyar is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magyar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gorilla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magyar is working away from the top position though.
Gorilla wants to get back to full guard.
Magyar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gorilla is refusing to be controlled, as Magyar sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magyar lands a nice short elbow.
Magyar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gorilla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magyar trying to control from half guard but Gorilla is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar is really struggling to control Gorilla but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gorilla is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Magyar has latched onto it... Big trouble! Magyar pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Gorilla is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Magyar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mate Magyar!
An out of breath Mate Magyar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Vinkovic (ranked 1395 p4p, 797 weight class) and Tyrese Mercado (ranked 146 p4p, 95 weight class). Tyrese Mercado will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Vinkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrese Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic with a nice cross.
Vinkovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mercado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You can see the frustration on Mercado's face as Vinkovic controls the position.
Mercado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vinkovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercado is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vinkovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vinkovic moves into full mount!
Vinkovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mercado can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vinkovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mercado can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vinkovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Vinkovic is working for a guillotine from mount but Mercado frees his head quite easily.
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!
Vinkovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mercado's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinkovic is landing with some decent strikes but Mercado is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vinkovic with a couple of short strikes.
Vinkovic looking to finish Mercado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mercado!
Mercado is rocked!
Mercado is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vinkovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mercado is still in real trouble! Can Vinkovic finish him?
Vinkovic cracks Mercado with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mercado is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vinkovic loads up with a big shot that hurts Mercado! He's pulled Vinkovic in close but Vinkovic has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mercado survive? More strikes from Vinkovic and Mercado is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hrvoje Vinkovic!
Hrvoje Vinkovic is the new lightweight champion!
Hrvoje Vinkovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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